HISTORIC CITY NEWS April 2019

Evidence of gunplay during late-night brawl

At 11:00 p.m. Saturday night, Carmelo’s Marketplace at 146 King Street, was closing for the night, but three-hours later, the east parking lot turned into the scene of a large brawl that police say included at least one gunshot being fired before it broke up.

Public Safety

Activities around town

Art Galleries and Special Museum Tours and Exhibits Art and culture can be found on every corner of Florida’s Historic Coast. For a complete list of special museum exhibits, art galleries shows, and other heritage cultural experiences, please visit www.HistoricCoastCulture.com

Community

Arrest made after sexual battery of 7-year-old child exposed

A sexual crime against a 7-year-old child and her mother by a family member was reported to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office on February 24, 2019. The mother reported the she had been the victim of this man’s aggression from the time she was 12-years-old until February of 2019, and estimated being victimized more than…

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Public Safety

City video system fails just in time for tonight’s commission meeting

Have you heard this one, the City of St Augustine has a technical problem? Tonight’s regular meeting of the St Augustine City Commission will not be broadcast live via Comcast channel 3 or online at CityStAugTV.com due to an “unexpected technical problem”.

Government

Department of Education upgrades standards review process

Today, the Florida Department of Education announced to Historic City News the release of another opportunity for education stakeholders to submit input for the standards review process. This new survey enables respondents to provide feedback on each existing standard individually at www.floridastandardsreview.org Floridians still can submit general comments through the original survey link. In February,…

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Government

Deputy making U-Turn crashes into two bikers, one in critical condition

At about 5:09 p.m. this evening, Historic City News was informed by Florida Highway Patrol Master Sergeant Dylan L. Bryan, that a motor vehicle crash, involving a sheriff’s patrol car vs two motorcyclists, occurred at SR-16 at Harvest Lane in St Augustine.

Public Safety

Ryan Murphy leaving Cultural Events position with St Johns County

The man hired by St Johns County in June of 2010 to rescue the debt-laden St Augustine Amphitheatre, announced yesterday that he will be leaving his job as the county’s Director of Cultural Events, with his last day to be April 20th.

Community

Rep Stevenson and Renner: Get the State out of the newspaper business

Randy Fine (R) 53 is trying to break the monopoly newspapers have on the lucrative legal notice market. This is a pet peeve of Historic City News who is not allowed to compete with print newspapers because of an antiquated Florida law.

Editorials