Dear Editor:
On July 1, 2011, local members of the Gainesville General Membership Branch, Industrial Workers of the World, set up a literature table and soup kitchen during the First Friday Art Walk at the corner of King and Cordova Streets as part of our ongoing recruitment organizing drive in St. Augustine.
Bradley K. Davis notified local Historic City News reporters that three new inductees have been named for this year’s St. Augustine – Ketterlinus High School Alumni Association “Hall of Fame”.
Public Information Officer Debra Johnson told reporters with Historic City News that deputies in Flagler County, as well as K-9 units, were called in to canvass the area of Pine Crest Lane in Palm Coast; responding to an attempted burglary that occurred early this morning.
September is a popular time for Historic City News readers to celebrate St. Augustine’s rich Spanish Heritage and this year a special “Days in Old Spain Fiesta” is planned with performing artists, authentic Colonial Spanish reenactments, contests, dancing and heritage games.
Historic City News reported on June 22nd that Christine Chapman, as chairwoman of the failed First America Foundation, Inc., turned over to the City of St. Augustine a partial refund of $150,000.
Dr. Robert B. Hayling, a retired First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, former resident, local dentist, and leader of the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement in St. Augustine was awarded one of the City’s highest honors: the de Aviles Award.
