Over 3000 athletes and 10,000 spectators participated in this weekend’s Suncoast Sports Festival at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, including a team of boys from St Johns County representing First Coast Gymnastics; who won 1st place overall.
First Coast Gymnastics reported to Historic City News that their boys’ team (levels 4-10) placed 6th place, overall, in the 2012 Sue Whitlow Invitational at ESPN Wide World of Sports.
St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes announced to local Historic City News reporters in St Augustine that tomorrow, Tuesday January 31st, registered Republicans will determine Florida’s Presidential Preference nominee.
A Historic City News investigator looking into deceptive debt collection practices in St Augustine and St Johns County has found that as many as 37 residents have been hauled into court during the past 12 months to answer civil complaints for money — which may have been legally uncollectable.
The Florida House and Senate are considering a couple of bills that will directly impact St Augustine because they relate to a long standing and nationally recognized institution in town, The Florida School for the Deaf and Blind.
Yesterday, St Johns County deputies believe a 58 year-old Jacksonville man chose to end his own life — he was found in a lounge chair on the beach, facing the Atlantic Ocean, the apparent victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Chet Bell, CEO at SMA Behavioral Health Services, reported to Historic City News that all former employees of Putnam-St Johns Behavioral Health in St Augustine were notified on Friday that they will become Stewart-Marchman-Act employees as of Wednesday, February 1st.
The St. Johns Cultural Council announced to Historic City News local reporters that they would hold an open forum for the Arts, Culture and Heritage Community and those who are interested in finding out more about the new happenings within the organization.
