Dear Editor and Port Observers,
Some notes about your Port from Tuesday’s meeting June 19 2012
Commissioner Tom Rivers addressed the board. He’s been advised by the Supervisor of Elections that running for St Johns School Board requires his immediate resignation from the Port board, which he’s done.
At 10:08 p.m. last night, Historic City News reporters in St Augustine were informed that the Florida Highway Patrol was on the scene of a crash where a 2010 GMC Sierra pickup truck collided with a local man on a 2006 Yamaha Moped as he headed north on SR-A1A.
St Johns County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, Cpl. Catherine Payne, reported to Historic City News this morning that an arrest has been made in the January 28, 2007 murder of Clark Edwin McWhorter.
Former St Augustine Mayor George Gardner has been following the progress of Flagler College in their efforts to demolish an existing building located at the intersection of Cordova and Cuna Streets; making way for a five building communications facility.
Today, Rob Armstrong, who spent nearly 25 years with CBS News and nearly 32 years as a broadcast journalist, and his wife Barbara, divide their time between St Augustine and Charlottesville, Virginia; and, when he is not on the golf course, he is likely contemplating his next book — he has authored eight of them.
Just in time for the summer’s biggest holiday, Florida By Water is releasing its 2012 list of places to view fireworks from your boat.
This weekend’s theft and vandalism to legislative campaign signs belonging to candidate Kim Kendall, was enough to motivate the first time political candidate to offer a reward of $500 to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons removing, defacing or destroying any of the Kendall 4’X8′ signs.
After St Johns County Sheriff David B Shoar concluded his budget report before the Board of County Commissioners, he was granted a few moments to talk about his friend and mentor, former Sheriff Neil J Perry who served the office for twenty years.
