A Lee Bentley, III became the Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida today, following yesterday’s departure of US Attorney Robert E. O’Neill, according to an announcement from the Justice Department received by Historic City News this morning.
Historic City News reporters learned, with little surprise, that the unanimous decision of the St Augustine City Commission would be to ban buskers and street performances on Hypolita Street all together — from St. George Street to Avenida Menendez; the new ordinance 2013-16 will take effect in 10-days.
Historic City News was informed that an ecological prescribed burn in the coastal strand between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, directly south of Six Mile boat ramp, is scheduled for Tuesday, July 9, 2013.
The Sheriff’s Office Clandestine Lab Enforcement Team was called to a residence on Fullerwood Drive in North City this afternoon, after police, who entered the residence to serve an outstanding warrant, discovered an active methamphetamine lab inside one of the bedrooms.
Historic City News reported November 8, 2012, the inaugural launch of Jax Water Tours’ water taxi service based at the Vilano Beach Pier; established to provide daily shuttle service between Vilano Beach, Camachee Island, and the St Augustine Municipal Marina with stops every two hours — but, as of this weekend, the service “is on hold”.
Tuesday through Friday this week, Park Ranger Jesse Olbrich informed Historic City News that the popular “Hands on History” camp, and a staff member with a family emergency, leaves the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument with only one available staff member.
Over the past six-hour period, Historic City News has received reports of a fallen tree in the Rivertown Subdivision of northwest St Johns County; that, at one point, had SR-13 completely impassable and has left many residents without electric power.
Craig Funeral Home, Crematory and Memorial Park, announced to Historic City News this morning that they will be making the funeral arrangements for the family of former St Augustine Beach Mayor and long-time St Augustine attorney, George M. McClure; who died yesterday at the Bailey Family Center for Caring.
