US Park Ranger Jeffrey Edel, Supervisor of Historic Weapons at Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, provides weekly segments from the park’s educational program for the entertainment and enlightenment of Historic City News readers in St. Augustine and St. Johns County.
Historic City News congratulates three graduating seniors of the St. Johns County Education Foundation’s “Take Stock in Children” that were honored on April 21, 2011, at the Bright Beginnings Celebration.
Flagler College announced to Historic City News the selection of two freshman recipients of the Lewis-Wiley Scholarship award.
Karen Y. Kirksey reported to Historic City News that in recent court orders through April 12, 2011, the Florida Supreme Court disciplined 16 attorneys — disbarring three, suspending ten and issuing public reprimands to three.
Historic City News reporters learned that the Florida Cattlemen’s Association joined the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in filing a lawsuit yesterday, April 28, 2011, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s determination letter and final rule establishing “numeric nutrient criteria” for Florida’s lakes, rivers, streams and springs.
“We will be temporarily closing the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch of the Tax Collector’s Office located at 5430 Palm Valley Road, for remodeling designed to better serve our taxpayers,” St Johns County Tax Collector Dennis W. Hollingsworth, C.F.C., told Historic City News.
Historic City News reporters have learned that today is “Save the Frogs Day” — the world’s largest day of amphibian education and conservation action.
