Author: Historic City News

Lens replacement on new radio tower $10,000

Historic City News learned today that during the past two-week period, someone, likely armed with a high-power rifle, shot out the flashing LED strobe at the top of the new county-owned 800MHz radio tower in the 5800 block of CR-208.

Public Safety

City Commission reorganization meeting

Judge Wendy W Berger, Fifth District Court of Appeal, will administer the oath of office to Mayor Joseph L. Boles, Jr and St Augustine Commissioner-elect Roxanne Horvath, during a re-organization meeting on Monday, December 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Alcazar Room of City Hall located at 75 King Street.

Government

Letter: Recent bike fatality

Letter: Recent bike fatality Heather Neville St Augustine, FL Dear Editor, My heart hurts this morning for the loss of yet another cyclist, and to a hit and run again. I can only imagine the horror of the witnesses as they saw this person’s life lost.

Editorials

The Factory coaches technology startups

Technology start-up companies around the United States who are looking for resources and capital may soon be talking with a recruiter who is directing their attention to St Augustine; according to an announcement received by Historic City News last week.

Business

Man killed in St Augustine hit-and-run incident

St Augustine Police detective Chris Miller needs Historic City News readers to come forward with any information they may have that will lead to the identification of the driver, or location of the vehicle, that ran over 49-year-old Christian Gerard Schroom in the wee hours Sunday morning.

Public Safety

Passenger critical after golf cart accident

Historic City News in St Augustine has learned that a passenger returning a golf cart in Ponte Vedra Beach suffered life-threatening injuries last night, when she was thrown from the cart in the area of Pablo Road, just west of Ponte Vedra Boulevard.

Public Safety

City lowers flags in honor of Jerry Kass

As is customary to honor the memory of former mayors and commissioners as well as recipients of the two highest honors offered by the City of St Augustine, Historic City News reports that the flags at City Hall were lowered to half-staff yesterday in tribute to Jerry Kass.

Community