Tentative millage rate approved

Historic City News reporters learned from County Administrator Michael D. Wanchick that his office recommended no millage increase for the 2011 budget — at their regular meeting Tuesday, the County Commission formally took the recommended action and adopted a tentative millage rate.

Single-wide mobile home a total loss to fire

Jeremy Robshaw, Public Information Officer with St. Johns County Fire Rescue, informed Historic City News local reporters that County emergency personnel and the City of St. Augustine Fire Department responded to a reported residential structure fire in the 1100 block of 4th Street at approximately 8:00 a.m. this morning.

Columbia sponsors 13th Community Harvest

Kim Brumfield, Community Awareness Coordinator for the Betty Griffin House in St. Johns County, announced to local reporters with Historic City News that they will be a beneficiary of the Columbia Restaurant and Columbia Cafe during the “Community Harvest” during the entire month of September.