Year: 2012

Man held without bond in capital sexual battery

Saturday morning, St Augustine Police arrested a 39 year-old local man, who remains held without bond in the St Johns County Detention Facility; charged with capital sexual battery against a twelve-year-old girl and currently under investigation for additional crimes.

Public Safety

Old School House holds logo design contest

Elaine Fraser, owner and manager of the Oldest Wooden School House Historic Museum and Gardens in St Augustine is ready to put a new look on the old school’s logo and she is using a design contest to tap into the artistic talents of graphic artists around the world.

Business

500th anniversary studies and events

Long associated with Ponce de Leon’s momentous voyage of 1513, Florida’s Historic Coast (St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches) will serve as a center of studies and events related to the 500th anniversary of the first major landing by Europeans on the shores of what would become the continental United States.

Community

City expands area affected by water outage

Jade Nicolay, Public Works Department Administrative Coordinator for the City of St Augustine, told local Historic City News reporters that, due to an unanticipated problem with one of the valves, the water outage for the area north of King Street has expanded.

Public Safety

Four essential sessions for entrepreneurs

Flagler College is again collaborating with SCORE– Counselors to America’s Small Business– to host a four-part planning workshop for small businesses. This will be the fifth time that SCORE has presented this highly successful workshop series.

Business

Hydrant testing essential part of public safety

If, on your travels through the City of St Augustine, you have recently spotted a firefighter standing next to a hydrant that is gushing water, you have probably wondered about the seemingly wasted water and the firefighter’s appearance of little activity.

Community

CVS could lose sales of controlled medications

This afternoon at 3:00 pm, Historic City News reporters will be tuned in when Special Agent in Charge, Mark R Trouville, outlines the most recent action by the Drug Enforcement Administration that includes punitive measures that will affect one pharmaceutical wholesale distributor and one major retailer.

Public Safety