St Johns County Supervisor of Elections, Vicky Oakes, reported to Historic City News that those who wish to qualify as candidates for one of the three upcoming seats on the Hastings Town Council must do so next week.
The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind reported to Historic City News that two distinguished leaders will address graduating seniors during the 99th Commencement Ceremony at 4:00 p.m. on May 31 in Kirk Auditorium.
What was planned as a free day of swimming as part of the grand opening for St Augustine’s Willie Galimore Center Community Pool last Friday, turned into a whole summer of free swimming with a surprise gift from the Jaguar Foundation, according to an announcement received by Historic City News.
Not only has Historic City News learned that an NFL player, 28-year-old Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew, has denied any involvement in an altercation alleged on Sunday, May 26, at the Conch House, but also have learned that his accuser has hired an attorney.
Twenty-three years of feeding, housing, providing medical care, recreation, and care to Elmer Leon Carroll ended less than an hour ago when he was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison for the 1990 rape and strangulation murder of 10-year-old Christine McGowan in Apopka.
St Johns County is inviting Historic City News readers to attend a series of public budget hearings that will include an evaluation of proposed funding requests for each St Johns County program, project, facility, and new initiative, requested for Fiscal Year 2014, by department.
Historic City News readers have come to expect that when we report on incidents in St Augustine and St Johns County, they will be written and edited by local staff who have years invested in the community and understand how things are done — good, bad, or otherwise — and, another perfect example is the incident involving 28-year-old Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew on Sunday, May 26, 2013.
Honoring their last full measure
Michael Isam
Special to Historic City News
Prosthetic arms, prosthetic legs, heads in bandages, a face with a look that says “My lights are on, but I have temporarily left the building.” Such was the scene as groups of veterans, families, and others come to honor the lives of veterans who proudly served their country and given their last full measure.
