HISTORIC CITY NEWS 2017

Letter: How DR Horton treats their buyers after closing

Letter: How DR Horton treats their buyers after closing Roger D. Carman Jr. St Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: D.R. Horton Home Builders built our home and it was completed in February 2016. We closed on the home on February 29th, 2016, and have experienced more problems and issues than anyone should EVER…

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Editorials

Guest: What’s Being Taught at Flagler College?

Guest: What’s Being Taught at Flagler College? Lance Thate Chairman St Augustine Tea Party On October 31, 2017, Halloween, a demonstration took place in the historic district of St. Augustine, Florida, at a restaurant known as “The Bunnery”. Both the St. Augustine Record, and Historic City News, reported on this event. From their reports, Flagler…

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Editorials

K-9 officer is ambassador to the beach community

Robert Hardwick, Chief of the St Augustine Beach Police Department, tells local Historic City News reporters that it is never too early to teach children that police officers are here to help them.

Public Safety

Town of Hastings votes to dissolve

The polls in Hastings opened at 7:00 a.m. this morning for what would become the final town election, according to St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes.

Government

City of St Augustine Beach commission vacancy

The City of St. Augustine Beach is seeking applications from residents to fill a vacancy on the City Commission from December 4, 2017, to December 31, 2018.

Government

Snodgrass abruptly resigns from St Augustine Beach commission

Citing increasing demands on his schedule and his expectation that the trend in management of the St Augustine Beach City Commission’s agenda will continue to grow, Commissioner Gary Snodgrass offered his resignation shortly after 6:00 p.m. at the commencement of the regular city commission meeting last night.

Government

Veterans Day at Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park

The Camp Blanding Museum reported to Historic City News that the public is invited to attend the free Veterans Day Ceremony honoring those who served our nation on Saturday, November 11, at 11:00 a.m. All veterans present will be recognized for their service.

Community

It is official — no Christmas parade for St Augustine

Historic City News has received word to cancel Christmas. Facing more than $6,500 in permit fees and no sign of a Christmas angel, Linda Abbott of St Augustine is giving up, at least for this year, telling reporters that time simply ran out.

Business