Economic Problems of Florida Governors, 1700-1763
By John J. Tepaske
Part 1 of 4
Many problems plagued the eighteenth-century Florida governor, but none vexed him more than the economic plight of his settlement. Florida was a poverty-stricken military outpost of the Spanish Empire on the northeastern fringe of New Spain.
An update received by Historic City News this afternoon, concerning the two-car crash that had traffic diverted on SR-16 at Four Mile Road for three hours this morning, has taken a turn for the worse; we have learned that the 24-year-old driver of the 1998 Mazda 4-DR, has not survived her injuries.
Liberty Pines Academy students honor veterans
Michael Isam
Special to Historic City News
All through the presentation at Liberty Pines Academy, battle-hardened veterans quietly wiped tears from their eyes and searched pockets frantically for tissues or handkerchiefs as they were overcome with emotion over the ceremony honoring American veterans.
Lanes on SR-16 have finally cleared, according to a 10:00 a.m. update from the Traffic Division of the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office; after a major two-car collision had the highway completely closed down since about 7:00 a.m. today.
Laurie Sanderson reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.
Historic City News reader, Sheila Bacon Greenleaf, shared the news that Friends of South Dixie Highway have won approval from the City of St Augustine for the text of a marker to be erected beside the 100-year-old Albert Lewis Trough; located at 92 South Dixie Highway — the former site of the San Juan Trailer Park.
St Augustine 450th Commemoration Youth Ambassadors contact, Jeani Taliaferro, updated local Historic City News reporters on the organization’s May activities with a report prepared by Youth Ambassador and Nease High School IB Class of 2015 member, John Hutton.
For the third time, Flagler College won the US Enactus National Championship, and will represent the nation at the Enactus World Cup in Cancun, Mexico, on September 29, according to Brian Thompson in a report to Historic City News this morning. Flagler Enactus also won the national title in 2004 and 2009.
