HISTORIC CITY NEWS 2018

Delegation welcomes Elite Airways to local airport

Historic City News learned this week that, with thanks in no small part to Mayo Clinic, beginning July 20, 2018, Elite Airways will begin operating flights between Rochester, Minnesota and the Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine.

Business

O’Connell family believes Michelle didn’t commit suicide

When St. Johns County sheriff’s deputies arrived at the St. Augustine, Florida, home of Jeremy Banks on Sept. 2, 2010, they found his 24-year-old girlfriend Michelle O’Connell lying on the floor with a gunshot wound to the head and dozens of prescription painkillers in her pocket.

Community

ABC 20/20: Suicide or homicide?

ABC News’ Ryan Smith investigates the controversy and reports on developments in the case including Jeremy’s civil suit against a state investigator that was dismissed in March. “20/20” airs tonight Friday, June 1 (10:00 – 11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC.

Public Safety

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Historic City News was notified by Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Monica R. 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…

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Community

McClure announces campaign for St Augustine Mayor

Kim McClure formally announced to local Historic City News reporters yesterday that her husband, Bill McClure, a local businessman who has spent his career in the private sector building successful businesses and creating hundreds of jobs in Florida, has filed to run for Mayor of St Augustine.

Government