Posted inBusiness
New Businesses through 04/06/2008
Begin Business Date: 03/31/2008 End Business Date: 04/06/2008
From the records of
DENNIS W. HOLLINGSWORTH
ST. JOHNS COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR
Posted inGovernment
Errol Jones: Is he or isn’t he?
The St. Augustine Record was reporting yesterday that Jones will seek re-election after six years on the St. Augustine City Commission.
When Historic City Media spoke with the Supervisor of Elections Office on yesterday, we were told that they could not find any record that Jones has filed as a candidate for re-election. The website maintained by the Supervisor’s office is checked regularly by our news reporters and as of the writing of this story, there is still no record that Jones has properly filed.
Posted inPublic Safety
Poker Room uncovers fake $100 bill
Would you know the difference if you were handed a counterfeit bill?
A patron at The Poker Room on Racetrack Road in northwest St. Johns County will be more careful in the future.
Posted inPublic Safety
Pills and cash stolen in burglary
Don’t make the same mistake as one St. Augustine Beach woman who reported that while she was out of her residence during the day yesterday, someone gained entry into her home stealing her perscription medications including Xanax, Percocet and Oxycodone — along with about $350.00 in cash.
Posted inPublic Safety
Johnson refuses life in prison offer
Taking his chances and claiming in open court to know his options, 27 year old David Rama Johnson refused Assistant State Attorney Chris France’ offer that could spare his life if convicted in the capital murder trial pending before the St. Johns County Circuit Court.
Posted inBusiness
Area debt collector fined $1.3 Million
According to information obtained from Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum’s website and records published by the Duval County Clerk of Court, Circuit Court Judge L. Haldane Taylor has ordered a Jacksonville resident and his debt collection agency to pay $1.3 million in restitution and civil penalties for violating Florida and Federal collections laws.
Posted inCommunity
St. Augustine News – Historic City Media
Local news from St. Augustine should come from St. Augustine. The major, traditional print media in town relies heavily on wire service stories, even on the editorial and opinions pages. The broadcast media lacks the local interaction. Historic City Media through it's website at www.historiccity.com gives us both; local news from a local perspective and ... Read more
Posted inGovernment
Will Nassau take our landfill waste?
For the past three years, there has been an ongoing dispute between the City of St. Augustine, the state Department of Environmental Protection and some local activists — with Ed Slavin as well as Tony and Judith Seraphin at the forefront.
Slavin, who is sometimes credited with uncovering the violation of state Department of Environmental Protection rules, maintains his own blog, critical of the City’s actions at this link.