Since receiving a split-vote majority of 3-2, St Augustine Mayor Joe Boles has resisted knuckling to pressure from constituents, visitors, participants in “Opinion Polls”, including an online reader poll taken by Historic City News, contending that there are better options for the prime piece of land that has been a miniature golf course since the 1940’s.
St Augustine Public Works personnel are in the process of cleaning a section of St George Street that police say was contaminated by an Atlanta man earlier today as he sprayed a yet undetermined liquid on the doors and windows of businesses located along the street.
Historic City News reporters in St Augustine were notified that shortly before 5:00 a.m. this morning, several guests of the Days Inn, at I-95 and 2550 SR-16, reported that they observed strange activity and smells coming from Room 244 — the night manager led deputies to the room to find a clandestine methamphetamine lab.
Florida Highway Patrol Sergeant Dylan Bryan informed Historic City News that a 61-year-old Palm Coast man was struck about 7:55 a.m. this morning while he was traveling on his bicycle eastbound along Palm Coast Parkway west of Florida Park Drive.
St Augustine’s 18th Annual Rhythm and Ribs Festival wrapped up yesterday, and Historic City News was proud to help sponsor the many activities in what turned out to be one of the best celebrations of spring presented by the local Sunshine Rotary Club.
Historic City News photographer Mark Cubbedge was at the St Augustine Amphitheatre last night for a performance by the legendary “rock and roll band with horns”, Chicago.
Just after midnight this morning, Historic City News was informed that two St Johns County Sheriff’s deputies and a supervisor responded to a call for assistance at a residence on CR-204 in Hastings, where 48-year-old Billy Cullen Sapp Jr was in a rage — threatening his family, including four small children, and damaging a motor vehicle and other private property — while armed with a hammer.
Historic City News has learned that a 26-year-old St Augustine Beach man is in custody this morning in lieu of $4000 bond after being arrested by St Augustine Police on charges that he repeatedly stuck his girlfriend, trapped her in the apartment that they share, and held her against her will as she attempted to leave for work.
