Posted inEditorials
Guest Column: Port and waterway activity
Port Observers —
Port has $1.7M in the bank. Elyse Kemper was unanimously appointed to Secretary-Treasurer upon the retirement of Dennis Bell.
Posted inPublic Safety
Withheld adjudication in Jones verdict means no conviction
The jury returned a guilty verdict in the misdemeanor trial of St Augustine City Commissioner Errol D Jones this evening; however, Judge Charles Tinlin, who heard the case, announced that he would withhold adjudication on the obstructing a police officer charge — requiring Jones to pay $273 in court costs and to serve 50 hours of community service.
Posted inCommunity
Preservation architect Herschel Shepard honored
Historic City News readers are invited to attend on Monday, March 26th, when the renowned Atlantic Beach architect, 80 year-old Herschel Shepard, M.A., A.I.A., becomes the 30th recipient of the prestigious de Avilés Award at 5:00 p.m. in The Alcazar Room of City Hall located at 75 King Street in St Augustine.
Posted inPublic Safety
Who said what to who and when
During yesterday’s testimony in the trial of St Augustine City Commissioner Errol Jones, who said what to who and when became the issue of conflicting testimony, “foggy memory” and a dispute over a witness statement that has been called into question by the defense.
Posted inGovernment
Wil Smith becomes director of Parks and Recreation
St Johns County Administrator Michael Wanchick nominated Wil Smith for a promotion today — from interim director of the Recreation and Parks Department to Department Director; making permanent his role in the department after the resignation of Troy Blevins last October.
Posted inPublic Safety
Emergency dispatchers to get updated mapping capability
At their regular business meeting this morning, the St Johns County Commission gave approval to Sheriff David B. Shoar to purchase a quarter-million-dollar equipment and software package from AK Associates to replace our currently outdated 9-1-1 mapping system.
Posted inPublic Safety
Second charge dropped against city commissioner
Errol D Jones, the St Augustine City Commissioner on trial because police say he interfered in the investigation of a disturbance call at his mother’s home last October, got some welcome news as the first day of his trial got underway — the state dropped a second charge of witness tampering after lawyers argued over language in the charging affidavit.
Posted inCommunity
Marriage Licenses Applications – 3/18/2012
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