Historic City News

Casting call for Spanish Torchlight Tours

Period re-enactors are needed to interpret 1743 operations of the Spanish tower that stands guard over the Matanzas Inlet during an upcoming “Spanish Torchlight Tours” event planned for Saturday January 26, 2013 at the Fort Matanzas National Monument.

Community

Palm Coast man arrested for molestation

Saturday afternoon, 33-year-old Jason C Stockwell became the third man to be arrested for lewd and lascivious molestation in a wooded area of the Graham Swamp Preservation Area in Palm Coast; after the Sheriff’s Office publicized in October that they were instituting a proactive patrol program to prevent such crimes.

Public Safety

Man on probation for robbery arrested again

A woman attempting to enter her parked vehicle along the bayfront Christmas night was knocked to the ground and robbed of her purse by three ruffians who were captured by St Augustine police later last night.

Public Safety

7th Annual New Year’s Eve Beach Blast Off

Historic City News readers are invited to Pier Park, located on A1A Beach Boulevard in St Augustine Beach, on Monday, December 31, 2012, when the City of St Augustine Beach presents its 7th Annual New Year’s Eve Beach Blast Off.

Community

Old Town Art and Craft Show

Holiday Art Shows reported to Historic City News that this weekend’s Old Town Art and Craft Show event will be held outdoors at Francis Field located at 25 West Castillo Drive in Saint Augustine; Saturday and Sunday, December 29 – 30, 2012.

Community

Avoid I-95 is possible due to multiple crashes

Chuck Mulligan, spokesman for the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office, is asking Historic City News to avoid travel on I-95, if possible, while approximately 6 collisions, both north and southbound, are being cleared.

Public Safety

Report reveals details in Christmas Eve crash

Additional information is available to Historic City News this morning concerning the Christmas Eve crash in Fullerwood Park that left the driver trapped inside his 2013 gray Hyundai Accent 4-door sedan until his was extracted using the “jaws of life”.

Public Safety

Christmas crash claims lives of two local residents

Yesterday was the last Christmas for St Augustine resident Trevor Austin Leonardi, who had just turned 25 less than two weeks before, and his wife, 28-year-old Jennifer Ann Roos-Leonardi; they were killed in a tragic Christmas evening crash on Anastasia Island.

Public Safety