First day of school attendance record high

First day of school attendance record high

300-SCHOOL-BUS-CHILDChief of Community Relations for the St. Johns County School District, Christina Langston, reported to Historic City News that yesterday’s opening day found St. Johns County continuing to be one of the fastest growing counties in the state; the student count was 31,671 — an increase of 1,168 students or 3.8 percent over last year’s first day attendance of 30,503.

More than a dozen hooked in prostitution sting

RENO CHEVELLE FELLS
RENO CHEVELLE FELLS
Fourteen men and women from around the state, including a man who ran for Sheriff of Putnam County, have been arrested at a St Augustine Beach motel during a four-day undercover operation that targeted men and women soliciting sex or offering sexual favors in return for money through advertising on a social media website.

Jacksonville wins bid for broadband fiber network

Jacksonville wins bid for broadband fiber network

300-INTERNET-CAFEA joint press conference with the Mayor of Jacksonville, Alvin Brown, and a spokesman for AT&T, is planned for tomorrow, Tuesday August 19, at 10:00 a.m. in Jacksonville City Hall, announcing that AT&T will be bringing its faster broadband fiber network to Jacksonville, making it one of 25 cities in the country to get the high-end service.