Posted inCommunity
Housing Finance Authority Meeting Schedule
Housing Finance Authority 2014 Meeting ScheduleAll meetings are held at the Health and Human Services Conference Room, 1955 US 1 South, St.…
Posted inCommunity
Semifinalists named in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation, Evanston, Illinois, announced to local Historic City News reporters that five local high school students in St Augustine and St Johns County schools have been selected to be included with approximately 16,000 other semifinalists in the 60th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
Posted inCommunity
“Sea Your History Weekend” at the St Augustine Lighthouse & Museum
“Sea Your History Weekend” at the St Augustine Lighthouse & Museum
Local Ties to American Revolutionary War, British Loyalists Highlighted During Sea Your History Weekend at Lighthouse Museum
Professor Richard James Bell from the University of Maryland will headline Sea Your History Weekend, September 20th and 21st at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum.
Although St. Augustine is most commonly known for its Spanish roots, the almost 450 year-old city has a storied British heritage as well. At the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum this weekend, Sept. 20th and 21st, the city’s British history will be highlighted through guided tours, demonstrations, shipwreck artifacts and a keynote speech from the University of Maryland’s Dr. Richard Bell.
Posted inPublic Safety
Vandals strike with anti-religious graffiti
Graffiti is one of the most senseless forms of vandalism possible since it does nothing to endear anyone to a cause and it is universally removed without much fanfare. Historic City News reporters found two recent incidents that appear to be linked to an anti-religious message; one across the Plaza from the Cathedral and the other on the Prince of Peace sign at the Mission Nombre de Dios.
Posted inEditorials
Guest Column: Help mosquito control keep the county disease-free
by Cory ‘Duke’ Mara
St Augustine, FL
With a new reported case of West Nile Virus earlier this week in Volusia County now is the time to be prepared.
Posted inPublic Safety
Johnson Sentenced to Death in FSU Student Slaying
A Louisiana man convicted of First Degree Murder and Kidnapping to Facilitate a Felony was sentenced to death Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Kentrell Feronti Johnson, 43, had previously been convicted of those charges at the end of June of this year. Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano, who presided over the trial and penalty phase of Johnson’s case, followed the jury’s unanimous recommendation of death.
Posted inCommunity
Reminding everyone to watch out for cyclists this weekend
Velo Fest supporting MS150 with bicycle parking
By Heather Neville, Director
Special to Historic City News
Velo Fest Community Initiative will be supporting the 2200 rider strong Bike MS150 this weekend. As riders take to the road on a 179 mile journey starting in Ponte Vedra Beach at TPC Saturday morning, we would like to remind everyone to be extra cautious and take alternative routes to some areas.
Posted inGovernment
Airport Authority – five years without ad valorem tax assessments
Edward R. Wuellner, Executive Director of the St. Augustine ‐ St. Johns County Airport Authority, reported that at last night’s meeting, the members voted not to assess ad valorem taxes.