“The Democratic Party has a good chance of winning back a House seat in northeast Florida from Republicans as long as the Democratic candidates don’t badly bruise one another in the primary,” Flagler County Democratic Party Chairman Dan Parham told Historic City News reporters this week.
The American Jail Association notified Historic City News in St Augustine that St Johns County resident Becky Quintieri has completed the requirements to become one of 345 professionals who have achieved certification in jail management through the Jail Manager Certification Commission.
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.
At the tender age of 25 years-old, St Johns County commissioner Mark Partridge Miner, armed with a political campaign war chest of $63,582, defeated a commissioner who many felt was too arrogant, unstable, and unfit to serve a second term.
Former St Augustine mayor George Gardner announced to local Historic City News reporters that upon the completion of the thatched roof at Fuego del Mar, a replica 16th century boathouse at the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, the work crew, and their spouses, held a picnic celebrating their accomplishments.
The Sheriff’s Office is asking Historic City News readers in St Augustine and St Johns County for assistance identifying and locating two suspected burglars captured on surveillance video recently in the Fruit Cove area of northwest St Johns County.
On July 19, at Francis Field in St Augustine, Historic City News reporters attended the St Johns County Chamber of Commerce first Politics in St. Johns event; an opportunity for voters to meet and learn about nearly 30 candidates for political office when they addressed the crowd.
