HISTORIC CITY NEWS December 2014

Column: Mayor Nancy Shaver – Looking forward

Column: Mayor Nancy Shaver – Looking forward Special to Historic City News New Year’s is always a time to reflect—and look forward. I’ve never been a fan of New Year’s resolutions that are overly ambitious. They seem destined to fall away in a few weeks, like when an irresistible piece of chocolate cake makes its…

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Editorials

Shift of power in Spain parallels St Augustine

Historic City News readers are asking if, four hundred and fifty years later, it is possible that politics and government in America’s oldest city, St Augustine Florida, still parallels the motherland of its founder, Pedro Menendez.

Government

Medical examiner rules in Summerhill deaths

Dr. Predrag Bulic, Chief of the 23rd District Medical Examiner’s Office, reported his findings in this morning’s autopsy of Tonya and Timothy West; Historic City News has learned that the deaths were the apparent result of a murder-suicide.

Public Safety

Welcome back Tobacco Free St Johns for the New Year

Back again for 2015, we would like to recognize our advertising sponsor, Tobacco Free St Johns; and to thank them for their commitment to a free press for the residents of St Johns County.

Business

Board of County Commission Regular Meeting – CANCELED

NOTICE OF A CANCELED REGULAR MEETING OF THE ST. JOHNS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of St. Johns County, Florida, has canceled its regular meeting that was scheduled for Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. in the County Auditorium at the County Administration Building,…

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Community

Board of County Commission Regular Meeting Schedule

St. Johns County Board of County Commission 2015 Regular Meeting Schedule The St. Johns County Board of County Commission Meetings are held the first and third Tuesdays each month commencing at 9:00 am in the St. Johns County Auditorium located at 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, FL. The Board reserves the right to cancel…

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Community

Deputies shoot and kill man armed with shotgun

Historic City News is gathering details from tonight’s shooting death of a man, wielding a shotgun, at the scene of a call for help that was reported as a “violent disturbance”.

Public Safety

Customer information compromised at local Dairy Queen

International Dairy Queen, Inc. has confirmed the conclusion of an external investigation that found customer payment card data at 395 stores in the United States, including a St Augustine Dairy Queen, was exposed when a third-party vendor’s account credentials were compromised and used to access systems at those locations.

Public Safety