Seventy years ago, St Johns County became a part of World War II history when, on the night of April 10, 1942, a German U-123 submarine torpedoed the tanker Gulfamerica off the coast of Ponte Vedra Beach.
St Johns County Fire Rescue Lieutenant Jeremy Robshaw informed local Historic City News reporters that emergency personnel responded yesterday morning to a reported gas leak on Water Plant Road at about 10:45 a.m. then spent nearly two hours containing the Anhydrous Ammonia.
The St Johns County Industrial Development Authority reported to Historic City News that the county agency has approved the issuance of up to $30 million in industrial revenue bonds to support the expansion of Flagler Hospital, Inc and thus bring new jobs to the area.
When deputies discovered 19-year-old Robert Geroux of Stuartstown PA, at a gas station on Old Kings Road in Palm Coast around 8:35 p.m. last night, he told them a shocking story that started a manhunt for his abductor; drawing in a helicopter, K-9 units and officers from two counties.
Historic City News was saddened to learn that on Saturday, Victor Ostrowidzki of St Augustine, Flagler College’s director of the Forum on Government and Public Policy and a longtime professor at the college, died after battling melanoma.
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.
Raphael Cosme reported to Historic City News today from the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run in St Augustine; dozens of participants banded together to show their support for Special Olympics Programs around the world.
Members of the St Augustine and St Johns County business community are invited to participate in a technology solutions forum that will bring experts and solutions providers together to determine hot topics for future technology workshops to be presented by the local Chamber of Commerce.
