A free demonstration on how to use the “cell phone mobi-tour” along the 72-mile long Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway through St Johns and Flagler counties, will be presented to Historic City News readers by the Friends of A1A on Saturday, April 20 as part of an Earth Day celebration at Bird Island Park in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Historic City News readers will receive free admission to the Second Annual Arts Alive Performing Arts Competition on Friday, April 26th, at Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, according to an announcement from the St Johns County Education Foundation.
For the third time in the past thirty days, and twice in the past ten days, a Flagler County bicyclist has been struck by a motorist; this time, the victim was a 75-year-old Palm Coast man, according to information received by Historic City News from the Florida Highway Patrol.
Without debate or dissent, the House unanimously sent Gov. Rick Scott a bill forbidding random use of unmanned drone aircraft in police surveillance Wednesday.
The St Augustine City Commission will take time at the beginning of its next meeting to present St Augustine’s highest and most prestigious award, the Order of la Florida, to H. L. “Herbie” Wiles in recognition of his years of service to the community.
Saint Augustine Tea Party Chairman, Lance Thate, announced to Historic City News this morning, that, at their next regular meeting on April 23 at 6:30 p.m., a special commemorative presentation will be made of the events of 1775 that led up to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1776.
St Augustine’s former mayor and commissioner, George Gardner, could be described as a history buff — he’s a writer of children’s bedtime stories based on dramatic accounts of famous people and events in St Augustine’s history, he authors a local newsletter and, at one time before moving here, he was a newspaper reporter and editor.
