Historic City News

Explosion in Flagler County not terrorist related

Public Information Officer Debra Johnson told local reporters with Historic City News that, at about 7:00 p.m. last night, Flagler County deputies were on the scene and the St. Johns County bomb squad was enroute to the Dry Lake area of Seminole Woods — following reports of an explosion.

Public Safety

First Foodies Unanimous cook-off

Confessions of a Foodie First Foodies Unanimous Cook-Off Event by Deane Newsome

Community

Haitian American Historical Society visitors

Derek Boyd Hankerson told local Historic City News reporters that Haitian American Historical Society Chairman Daniel Fils-Aime, Art Director Alexandra Barbot and Historian Dr. Jean Claude Exeulen visited St. Augustine yesterday to participate in a celebratory mass sponsored by the Minorcan Society.

Community

Did county commission create another dictator?

Historic City News has been following the status of County Administrator Michael Wanchick and the terms of his ever changing “honey-pot” contract with St. Johns County.

Government

Column: Did you fall back like a good citizen?

Despite the reference in the film “National Treasure” to Ben Franklin first proposing the idea of Daylight Savings Time – one of the many historical inaccuracies in that immensely fun but flawed film – the idea goes back to ancient civilizations who were apparently a lot more flexible in how they kept time than we…

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Editorials

Residential watering reduced until March

The St. Johns Water Management District reminds Historic City News readers that, effective today, residential watering is allowed on Saturdays only for odd-numbered addresses or those with no number, and, on Sundays only for even-numbered addresses.

Community

Question capital improvement revenue bonds

St. Augustine’s City Commission is about to be reconstituted in its meeting December 6th, and, although the faces substantially will remain the same, if the “old commission”, including Don Crichlow, approves the issue of Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, the “new commission”, including freshman commissioner Bill Leary, will get to say how that money is to…

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Editorials

Reorganization meeting for City Commission

Historic City News readers may want to attend the St. Augustine City Commission meeting on Monday, December 6th when two returning commissioners and one freshman commissioner officially begin their terms in office.

Government