In Monday night’s regular meeting of the St. Augustine City Commission, Commissioner Errol Jones told Historic City News reporters and the public about what he sees as the importance of maintaining local control of the state-owned Excelsior Building in Lincolnville.
Program Coordinator, Marci Poston, with the St. Johns County Education Foundation, informed Historic City News local reporters that she is currently seeking volunteers to become mentors to students in middle and high school as part of the Take Stock in Children Program.
The City of St. Augustine has reported to Historic City News that the federal 450th Commemoration Commission will be in the city to hold its inaugural meeting on Monday, July 18th.
Historic City News has learned that 76 year-old Carrie Johnson, known to local residents as “The Voice of Lincolnville”, is asking for your help in finding the driver of a truck that struck and severely injured her son — then ran away.
Historic City News learned that replicas of the Spanish constitution monument in the plaza will be provided to the cities of Cadiz and Aviles, Spain; as part of an agreement reached by St. Augustine City Commissioners during their meeting last night.
Historic City News reporters listened to a lengthy debate last night concerning the possible closing of the Spanish Quarter Museum; which consumed the last two hours of the five-hour meeting.
