Mark Knight, Director of Planning and Building, reported to Historic City News today that the City of St. Augustine has been working with a flood mitigation consultant for the past six months in an effort to lower the City’s flood rating score from an “eight” to a “seven”.
Historic City News received word that Arnold’s Restaurant, located at 3912 N. Ponce de Leon Boulevard in St. Augustine, has sustained major damage in an early morning fire in which no injuries were reported.
David Nolan reported to Historic City News this morning that at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon on WJXT Channel 4 (Jacksonville) the Oprah Winfrey Show will include interviews with Hank Thomas of Saint Augustine and three other Freedom Riders.
St. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar has announced that he and State Attorney R.J. Larizza are holding a press conference this afternoon to provide the media with details of a week-long undercover investigation that netted seventeen arrests.
Historic City News marks today, May 4, 2011; the day commonly accepted, although unofficially, as “Star Wars Day”.
Historic City News local reporters will try to gauge the mood of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind this week when school President Dan Hutto meets with St. Augustine City Manager John Regan.
Robbery Homicide detective Charles Brantley reported to Historic City News that three unknown suspects are being sought in connection with a home invasion robbery that occurred early this morning.
