HISTORIC CITY NEWS March 2020

City Director of Finance announces retirement

The City of St Augustine informed Historic City News this week that Director of Finance, Mark Robert Litzinger, who turns 52-years-old on May 4th, will be retiring on May 15, 2020. Hired at 23-years-old, Litzinger will have served the City of St Augustine for 28 years, 9 months.

Government

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Historic City News was notified by the 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

Letter: Hair salons and barber shops should close too

Wendy CrosbySt Augustine, FL Dear Historic City News editor: Does anyone know if St Johns County and the city of Saint Augustine are going to close hair salons, barber shops, nail salons and tattoo shops?

Editorials

Students asking universities for pass-fail grading for spring

Tens of thousands of college students are asking some of the state’s universities to expand pass/fail grading for the spring semester because of the disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to an article that appeared in Florida Politics.

Community

St Augustine and St Johns County Situation Report

Changes due to the novel coronavirus pandemic can be challenging and stressful for everyone. Know that the Disaster Distress Helpline is available for you and your loved ones in case you need to talk. Crisis counselors are standing by 24-hours daily. Call 1-800-985-5990 / TTY: 1-800-846-8517 or Text: “TalkWithUs” to 66746.

Government

What happens when you close beach parking but not the beach?

Seemed like an opportune time for me to offer an opinion from a long-time friend who, like me, shares a history and connection to St Johns County’s north beaches. I grew up on Vilano Beach, owned land and a home there, and owned two homes in Ponte Vedra Beach. I feel as qualified as most…

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Editorials

Bringing your business Internet needs home to limited Internet service

With so much of the U.S. workforce now cooped up at home, trying to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, it’s not a huge surprise that home Internet is showing the strain. Nonetheless, it is probably a good idea to try these steps before upgrading your home Internet.

Business

St. Johns County patient latest to die from coronavirus

St. Johns County is the latest county to record a fatality due to COVID-19. The Florida Department of Health issued its 11:00 a.m. update to Historic City News this morning, where we found that Northeast Florida added another death to the running count of fatalities caused by the coronavirus.

Public Safety