HISTORIC CITY NEWS 2016

Fingerprint match leads to arrest of Georgia woman for burglary

Historic City News was informed that a 57-year-old Kingsland, Georgia woman was extradited from Camden County to St Johns County Monday evening on charges related to a burglary at the home of a St Johns County candidate for Anastasia Mosquito Control Board.

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Rachael Bennett will not seek second term on commission

Historic City News was informed by St Johns County Commissioner Rachael Bennett that she will not seek a second 4-year term for the District 5 seat. She has withdrawn her previous filing with the Supervisor of Elections, Vicky Oakes.

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Only 10 of Florida’s 67 counties pay more to County Manager

Historic City News receives calls, e-mail, and in-person requests to cover a wide variety of topics for our local online news journal. We try to report on as many different activities as possible given our available resources.

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Letter: Seniors need more than one week notice to move

Letter: Seniors need more than one week notice to move Judy Smith St Augustine, FL Dear Editor: My mother-in-law lives in a Senior Community; Southern Villas Apartments, located at 52 Sunrise Boulevard off SR-207.

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Bubba the Love Sponge attorney disbarred

Attorneys for a popular Tampa radio personality, Bubba the Love Sponge (Todd Clem), have been disciplined for their involvement in the wrongful arrest of an opposing counsel according to a report received by Historic City News from The Florida Bar today.

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Fire bomb thrown through window of city commissioner’s residence

At about 11:00 p.m. last night, the occupied residence of City Commissioner Nancy Sikes-Kline was fire-bombed according to a report received by Historic City News today. Nancy and Roger Sikes-Kline, their son and four of his friends were inside the home.

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Freeman yearns for return to taxpayer-financed aristocracy

When Historic City News readers think of “perks”, they think of rewards paid in private businesses to executives who have earned them by exceeding profits or some other measurable goal. In government, taxpayers expect that if perks for staff and elected officials exist at all, they are limited to de minimis conveniences like a parking…

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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.

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