HISTORIC CITY NEWS June 2017

City Hall and Lightner Museum being fumigated

Over the next several days, City Hall and the Lightner Museum will be closed as fumigation for termite infestation is underway. 700,000 square-feet of tarp will cover the 90,000 square-foot building which opened as The Alcazar Hotel on Christmas Day 1888.

Government

Ponte Vedra Beach attorney will be publicly reprimanded

A currently suspended Ponte Vedra Beach attorney will be publicly reprimanded following a May 10 court order, according to a report received by Historic City News this morning from the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, The Florida Bar.

Business

Sunshine Scorecard: Travis Hutson

When it comes to supporting open government, Historic City News readers want to know how our St Johns County Legislative Delegation measures up. Florida legislators are often tracked, and sometimes graded, on how they vote on bills being tracked by groups, from marijuana advocates to the Florida Sheriff’s Association. Now, Barbara Petersen, president of Florida’s…

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Government

Sunshine Scorecard: Paul Renner

When it comes to supporting open government, Historic City News readers want to know how our St Johns County Legislative Delegation measures up. Florida legislators are often tracked, and sometimes graded, on how they vote on bills being tracked by groups, from marijuana advocates to the Florida Sheriff’s Association. Now, Barbara Petersen, president of Florida’s…

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Government

Sunshine Scorecard: Cyndi Stevenson

When it comes to supporting open government, Historic City News readers want to know how our St Johns County Legislative Delegation measures up. Florida legislators are often tracked, and sometimes graded, on how they vote on bills being tracked by groups, from marijuana advocates to the Florida Sheriff’s Association. Now, Barbara Petersen, president of Florida’s…

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Government

Witnesses needed to help explain fatal single-vehicle crash

Troop G of the Florida Highway Patrol has asked Historic City News readers to come forward with any information they may have regarding a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred in Flagler County on I-95 at about 5:55 a.m. on June 25, 2017.

Public Safety

Sheriff takes another hit in press on O’Connell homicide

BRICKBATS + BOUQUETS, Folio Weekly says, “BRICKBATS TO SHERIFF DAVID SHOAR” this week; reporting about the front-page feature article that appeared in The New York Times on Sunday, June 18th.

Community

Two structure fires rage in northern St Johns County

St Johns County and Jacksonville Fire Rescue are on the scene of two active residential structure fires at this time, according to a report filed with Historic City News this hour.

Public Safety