Labor Day holiday hours
All departments of the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners, St. Johns County Administrative offices, branches of the Public Library, and the Pet Center will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of Labor Day. All offices will resume standard business hours on Tuesday, September 3rd.



Lieutenant Jeremy Robshaw announced to Historic City News that as of Tuesday, September 3, St Johns County Fire Rescue will be decreasing lifeguard staffing levels on all St Johns County beaches.
Historic City News readers are aware that the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover, featuring Mumford and Sons, will necessitate traffic restrictions in the downtown area that includes street closures and limited access areas.


Following a two month project of refurbishing the kitchen, Historic City News was informed that the Spanish Bakery, located at 42-1/2 St George Street is scheduled to re-open its doors on Thursday, September 12th.
Letter: Albert Lewis marker dedication
Historic City News has learned that three advocacy groups are poised to sue the State of Florida if the Department of Corrections attempts to enforce a blanket denial of Internet access from state prisoners.
When appointed members of the St Johns County Tourist Development Council met Monday, they were still not convinced that their subcommittee, the Arts, Culture and Heritage Funding Panel, had carried out their charge to fairly and objectively evaluate grant applications for Category II local option tourist development tax.