HISTORIC CITY NEWS
Historic City News has been published daily since March 2000. Reporting local news for St Augustine and St Johns County Florida, Historic City News is the county's only free press. Our mission is to hold public figures accountable to the public.
The Southeast Branch of the St. Johns County Public Library System announced to Historic City News today that they will be celebrating their 5th Birthday with a full day of events on Saturday, September 27th.
Please call ahead, as changing weather conditions may affect some events.
Historic City News learned this evening that the St. Johns County Health and Human Services Department has invited the public to join them for parenting classes, conveniently offered at a variety of times in several locations.
District 1 County Commission Candidate Merrill Paul Roland contacted Historic City News this afternoon to announce his decision not to participate in The Record editorial board forum — a video of which would be published on The Record’s website, staugustine.com.
Historic City News has learned that Comcast High-Speed Internet Customers will soon have bandwidth restrictions placed on certain of their accounts,
Yesterday, Jay Humphreys, Communications Director with the St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau, reported to Historic City News that on September 22, officials from five Florida counties and the office of Senator Bill Nelson will meet with Congressman John Mica at St. Augustine’s Castillo de San Marcos to finalize plans for a bike trail that will symbolize the Sunshine State’s 500 years of history.
Historic City News has been informed that the St. Johns County Library System is seeking public input for development of their Strategic Plan.
Once again, in a 3-2 vote with commissioners Cyndi Stevenson and Jim Bryant dissenting; Ben Rich, Tom Manuel and Ron Sanchez decided to ignore the voice of the voters and authorize County Administrator Michael Wanchick to spend up to $35,000 to “educate” the voters who defeated a proposed home rule charter in the August Primary Election using local public funds.