Year: 2013

Easter Sunday parade will not reschedule

During a meeting last night, the Easter Week Festival committee voted 7-4 to continue the traditional Easter Sunday afternoon parade for 2014 — a recurring spring holiday celebration that dates back in St Augustine to the early 1950’s.

Community

Great entertainment at the Estuarine Research Reserve

Historic City News heard from Patrician D. Price this week when she shared a number of ongoing and special January events already planned for the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, located at 505 Guana River Road in Ponte Vedra Beach.

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Elections officials question absentee ballot directive

By the close of business Friday, Historic City News learned that elections officials around the state were scratching their heads as they read a directive distributed by Secretary of State Ken Detzner which has a direct impact on how St Johns County voters cast their absentee ballots in the upcoming 2014 elections.

Government

Board of County Commissioners Concurrency Workshop

St. Johns CountyBoard of County CommissionersConcurrency WorkshopTuesday, December 10, 2013 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of St. Johns County, Florida will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in Conference Room 1 at the Permit Center, 4040 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, FL 32084. The purpose…

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Cross-country journey ends in St Johns County

St Johns County Marine Rescue Lieutenant, Jeremy Robshaw, updated local Historic City News reporters on today’s departure of cross-country cyclist Bob Quick; who has traveled from San Diego, California to demonstrate to others his flat out determination that you can overcome trials — no matter how big.

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