HISTORIC CITY NEWS January 2017

Local Tea Party resumes regular meetings Tuesday

Historic City News readers are patriotically invited to attend tomorrow’s meeting of the Saint Augustine Tea Party; on Tuesday, January 10th, at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the Village Inn, located at 900 N. Ponce de Leon Boulevard in St. Augustine.

Community

Letter: The Trump Agenda

Letter: The Trump Agenda Terry Buckenmeyer St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News Editor: Most of the conservative right wing agenda is going to pass before there is any chance to organize an effective opposition.

Editorials

Arts and Entertainment this week in St Johns County

Nights of Lights St. Augustine’s annual Nights of Lights glows with holiday magic – from the ground to the rooftops. Selected by National Geographic in 2011 and 2012 as one of the 10 best holiday lighting displays in the world, St. Augustine’s Night of Lights features millions of tiny white lights that create a magical…

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Community

Local government officials paid more than average taxpayer

Historic City News has learned that the per capita personal income in St Johns County in 2014 was $58,379*.

Government

Wanchick says “no” to Civic Association “free rent” deal

In a thirteen-page agreement reviewed by Historic City News, the St Johns County Board of Commissioners gave away free use of the County’s Pier Park each Wednesday for ten years.

Government

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.

Community

St Johns lawyer recognized for volunteer legal services

St Johns County attorney Jay Grife is among twenty-one lawyers being recognized for their work on behalf of poor and indigent clients in a ceremony at the Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2017, per an announcement received by Historic City News this week. Watch it live.

Business

Sheriffs take office in Flagler and St Johns

Rick Staly was sworn in today as Flagler County’s 18th sheriff before the Honorable Senior Judge Emerson R. Thompson Jr., during a special ceremony at the Sheriff’s Operations Center, while, earlier this week, Sheriff David Shoar was sworn in for his fourth consecutive term as St. Johns County’s Sheriff, before the Honorable Judge Charles Tinlin.

Government