Year: 2010

Keeping public records public: 911 recordings

Barbara Petersen, president of the Florida First Amendment Foundation, has alerted local news and media organizations of pending legislation, expected to be considered next week, that would block the release of 911 tapes and exempt them from Florida’s public records laws.

Government

Moore recognized for helping struggling homeowners

St. Johns County Housing and Community Services together with staff member Dana Moore, Administrator of Homeownership Programs, were jointly presented the affordable housing excellence award by the Northeast Florida Regional Council.

Community

Regional Council recognizes county programs

Rob Weber, St. Johns County Public Information Technician III, tells our local news reporters that three St. Johns County programs were recognized by the Northeast Florida Regional Council for excellence in economic development and tourism, environmental stewardship and affordable housing.

Government

West Augustine mattress fire investigated

Early this morning, Historic City News freelance photographer Christopher Kimball reported to the St. Augustine local news desk that investigators are still looking into the cause of what was originally reported as a structure fire in the Dancy Tract in West Augustine.

Public Safety

Entertainment high on the agenda this weekend

St. Augustine Visitors and Convention Bureau Communications Director Jay Humphreys announced the following weekend entertainment activities to the local St. Augustine news desk; includes art, historical re-enactment as well as orchestra and a fusion of orchestral sound with rock and roll.

Community

Local government surveillance using your computer

Founded by William Penn in 1682, Philadelphia is known by many as the birthplace of freedom and liberty; however, for students of the Lower Merion School District, it’s more like a chapter from George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Editorials