HISTORIC CITY NEWS October 2017

Special-Use permit lands Forest Service in court

10/05/2017 Historic City News

Seeking an order to breach the Rodman Dam and restore the free-flowing Ocklawaha River, St Augustine based environmental and land use attorney, Jane West, informed Historic City News that her firm is representing plaintiffs Florida Defenders of the Environment.

Business

Local emergency medical team arrives in Puerto Rico

10/05/2017 Historic City News

Fire Rescue Chief Carl A. Shank, announced to Historic City News that two of our local firefighters have deployed to Puerto Rico with the American Volunteer Emergency Response Team.

Community

City announces new fees that began October 1

10/04/2017 Historic City News

Paul Williamson, Director of Public Affairs for the City of St Augustine, announced to Historic City News that with the start of the new fiscal year on October 1, the City began operating under its new budget which includes several fee increases.

Government

New Florida website allows you to register to vote

10/04/2017 Historic City News

St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes reported to Historic City News that the Florida Department of State has launched the state’s new online voter registration website, RegisterToVoteFlorida.gov

Government

A year later son of city commissioner returns from prison

10/04/201712/12/2017 Historic City News

On Monday afternoon, January 25, 2016, three armed men entered an occupied residence located on West Jayce Way in Ravenswood, demanding the valuables of the occupants; two men and a woman in their early 20’s. The robbers fled with a cellphone, car keys, and an undisclosed amount of cash taken from the victims.

Community

Crystal Lagoon signs Olympic star Michael Phelps

10/03/2017 Historic City News

Developer John Kinsey reported to Historic City News that Chilean-based Crystal Lagoon, the company behind the technology that will allow his master planned community in northern St Johns county to create the feeling of a tropical paradise, has signed Olympic star Michael Phelps as a spokesman for its product.

Business

Joint task force rids streets of drugs and firearms

10/01/2017 Historic City News

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly invited Historic City News to attend a press conference Friday morning with members of ATF, FDLE, Northeast Florida HIDTA, the Bunnell Police Department, the US Attorney’s Office, and State Attorney for the 7th Judicial Circuit, R. J. Larizza, to announce the outcome of Operation Heat Seeker.

Public Safety

Man making “citizen’s arrest” taken to jail instead

10/01/2017 Historic City News

A 33-year-old St Johns County man who wanted to hand over a man he had taken into custody under a “citizen’s arrest” for alleged drug activity and false police reporting, was himself arrested when sheriff’s deputies arrived at the victim’s residence in Treasure Beach on Friday.

Public Safety