Posted inPublic Safety
Wildfires affect roadways in St Johns County
The Florida Highway Patrol informed Historic City News that troopers continue to monitor a wildfire in the area east of I-95 and south of International Golf Parkway.
Posted inCommunity
Comments on Historic City News
From time to time, we make improvements to the Historic City News website, https://historiccity.com/ and we are making some this month. One, that has actually been available for several months now, is the ability to post comments to our website without being logged in to a facebook account.
Posted inCommunity
Make some paranormal friends on Aviles Street
By Jamie Pearce
Author & Paranormal Investigator
SPECIAL TO HISTORIC CITY NEWS
Antiques and Uniques Collectibles, located at 7 Aviles Street in St Augustine, was originally built between 1885 and 1888 by A.H. Cornish as the St. Augustine City Jail. It was built above the Los Remedios Catholic Cathedral Cemetery, which dates to the 1700s.
Posted inEditorials
Letter: My message has not and will not change
Letter: My message has not and will not change
Nancy Shaver
Linconville
Dear Editor and Historic City News readers:
As I’ve walked this City during my campaign and spoken to hundreds of you, I hear over and over again, how much you love St Augustine—and I’ve heard loud and clear what you expect from the City government and your Mayor.
Posted inCommunity
Folio Weekly: Boles – The Forever King
Folio Weekly: Boles – The Forever King
Folio Weekly’s cover Wednesday features incumbent Mayor Joe Boles’ head atop Founder Pedro Menendez’ statue with the title The Forever King.
Posted inEditorials
Letter: Smith’s words and actions don’t match
Charles Meyers
St Augustine, FL
Dear Editor,
I think most of us today have had enough with empty campaign rhetoric, negative mudslinging attack ads, and self-serving hypocritical ‘scare crow’ positions. To this end, I am having some real trouble reconciling some things between St John’s County Commission Candidate Jeb Smith’s campaign statements and what he actually does.
Posted inEditorials
Guest Column: Law enforcement body cameras
James L Manfre, Sheriff
Flagler County, FL
As a young prosecutor, I was assigned to a newly formed “driving while intoxicated” task force that included highway patrol officers. The purpose of this task force was twofold—to focus on the rising tide of alcohol-related accidents and fatalities and to train prosecutors and police how to effectively build and present cases for trial.
Posted inCommunity
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.