Body of missing person found at scene of ATV crash



Representative Cyndi Stevenson announced to Historic City News that she and her staff will begin holding office hours for the months of September and October at public libraries across District 17.
As afternoon rain returns to downtown St Augustine, we aren’t seeing the lightening that showed this morning, but there is a different hazard to avoid — pedestrians and cars that do not know where to turn.
At 10:08 a.m. the first bright flash of lightening and clap of thunder, separated by no more than one or two seconds, signaled that the downpour was imminent. And, it was. A sheeting rain, interrupted by occasional recurrence of nature’s light show, sent what few people who had been milling around on a search for cover.
While 35 of 50 states already issue drivers licenses and state identification cards through the mail, Florida does not. More than 5-years-ago, struggling with budget cuts and growing costs associated with maintaining local DMV offices, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles decided to close all or most of its existing locations.
City offices closed at 1:00 p.m. today “to facilitate the influx of those attending Celebrate 450! Events”, according to an announcement received by Historic City News this morning. St Augustine City Hall will also be closed Monday, September 7th, in observance of the Labor Day Holiday.
Laurie Sanderson reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.