HISTORIC CITY NEWS 2011

McGovern flown to hospital after serious fall

Former South Dakota senator, 89 year-old George McGovern, is receiving treatment at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls after a fall yesterday evening as he prepared for a live C-SPAN interview at the Dakota Wesleyan University’s McGovern Library.

Community

Looking for something to do in St Augustine?

St Augustine residents cope with sightseeing trains, carriage tours, parades, demonstrations, special events and traffic jams which are the natural byproduct of a 21st century town existing within a 16th century street plan.

Community

Sunday things to do in St Augustine

LINCOLNVILLE FARMER’S MARKET Get fresh produce, arts, crafts, jewelry, delicious lunch selections and family fun at downtown St. Augustine’s new Lincolnville Farmer’s Market. Open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. — turn south on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and follow it to the market behind the Galimore Center.

Community

High-speed traffic fatality early this morning

Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson Lt Bill Leeper reported to Historic City News that a man driving more than 100 miles per hour on SR-206 in southeast St Johns County was killed early this morning when he lost control of his car.

Public Safety

Water main break results in boil water notice

Public Works Director Martha S. Graham, P.E., has issued a “boil water” warning to Historic City News readers in the area of Masters Drive, from Avery Street to Josiah Street, in St Augustine.

Community

Education Foundation announces Arts Alive

The St. Johns County Education Foundation announced to Historic City News that they are collaborating with artists and businesses in the community to raise money for the arts in St. Johns County schools.

Community

Gainesville mail processing center may close

The Ocala Star-Banner reported that officials with the U.S. Postal Service have proposed a cost-cutting plan that would eliminate hundreds of positions at the Gainesville mail processing facility, which currently handles mail for Marion, Alachua and several surrounding counties.

Government

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.

Community