HISTORIC CITY NEWS
Historic City News has been published daily since March 2000. Reporting local news for St Augustine and St Johns County Florida, Historic City News is the county's only free press. Our mission is to hold public figures accountable to the public.
The historically significant home of world-famous author Zora Neale Hurston located at 791 West King Street in St. Augustine was recognized in 2003 by St. Johns County and the Florida Department of State with a historic marker.
In the latest incident of “do it now and tell the taxpayers later” City Manager John Regan has been discovered doing his favorite thing — hiring yet another outside consultant to do the work of city staff. This time Regan awarded a private consultant in Fernandina Beach a five-year contract, with a five-year renewal, to act as administrator for St Augustine’s two community redevelopment areas.
On behalf of the St. Augustine Fire Department, Historic City News extends a public invitation to participate in a special recognition event when the Sons of the American Revolution will honor three St Augustine firefighters with Heroism and Fire Safety Commendations for their life-saving efforts.
Historic City News has been informed that a local group of heritage families, many of whom are of Menorcan descent, are adding their voice to the efforts of the pro-veteran’s group, “Save Their Honor”, who will be working with the Florida legislature this session to enact the state’s first Veterans Memorial Protection and Preservation Law.
This morning at about 9:31 a.m., detention deputies at the Flagler County jail discovered the body of an inmate against a cell door, the victim of an apparent suicide. The jail was immediately placed on lockdown while onsite medical staff assisted officers performing CPR until Flagler County Fire Rescue could arrive.
Vickie Oakes
Supervisor of Elections
St Johns County, FL
The November 6th General Election is quickly approaching. An important deadline is coming — October 9th is the deadline to register to vote.
The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announced to Historic City News today that five of the twelve disciplinary actions taken last month against Florida attorneys, were taken against attorneys practicing in St Johns and Duval County.