Year: 2013

Pawn records led to caregiver’s arrest

In a scheme that abused the trust of an elderly Ponte Vedra Beach man by his caregiver, St Johns County Sheriff’s spokesman Kevin Kelshaw informed local Historic City News reporters that an arrest has been made after detectives found that more than $100,000 in exploited property.

Public Safety

February Republican Party meeting rescheduled

Sean Mulhall, Chairman of the St Johns County Republican Executive Committee, announced to local Historic City News reporters in St Augustine that the February business meeting for the Republican Party has been rescheduled to avoid a conflict with Valentine’s Day.

Community

Leary resignation caught some by surprise

The question on many Historic City News reader’s minds this morning, after Bill Leary’s short-notice resignation from the St Augustine City Commission yesterday afternoon, is, “what’s next?”

Government

After 2-years, Leary calls it quits

Elected to the St Augustine City Commission in 2010, 63-year-old William Lavern “Bill” Leary, has decided to resign the office midway through his first term, according to an announcement in the Friday Record.

Government

Marijuana grow house closed down by detectives

Cannabis with an estimated street value of $157,000 was confiscated from a 47-year-old St Johns County man by officers with the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office and the Tri-County Narcotics Task Force when they executed a search warrant at his home this morning.

Public Safety

Local Black History Month activities

Kathy Catron, Communications Director for St Augustine, Ponte Vedra and the Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau, would like to update Historic City News readers on several events planned in St Johns County during Black History Month and throughout the year.

Community