Year: 2013

Upcoming festivals in St Augustine

Historic City News readers look forward to the spring each year for perfect outdoor weather and a wealth of celebrations, festivals and local award-winning events including the Celtic Music and Heritage festival, Rhythm & Ribs Festival, Romanza, and the St Augustine Seafood Festival.

Community

Home school student wins spelling bee

Grace Remmer, an eighth-grade home school student, won the 2013 St Johns County School District Spelling Bee held yesterday at the School Board Administration Building, according to an announcement received by Historic City News today.

Community

Events likely to cause traffic disruptions

Public Affairs Director for the City of St Augustine, Paul Williamson, advised Historic City News that there will be several events this weekend that will necessitate brief road closures and are likely to cause brief traffic congestion.

Community

Witness sought in golf course thefts

Detective Charles “Kip” Brantley at the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office informed local Historic City News reporters that on Saturday, golfers at the World Golf Village and Ponte Vedra Inn & Club became theft victims while they were distracted or playing golf.

Public Safety

Motorcyclist dies from injuries

A twenty-year-old St Augustine Beach resident has died from injuries sustained yesterday afternoon when the motorcycle he was operating struck a car turning into his path on South Ponce de Leon Boulevard.

Public Safety

Art and entertainment in St Augustine

St Johns County Cultural Council, the county’s designated local arts agency, periodically reports upcoming art and entertainment items to local Historic City News reporters for the benefit of our readers.

Community

County vice-chair negotiates settlement of 7-year-old lawsuit

What the county attorney, legal staff, and three prior county commissioners, representing District 3, had been unable to negotiate after 38 property owners sued St Johns County on August 26, 2005; newly elected County Commission Vice-Chairman Bill McClure accomplished in two days — saving the county millions in litigation fees.

Government