HISTORIC CITY NEWS November 2018

Election Day – polls open 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

The Mid-term General Election is today. Early voting ended on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. Today you must vote at your assigned precinct. Election Day – polls are open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. For those Historic City News readers planning to vote today and wondering what options you have, here are a few tips:

Government

Vote in the Sixth Annual Light Up Night! Contest

Old Town Trolley reported to Historic City News that for the sixth year, guests can vote for their favorite holiday lighting display in the annual Light Up Night! contest. Its all part of the Nights of Lights 25-year milestone celebration in St Augustine. Nights of Lights has been voted one of the Top 10 “Best…

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Community

Foster children find permanet homes

St Johns County hosted the inaugural Adoption Day Ceremony yesterday morning at the County Courthouse. Eight foster children have permanent homes after they finalized their adoptions with six local families in a ceremony Friday to celebrate National Adoption Awareness Month.

Community

Mulligan bail increased to $23,500 after first hearing

Deputies with the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office arrested and booked 45-year-old Sean Allen Mulligan at the county jail just before 8:00 a.m. on Friday morning. The defendant has a lengthy arrest history in St Johns County dating back to 1992.

Public Safety

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Historic City News was notified by Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Monica Reifeiss, 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

The Tenth Annual Go Blue Awards Luncheon 2018

Madison Toonder, from St Augustine, has been named “Blue Hatchling Youth Award” recipient during the 2018 Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s Tenth Annual Go Blue Awards Luncheon presented by Manatee Lagoon.

Community

UF Historic St. Augustine has Loring memorial on agenda again.

When UF Historic St. Augustine, Inc. convenes its next Board of Directors meeting, the controversial William Wing Loring memorial will be the first matter of business to be discussed, according to the agenda provided to Historic City News today.

Government

St. Augustine man charged with meeting a child to engage in sex

United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez informed Historic City News that 66-year-old St Augustine resident Brian Ray Dunlap has been arrested and charged by a federal criminal complaint with using the internet to attempt to entice a child to engage in sexual activity.

Public Safety