The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind reported to Historic City News that three employers were honored during its first annual “Outstanding Employer of the Year” event on May 30; recognizing campus and business partners that participate in the school’s Career Development Program.
A mural, “The Secret River” based on the book of the same name by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, produced by a group of 15 children of all ages and led by regional artist Eddie White, will be featured when the St Johns County Public Library debuts an exhibit of artworks from all parts of the county.
School is out, but Historic City News has learned about a dedicated group of local middle school students who continued learning about Florida’s legislative protocol and procedures when they participated in a mock session at the St Johns County Auditorium in St Augustine on Friday, June 8.
St Johns County Sheriff David Shoar, who will be returned to office, without opposition for the second time in three elections, along with sixty-six other members of the Florida Sheriff’s Association, are under the microscope by Unified Sportsmen of Florida and one of the most powerful citizen lobbies in America — the National Rifle Association.
Beginning July 1, Historic City News readers who reside in St Augustine and St Johns County will be able to present their ID and take the Legacy Tour of Flagler College, without charge, as part of the upcoming 125th anniversary celebration of the Hotel Ponce de Leon.
Describing herself as sounding like a “harpy”, Historic City News reporters listened as St Augustine City Commissioner Nancy Sikes-Kline interjected her support for a Community Redevelopment Area as the way to fund future operation of the Willie Galimore Center in Lincolnville.
Historic City News was notified by the Florida Bar that 82-year-old Ponte Vedra Beach attorney and published author Homer H. Humphries Jr., will be honored at a ceremony recognizing him, and four other attorney’s in the 7th Judicial Circuit, for 50 years of dedication to the practice of law.
