HISTORIC CITY NEWS 2013

Letter: Invitation to LGBT community

Letter: Invitation to LGBT community Linda Anderson Saint Augustine, FL Dear Editor: I moved to St Augustine about three years ago and have been trying to find a way to find and connect with other LGBT folks in the area beyond my personal networks.

Editorials

Light-Up! Night honorees named

The most exciting moment on Light-Up! Night is light-up itself with the honor of “flipping-the-switch” to light the city’s tree and the city itself being shared each year by members of the community selected by the mayor.

Community

Help needed to identify Ponte Vedra Beach burglar

Detectives with the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office have attempted to identify and locate the man responsible for the theft of a $2,500 ocean paddle board for nearly two weeks without success; they hope that Historic City News readers will come forward with the clue that will help solve this burglary.

Public Safety

SJCSD: Congrats to Murray MS SJCCA students for 16 Superiors, two Excellents and Best of Show in four categories at the Jr. Thespian Festival!

Congrats to Murray MS SJCCA students for 16 Superiors, two Excellents and Best of Show in four categories at the Jr. Thespian Festival!

Community

Letter: Julington Creek Plantation CDD

Letter: Julington Creek Plantation CDD Sam Lansdale Julington Creek Plantation CDD Board of Supervisors, Seat 1 Dear Editor: After just four months on the job, Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson was terminated after it was discovered he had lied on his resume. How about Dave Edmondson, who in 2006 was forced to resign as Radio Shack…

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Editorials

Rachael Bennett named Vice Chairman

In what some are calling a “surprise”, and others are calling “expected”, the last junior member of the St Johns County Board of Commissioners has been tapped to serve as Vice Chairman. Rachael Bennett, who defeated the sitting chairman, Ken Bryan, in the last Republican Primary Election, was nominated by Ron Sanchez, seconded by Jay…

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Government

St Johns County overall crime rate down 8%

Sheriff David B. Shoar shared with Historic City News preliminary Uniform Crime Report data that indicates, during the past six-month period, the overall crime rate in St Johns County has decreased 8%.

Public Safety

Editorial: What does the lieutenant governor do?

Other than a whole bunch of ribbon-cutting gigs, why does Florida need a Lieutenant Governor? Jennifer Carroll left office in March; and, the hallowed halls of state government have not collapsed, and we’ve saved eight months of her $125,000 annual salary.

Editorials