Communication Manager Karen Pan informed Historic City News local reporters that the St. Johns County Veterans Service Office has received recognition from the Veterans of Foreign Wars; being named Florida’s State Service Office of the Year for 2010.
This poem was delivered to me by Wade Taylor, owner of Taylor Refrigeration and master of Ashlar Lodge 98, who tells me it was written by a United States Marine with a simple request that it be sent to as many people as possible; so I thought I would share it with nearly 8,000 Historic City News daily subscribers.
Heather Smith, spokesperson with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in Tallahassee, reported to Historic City News that this afternoon at 3:00 p.m., the agency will announce the results of a major prescription drug trafficking investigation in our area.
Community Affairs Coordinator, Sergeant Charles E. Mulligan, informed local Historic City News crime reporters that a convicted felon who resides in Hastings was placed under arrest on Monday when he was found to be in possession of a weapon.
From spectacular seaside fireworks in St. Augustine Beach to a children’s balloon drop in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida’s Historic Coast is ready to usher in 2011 with an exciting array of fascinating, fun and flavorful festivities.
Memories of stores from the past
The A & P, McCrory’s, Woolworth’s and Western Auto
By Geoff Dobson
The First Light Maritime Society announced to local Historic City News reporters that this holiday season, their new member and America artist Jean Troemel, has made a special gift to the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum, Inc.
Historic City News has confirmed with a Coast Guard spokesperson in Jacksonville that a crew aboard the Mayport based USCG Cutter Kingfisher is trying to save a sinking sailboat — almost nine miles southeast of St. Augustine.
