HISTORIC CITY NEWS
Historic City News has been published daily since March 2000. Reporting local news for St Augustine and St Johns County Florida, Historic City News is the county's only free press. Our mission is to hold public figures accountable to the public.
Mayor responds to inquiries about context of confederate memorial
Mayor Nancy E. Shaver
Lincolnville, FL
Special to Historic City News
I try with every vote I take to do the right thing to represent our town; and in this case, to consider those who lived here in the past and those who will come in the future. I did considerable homework so that I could review the recommendation thoughtfully.
Letter: Please reconsider vote that will deface 140-year-old memorial
David R. McCallister
Temple Terrace, FL
Special to Historic City News
Dear Mayor Shaver and Commissioners of St. Augustine,
The Sons of Confederate Veterans is a nationwide organization with a Florida Division and local Camps, including one in St. Augustine. As the legal successor organization to the Confederate Veterans organization, the United Confederate Veterans, we are stakeholders in your memorial.
This morning at 8:30 a.m., Historic City News received word that a 41-year-old Jacksonville bicyclist traveling north on SR-A1A was struck and killed by a St Augustine driver in the area of Guana River Road.
A clerk working at Circle K gas and convenience store, on SR-16 along the I-95 corridor, called the sheriff’s office late Tuesday evening to report that a man entered the store and went directly into the bathroom, where he locked the door and remained for about an hour. The employee requested the man leave the restroom and property, but he refused to respond or leave.
St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes reminds Historic City News readers that new voter registrations and party changes for the August 28, 2018 Primary Election must be completed by Monday July 30th.
Historic City News readers are encouraged to mark their calendar for a series of meetings coming in August. These meetings will provide an opportunity for the public to address city officials concerning the Fiscal Year 2019 budget.
These meetings will be held in the Alcazar Room of City Hall, located at 75 King Street, and will be available for live and on-demand viewing via www.CityStAugTV.com.
Historic City News readers are patriotically invited to attend an open meeting of the Saint Augustine Tea Party on Tuesday July 24 at 6:30 p.m., held at the Village Inn located at 900 North Ponce de Leon Boulevard, in St. Augustine.
Community Hospice and Palliative Care reported to Historic City News this week that its President and CEO, Susan Ponder-Stansel, is continuing her tireless devotion to our community through several recent appointments.