HISTORIC CITY NEWS 2011

Gullah Geechee Corridor final 2011 meeting

The four-state Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission will hold its final 2011 quarterly meeting at 9:00 a.m. November 11th at Dorchester Academy, located at 8787 East Oglethorpe Highway in Midway, Georgia.

Community

Letter: Obama Becomes Lord of the Manor

Dear Editor and Countrymen: With Executive Order 13575, signed into law June 9, 2011, Obama has become King of the entire land from sea to shining sea.

Editorials

St Johns State College trustees appoint chair

The St. Johns River State College Board of Trustees announced to Historic City News in St. Augustine that, during this month’s meeting, a new chairman was appointed.

Community

Seen Around: Kennedy lawsuit continues after death

The following article appeared in yesterday’s Daytona Beach News-Journal and was contributed by Staff Writer, Jay Stapleton Court to rule on public’s right to speak Two years ago, a civil rights legend with deep roots in Central Florida was not permitted to speak at a public hearing about a water treatment plant on the St….

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Editorials

Police chief statement on commissioner arrest

Chief Loren Lueders told Historic City News this morning that the St. Augustine Police Department treats all of our citizens the same; referring to the arrest on Saturday of city commissioner Errol D. Jones.

Public Safety

Teenage girl escapes abduction in Flagler Estates

Historic City News reporters in St. Augustine have received word that St. Johns County Sheriff’s Detective Jennifer Wiesenfeld is searching for a man who a teenaged girl in Flagler Estates says attempted to abduct her.

Public Safety

City commissioner jailed for resisting police

Earlier today, Historic City News learned that St. Augustine City Commissioner Errol Donledy Jones has been released from custody at the St. Johns County Detention Facility after being arrested for resisting a police officer.

Public Safety

Grant to improve fire rescue aquatic response

St. Johns County Fire Rescue Chief Carl Shank told local Historic City News reporters that on Tuesday, they are to receive the proceeds of a $5000 grant to help fund the purchase of aquatic response equipment and public training supplies.

Community