Year: 2012

Nelmar residents allowed only 30-seconds to speak

About ten residents, who live in the North City neighborhoods surrounding the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, chartered a 15-passenger van and made the 204 mile drive to Tallahassee to object to approval of House Bill 1039; they were greeted with an opportunity to address a legislative committee — for 30 seconds.

Community

Arts, culture and heritage community events

St. Johns County Cultural Council, the county’s designated local arts agency, periodically reports upcoming arts, culture and heritage community events to local Historic City News reporters for the benefit of our readers.

Community

Guest Column: Aggressive dogs

Guest Column: Aggressive dogs David B. Shoar, Sheriff St Johns County The topic for this column was suggested by a reader. They are concerned about aggressive, unleashed dogs that are allowed to roam in their neighborhood.

Editorials

Family Integrity Program ranked second in state

Venerria Lucas Thomas, Director of Health and Human Services, and her staff, were recognized recently for earning St Johns County’s Family Integrity Program the second-highest ranking in the state; according to the Department of Children and Families.

Public Safety

Sikes-Kline reports on Flagler Line Forum

St Augustine City Commissioner Nancy Sikes-Kline updated Historic City News local reporters regarding ongoing efforts by transportation planning organizations to return passenger train service to a vital corridor once served by Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway. “With a population of 8 million people along the Florida east coast, all eight cities, including St Augustine,…

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Community

Mike Weinstein needs to vote like a Republican

Yesterday when the House Civil Justice Subcommittee had the chance to sunset an antiquated Florida law that guarantees a monopoly on legal advertising to the failing newspaper industry, District 19 Representative Mike Weinstein of Jacksonville voted to kill the idea.

Editorials

New Businesses through 1/29/2012

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Business