Historic City Memories: Grand Celebration
Grand Celebration
By Geoff Dobson

Vickie Henry of St. Augustine is the lucky winner of a brand new 2010 Nissan Altima courtesy of a raffle supporting Betty Griffin House.
Four hundred and forty-five years ago, in September 1565, Admiral Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés stepped ashore at Matanzas Bay and founded St. Augustine, Florida — the oldest, continuously occupied, European city and port in the continental United States.
Flagler College reported to Historic City News that the local college ranked ninth in the south for Best Regional Colleges in U.S. News Media Group’s 2011 annual edition of “Best Colleges.”
Investigators with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the assistance of Historic City News readers in locating a 35 year-old St. Johns County resident who was last seen at her residence on July 31st.
Dear Editor:
The opportunity to serve on the Saint Johns County Board of County Commissioners representing District 4 has been a high point in my life.
The Florida Department of Transportation announced to Historic City News that they will hold a public workshop on August 30th from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. to discuss the planned replacement of the bridge on King Street that crosses the San Sebastian River.
On Thursday, City Manager John Regan attended meetings in Tallahassee before a panel of state agencies that makes recommendations on the use of state-owned land, according to reports received by Historic City News.