By Kurt Hasselman
First, I would like to say that I agree with Don Crichlow’s assessment on the diversity of architectural style in the city. I believe the overwhelming feeling visitors to St. Augustine get is that of a European style city in the United States. In fact, through the years I have had folks say those very words to me.
Historic City News local reporters received word that serious injuries were sustained in a hit-and-run collision last night by 48 year-old Lorenzo Evans of St. Augustine; according to a report from Lieutenant Bill Leeper with the Florida Highway Patrol.
Historic City News will be closely following a measure filed late last week in the Florida House of Representatives where an antiquated state law is being challenged that has been used for years to pad the wallets of print newspapers with some of their highest-priced advertising — legal notices.
Public Information Officer Debra Johnson told local St. Johns County reporters with Historic City News that the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has launched an enforcement campaign aimed at removing impaired drivers from the community highways in conjunction with the Governor’s proclamation of December as “Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month.”
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.
The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee. The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Tax Collector and should be consulted before taking any action.
The St. Augustine Police Department told Historic City News local reporters that they were given the privilege of assisting 6 different families in making this Christmas Season a happy and memorable one for their children.
City Fire Marshal John Rayno is asking Historic City News readers who have a fire alarm system installed in their homes or business, to check with their system monitoring company to be certain that they have the correct emergency contact information entered into their automatic alarm system.
