Posted inEditorials
Morris: The county doesn’t have a spending problem
This goes down as the “Quote of the week” from St Johns County’s biggest waste of a seat at the commission table.
Posted inGovernment
Hastings residents still do not know county water rates
Hastings residents, about 440 registered voters, will decide in November whether they will maintain their status as a chartered municipality or become another part of unincorporated St Johns County. However, one of the big factors, the cost of water from the county utility department, is still to be determined.
Posted inGovernment
Mayor will undergo modest surgery for stage-1 breast cancer
Mayor Shaver made a personal announcement to her fellow commissioners and the citizens of St Augustine concerning her health during Monday night’s city commission meeting.
Posted inCommunity
Entertainment this week in St Johns County
Barbara Golden, Communications Manager for the St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra and the Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau, reminds Historic City News readers who reside in St Johns County that admission is free of charge to the Oldest House, the Lightner Museum, the Ximenez-Fatio House, the Oldest Wooden School House, City Walks History Mystery Murder Evening Tour and the Hotel Ponce de Leon Legacy Tours at Flagler College, with valid identification.
Posted inCommunity
Florida Skim-board Pro/Am Vilano Beach Classic
Historic City News is pleased to report that once again, participants will come from 75 different beaches in the United States and the world to compete for trophies and prizes in the Florida Skim-board Pro/Am.
Posted inPublic Safety
Homeless man charged with theft of $4500 sculpture
An employee of the Grand Bohemian Gallery on King Street reported the theft of a bronze horse sculpture yesterday valued at $4500.
Posted inCommunity
Annual Second Seminole War Commemoration
The 10th Annual Commemoration of the end of the Second Seminole War was held in St. Augustine yesterday, and Mayor Nancy Shaver reported for Historic City News from the parade grounds by sharing photographs during the event.
Posted inPublic Safety
Adult men arrested attempting to meet juveniles for sex
“Cruel Summer”, the name of an undercover operation where male and female detectives pose as juveniles on Internet websites, striking up online conversations with adults looking for sexual encounters, resulted in 17 arrests recently according to information distributed in a press conference yesterday.