Author: Historic City News

St Johns County blue crab traps reopen

Historic City News has learned that the efforts of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to identify and retrieve lost and abandoned blue crab traps from St Johns County waterways will be complete by Sunday; allowing fishermen to return their recreational and commercial blue crab traps.

Business

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

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.

Public Safety

Partial bridge opening welcomed

A major relief for Historic City News readers traveling southbound on Ponce de Leon Boulevard today, following the opening of the first two lanes of traffic across the replacement San Sebastian River Bridge by the Florida Department of Transportation.

Public Safety

Shockey purchases St. Augustine City Walks

Adam Shockey, owner of Tour Saint Augustine, the city’s oldest and largest receptive group tour operator, announced to local Historic City News reporters today that he has purchased another popular local tourism company; St Augustine City Walks.

Business

Manual audit published by Elections Supervisor

This week, St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oaks completed her “Public Manual Audit” of the official ballots cast during the August 14, 2012 Primary Election and was pleased to report to Historic City News that the overall accuracy of the audit was 100%.

Government

Line-scrubbing continues as city looks for money

This week’s budget workshop was more than just a lot of spreadsheets and number crunching for the City of St Augustine — department heads, including Public Works Director Martha Graham, made presentations regarding city operations that must be addressed, sooner than later.

Government

One life lost in early morning fire

Public Information Officer Jeremy Robshaw advised local Historic City News reporters that St Johns County Fire Rescue responded to a residential structure fire early this morning in the 400 block of Watson Road in St Augustine.

Public Safety