Our District 6 member of the US House of Representatives, Ron DeSantis of Ponte Vedra Beach, asked that we assure Historic City News readers planning to visit Washington, DC this summer that his staff will continue to offer tours of the United States Capitol.
Letter: Retrospective look at wooden trawlers
John E Adams
Fernandina Beach, FL
Dear Editor:
I am a fine art photographer and have been shooting images of the fiscally-challenged local shrimping community for the last 4 years; while doing so, I have noticed that the beautiful handmade wooden shrimping trawlers, which were such a big part of our history, have been disappearing at an alarming rate.
Fire Rescue Lieutenant Jeremy Robshaw alerted Historic City News reporters that St Johns County firefighters, aided by first responders from Jacksonville Fire and Rescue, responded to a residential structure fire this morning in the 1200 block of Tangerine Drive.
Historic City News reporters watched as two proclamations came before the St Johns County Board of Commissioners during their regular meeting yesterday morning; including a proclamation of March 7, 2013 as “International Women’s Day” and March 10, 2013 as “Coquina Veteran’s World War II Day”.
Historic City News received word that during yesterday’s closed session, St Johns County Attorney, Patrick McCormack, was directed by commission chairman Jay Morris to accept a settlement agreement in the lawsuit between the county and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.
SNL Financial LC, a financial information firm headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, reported to Historic City News that Orange Park-based Heritage Bank of North Florida, with a second location in St Johns County, had the lowest “Tier 1” risk-based ratio of Florida banks coming into the first quarter of this year.
The St Johns County Transportation Advisory Group notified Historic City News that they will conduct their annual informational meeting on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.; the meeting is open to the public.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that occurred this morning at 8:48 AM on SR-16 at Four Mile Road in St Augustine and sent a St Johns County deputy to Flagler Hospital with serious injuries.
