2016 – Page 34 – HISTORIC CITY NEWS

Alex Banks awarded Fulbright scholarship to Malaysia

Historic City News congratulates Alex Banks on being selected to receive a Fulbright scholarship to serve as an English instructor in a rural school in Malaysia. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State oversees the Fulbright Program, a flagship international educational exchange program located in over 160 countries throughout the world.

09/16/2016

Community

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Debbie Delgado 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.

09/16/2016

Community Public Safety

Arrest of man deputies say is responsible for three robberies

Detectives with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit reported to Historic City News this morning that they have identified and arrested a suspect in connection with now three similar robberies at the same Hastings business this month.

09/16/2016

Community

Florida National Guard to celebrate First Muster

The Florida National Guard has invited all Historic City News readers to participate when they celebrate the 451st anniversary of the birth of the militia in the continental United States during a ceremony in St. Augustine.

09/15/2016

Community Public Safety

Initial Anastasia Boulevard entry corridor public meeting

In 2003, Historic City News reported that the city felt it was losing control of the ambiance of the city’s entrance ways, specifically along King Street, San Marco Avenue and Anastasia Boulevard, so design standards were instituted for those important thoroughfares — not with the same rules as the historic districts, but with rules that were reflective of the history and desired ambiance of those streets.

09/15/2016

Community Government

Tale of Two Signs

Lance Thate
Special to Historic City News

The two signs, pictured here are signs that were placed at St Augustine Beach City Hall. The location of both signs is at the East entrance to the parking lot. The sign on the left was replaced by the sign on the right using the same sign pole.

09/15/2016

Community Public Safety

Bomb threat at local high school for the second time in two days

For the second morning in a row, law enforcement and emergency medical personnel have responded to a bomb threat at Bartram Trail High School in northwest St Johns County, according to a report received by Historic City News.

09/15/2016

Community Public Safety

Afternoon kidnapping avoided – police make arrest

At about 2:30 p.m. today, a 21-year-old female reported to police that while she was walking on the sidewalk along Orange Street she was approached by a man who attempted to get her into his newer model white Chevrolet Suburban or Tahoe, but she managed to escape.

09/14/2016