HISTORIC CITY NEWS November 2017

Letter: Calls out Neville over his accounting of Black soldiers

In a letter obtained by Historic City News today, an African-American documentary filmmaker, author, historian, and Leadership St Johns graduate, wrote to St Augustine City Commissioner Todd Neville; calling him out over his accounting of local Black soldiers during the Civil War. At issue is Neville’s tacit support for removal of the confederate memorial that…

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Historic City News celebrating Thanksgiving with families

The office of Historic City News will be closed on Thursday, November 23, 2017 so that our employees and families can be together to humbly celebrate our many blessings this Thanksgiving. We will reopen at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, November 27.

Business

Supreme Court disciplines 20 Florida attorneys

The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announced to Historic City News reporters that the Florida Supreme Court in orders issued between September 22 – November 2, 2017, disciplined 20 attorneys – disbarring four, revoking the licenses of three, suspending 10 and publicly reprimanding three. Two attorneys received more…

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Business

Local government closures for Thanksgiving holiday

All departments of the St Johns County Board of County Commissioners, St Johns County Administrative offices, and the Pet Center will be closed Thursday, November 23rd and Friday, November 24th in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday (and Black Friday!)

Government

Letter: Southern Blacks served honorably in the Confederacy

HK Edgerton Member, Save Southern Heritage –FL Tampa, FL Dear Historic City News editor: I am sick and tired of this same old song and dance about Confederate monuments being offensive. Ron Rawls is reading Morris Dee’s script and I want him and all his cronies to take a lie detector test to prove they’re…

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Letter: Rawls should read and believe his bible

Doug Russo St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: My support of the Confederate burial memorials is based on my belief in the holy scriptures.

Editorials

Roscoe Boulevard Bridge re-opens

Michael Ryan, Director of the St Johns County Communications Division, confirmed for Historic City News local reporters today the long-awaited re-opening of the Roscoe Boulevard Bridge in Palm Valley.

Public Safety

Letter: Protesters on fruitless mission to create discord

Jerry Smith Ocala, FL Dear Historic City News Editor: It is with great dismay that I am forced to observe this inevitable “march to disown history” and to sully the memories of our ancestors in St Augustine on Saturday evening. It is clearly a misguided (and ultimately fruitless) mission to create discord where none exists.

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