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Protest in support of the Affordable Care Act
This morning, beginning at 11:30 a.m., members of Indivisible St Johns met in protest of the current administration’s attempt to dismantle the Affordable Care Act.
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FDOT road repairs and maintenance report
Laurie Sanderson reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.
Posted inPublic Safety
Arrest in sexual exploitation case after defendant surrenders
For the second time in the past two-days, the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office reported to Historic City News that a Special Victims Unit detective has made an arrest in an undercover operation targeting individuals that use the Internet to sexually exploit children.
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Jacksonville man arrested after attempt to meet child for sex
Historic City News learned that a 30-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested Wednesday on several charges after he began communicating with an undercover detective over the Internet, believing that the officer was a child.
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Rawlings fourth grade class wins live American alligator
The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park congratulates Betsy Wetmore and her students Carter Magnano, Lucas LaPrade, and PJ Wilkinson from PVPV Rawlings Elementary School for their outstanding winning entry into the 9th Annual Edu-Gator Contest.
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Grand Marshals announced for Easter Parade
Dave Chatterton reported to Historic City News that Old Town Trolley Tours and the St. Augustine Easter Week Festival have selected two grand marshals for this year’s parade.
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Free Living History Day at Fort Matanzas
Park Ranger Griselle Fuellner invites local Historic City News readers to join reenactors at Fort Matanzas National Monument to learn about the life of a typical woman in Saint Augustine during Spanish colonial times.
Posted inEditorials
Guest Column: The making of Fake News
Eric West
St Johns, FL
Dear Historic City News editor:
I am writing because I feel your readers need to know the real story of what happened last night during the Fox News Channel Town Hall that aired from Ponte Vedra Beach.