HISTORIC CITY NEWS August 2018

Election down to the wire

Vote-by-mail ballots continue to be accepted at the Supervisor of Elections Office, but at 6:00 p.m. today, early voting ended for the August 28, 2018 Primary Election. Supervisor Vicky Oakes reported to Historic City News that just over 13,000 of St Johns County’s 183,699 eligible voters took advantage of the opportunity to vote at any…

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Government

Diffusing the Powder Keg: St. Augustine and Chapel Hill

David R. McCallister, ChairmanHeritage Defense CommitteeSons of Confederate Veterans, Florida Division Dear Historic City News Editor, In light of the recent events in Chapel Hill, it is time for the commissioners of the City of St Augustine Commission to reconsider the plan they adopted to label the Plaza de la Constitucion memorial a symbol of…

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Editorials

Screening of Gullah-Geechee film Monday

Members of the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, Inc., are invited to attend a free members-only event Monday evening featuring a premier screening of “Gullah-Geechee Corridor and East Coast Greenway”. The documentary features the rich culture of African Americans in St Johns County, while highlighting three cycling trails known as Rails to Trails, the…

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Community

Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas Research Reserve

Volunteer Coordinator Shannon Rininger is inviting Historic City News readers interested in learning more about opportunities at the Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas Research Reserve to contact her for more information by calling 904-823-4500. A new volunteer orientation is planned for September 7, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the GTM Research Reserve Visitor Center located at…

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Community

City Manager puts overdue reports on Monday commission agenda

With the City Manager called to task by Mayor Nancy Shaver at the August 9 commission meeting for his failure to provide required activity reports, John Regan’s office has made sure to include the two “postponed reports” on the agenda for the Monday night meeting. Those reports are from the Public Works Department and the…

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Government

Oregon violent fugitive captured in Palm Coast

Life on the run for a fugitive who was able to elude authorities for almost two years was brought to an abrupt end this morning when the US Marshal Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force apprehended a fugitive from justice who was wanted in multiple states for violent crimes. Historic City News was advised…

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Public Safety

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Historic City News was notified by Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Allen Nelson, that traffic will be impacted at the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted. Be alert to lane closures and temporary detours, as well as increased congestion in these areas. FDOT employees and contractors…

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Community

St. Augustine Fire Department debuts special use ATV

In January of this year Historic City News announced that the St. Augustine Fire Department received approval of grants totaling $26,889.80 from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation to cover 100 percent of the cost to purchase a new, specially equipped, all-terrain vehicle. Today, that vehicle makes its debut. This vehicle is turn-key ready and…

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Public Safety