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Third motion for continuance in attempted murder trial
The man accused more than two years ago of shooting at St. Augustine Police Officer Lora Vaughn will wait until December…
Posted inGovernment
Hey buddy, can you spare $436,068,135?
Property taxes are collected in arrears, so, although Historic City News readers have been following budget proposals from taxing authorities, levying authorities, community development districts, county department heads and constitutional officers, like the clerk of court and the sheriff, over the last six weeks, those budget requests are for spending in the 2018 Fiscal year.
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Intersection improvements starting Monday
North City readers of Historic City News have been anxiously awaiting the start of construction for a solution to the San Marco Avenue (SR A1A/SR 5A), May Street (SR A1A) and West San Carlos Avenue intersection — arguably one of the most poorly designed high-traffic intersections in the City of St Augustine.
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E-checks most convenient way to pay tax bill
When it comes to paying your tax bill this year, St. Johns County Tax Collector Dennis W. Hollingsworth, CFC, is encouraging all Historic City News readers to get familiar, or reacquainted, with his office’s website which offers the most convenient way to pay.
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Contextualization plan for confederate monuments
By Katie Garwood
Flagler College Gargoyle (FULL)
The St. Augustine city commission listens to public comment regarding a course of action on the confederate statues in town. Rather than remove a confederate monument in St. Augustine’s downtown plaza, St. Augustine city commissioners decided Monday night to keep the memorial to soldiers who died in the Civil War, but also add “context” to better explain the complex history surrounding it.
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15th Annual Adoption Day Celebration
St. Johns County communications director Michael Ryan advised local Historic City News reporters that the Family Integrity Program is hosting the 15th Annual Adoption Day Celebration on November 3rd at the Solomon Calhoun Center, located at 1300 Duval Street.
Posted inEditorials
Letter: One bad apple won’t ruin all the good we’ve done
Letter: One bad apple won’t ruin all the good we’ve done
Marielena Scibelli
St Augustine, FL
Dear Historic City News editor:
I was the manager on duty at the Historic Ponce Hotel when Rachel Ashley Bilka was asked to leave. Her complaint has created a fire storm on social media, so I would like to offer your readers some facts to consider before they draw the wrong conclusion about the situation.
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Sex offender arrested for address reporting violation
When sexual offenders and predators are integrated back into the community, there are a number of requirements that become terms of their release — not for six-months, not for six-years, but for the rest of their lives. Historic City News learned of one such offender whose failure to update authorities on his place of residence has landed in the St Johns County Detention Facility.