HISTORIC CITY NEWS 2011

Commission OK’s $589,850 Cultural Council request

Tourist Development Council Executive Director Glenn Hastings requested County Commissioners to transfer $589,850 from Reserves on Tuesday to various line items within the Arts-Culture-Heritage category to support the contractual obligations of the St Johns Cultural Council under a recently revised $2,162,004 budget for fiscal 2012.

Government

Two teenage girls recovered after faking abduction

Historic City News has received word that the two Palm Coast teenagers, who said they were kidnapped from The Hammock yesterday evening, have been located in the Orange Park area by Clay County sheriff’s deputies shortly after 1:00 a.m. this morning.

Public Safety

Building total loss – but no one injured in fire

St Johns County Fire Rescue told Historic City News that firefighters responded to a reported residential structure fire in the 2000 block of Joe Ashton Rd at approximately 6:30 a.m. this morning.

Business

Commission approves $64,880 for Sheriff request

County Commissioners approved a request from Sheriff David B. Shoar yesterday to transfer $18,000 to the Law Enforcement Trust Fund – Aid to Private Organizations account from Reserves for the support of the St. Augustine Society.

Public Safety

Park Service Phillips named interim 450th director

Mayor Joseph L. Boles, Jr., told city commissioners last week that Castillo de San Marcos Administrative Officer Lindsey Phillips will serve, until at least September 2012, in the position of interim director of the federal St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission.

Government

St Gerard Campus hold fashion show fundraiser

Pat Greenfield reported to Historic City News that the annual fashion show, one of the largest fundraisers for the St Gerard Campus, was held on Saturday, December 17th at World Golf Village Renaissance Hotel.

Community

City gets shiny red fire trucks for Christmas

Historic City News reporters attended a debut this morning of two new fire trucks — welcomed additions to the arsenal of firefighting equipment employed by the City of St Augustine.

Government

After 12 years in prison felon resumes criminal acts

Earlier today, a man convicted of making sexually explicit interstate telephone calls that threatened to injure minor children, was sentenced by Judge Marcia Morales Howard to serve 20 years in federal prison for his crimes, according to US Attorney Robert E. O’Neill.

Public Safety