HISTORIC CITY NEWS 2019

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.

Community

Festival Season events may cause increased traffic

March and April in St. Augustine has informally become known as “The Festival Season” and with good reason as demonstrated by the list below.

Community

Pedestrian killed in morning car crash on SR-207

Florida Highway Patrol District Lieutenant Aaron Stephens reported to Historic City News that a truck-vs-pedestrian crash this morning at about 6:54 a.m. has left the driver of the truck uninjured but the pedestrian died at the hospital.

Public Safety

Journalist’s toolkit: Stop agencies from blocking public records requests

Saying that there is a growing trend of agencies to use the courts to avoid fulfilling public records requests, Republican Rep. Ray Rodrigues said he supports a Florida House committee bill, approved Wednesday, that is aimed at preventing government agencies from taking such evasive action.

Government

The Irish diaspora into Old Florida

Historic City News readers are invited to attend and participate when The Tolomato Cemetery Preservation Association presents special guest speaker Sarah Miller, Regional Director of the Florida Public Archaeology Network based at Flagler College. Miller will lead a pre-St Patrick’s Day discussion on the Irish influence in Florida from its earliest days.

Community

Obituary: Chief Jay Kennedy

St Augustine Fire Chief Carlos Aviles reported to Historic City News that it is with great sadness that he announces the passing of retired Fire Chief Jay Philip Kennedy on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Kennedy was 78-years-old.

Community

Five-year-old child removed from drug house on Anastasia Island

Historic City News was informed by local police that a felony search warrant was executed yesterday morning at about 6:00 a.m. by members of the St Augustine Police Special Response Team and the Investigations Unit at a residence located at 101 West Carver Street on Anastasia Island.

Public Safety

What a difference an experienced legislator makes

If there has ever been criticism of recent administrations at City Hall, the un-Godly length of the meetings, largely caused by unnecessary pablum from the commission table, must be at the top of the list. City residents might start participating in the meetings again if they know that the chair won’t delay them all night…

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