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Sheriff offers six week Citizens Academy
Flagler County Sheriff Donald W. Fleming told Historic City News reporters that his agency will be hosting a six-week long Citizen’s Academy program with classes beginning April 19th.
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1861 secession of Florida – 150 years after
Flagler College has invited Historic City News readers when they welcome Woodrow Wilson Scholar Dwight Pitcaithley on March 24th, with a presentation entitled, “The Secession of Florida in 1861: Reflections After 150 Years.”
Posted inGovernment
Office of Open Government re-established
Communications Director, Brian Burgess, reported to Historic City News that Governor Rick Scott is re-establishing the Office of Open Government in order to provide full and expeditious compliance with Florida’s open government and public records laws.
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Newspaper sued over copyright infringement
A California non-profit hospital has slapped the parent company of both The St. Augustine Record and Florida Times-Union with a copyright infringement lawsuit over the name it uses in an ongoing education project.
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Traffic disruptions expected downtown
Historic City News reporters were advised that the reenactment of the 17th century raid on St. Augustine by Searle’s Buccaneers will necessitate intermittent disruptions of traffic in parts of downtown St. Augustine on Saturday, March 5th.
Posted inPublic Safety
Bond denied in shooting of repo man
Wilfred Rivera, a Licensed Recovery Agent in Florida since 1999, went to the address of 51 year-old Jesse Elorde Ramirez yesterday to repossess his vehicle — instead, Rivera was murdered.
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Cultural entertainment and events
St. Johns County Cultural Council, the county’s designated local arts agency, periodically reports upcoming cultural events to local Historic City News reporters for the benefit of our readers.
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Dodging Cancer Dodgeball Tournament II
Wade Taylor informed local Historic City News reporters that on March 26th 2nd Annual “Dodging Cancer Dodgeball Tournament” will be held to benefit Chris McDaniel and Flagler Hospital.