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.
St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes announced to Historic City News reporters from her office in St Augustine that Tuesday, January 3, 2012, will be the last day to register to vote or to change your party affiliation before the January 31st Presidential Preference Primary Election.
Outreach director Debbie Cobb reported to Historic City News that Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor lost one of its most famous family members over the holiday weekend — 80 year-old Cheetah; the chimp who starred in the 1930’s Tarzan films.
In the most recent issue of “Castillogram”, U. S. Park Ranger Jeffrey Edel, reports to Historic City News that the Interpretive Division at the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St Augustine, has hired a new part-time Park Guide.
The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee.
The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Tax Collector and should be consulted before taking any action.
St Augustine pilot Hoke Smith and his two passengers, a heart surgeon and a transplant technician from Mayo Clinic, were killed early this morning when the helicopter they were flying crashed into the woods in southern Clay County.
Last week, Assistant County Administrator Jerry Cameron recommended to St Johns County commissioners a $24.5 million contract for the purchase and installation of the much-ballyhooed 800 MHz radio system that was approved by the Board at their December 6 meeting.
As part of a $1.4 million safety improvement project at the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St Augustine, sidewalks along Castillo Drive are being widened and resurfaced in preparation for the historic city’s spring vacationers.
The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee.
The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Clerk of Court and should be consulted before taking any action.