Historic City News has been informed that three St Johns County deputy sheriffs have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into the shooting death of an armed driver believed to have committed at least two hit-and-run crashes in Flagler county midday on Wednesday.
Leaving the scene of an automobile collision where the crash led to the death of one or more persons is a first-degree felony in Florida; and, yesterday, St Johns County resident Henry Haigler was sentenced to serve eight-years in a state prison facility for the commission of that crime.
Vicky Oakes, St Johns County Supervisor of Elections in St Augustine, informed local Historic City News reporters that she has instituted additional measures to protect poll workers and voters traveling to one of the six voting locations.
Of all the risks associated with Spring Break, NASCAR and Bike Week, which is going on in Daytona Beach through this weekend, one man in St Johns County becomes ill and tests positive for the new coronavirus disease in Florida.
The Florida Department of Health announced to Historic City News on Tuesday that eight new positive cases of the novel coronavirus disease have been confirmed in the state. This new information increases the number of known in-state cases to 21.
The notice of the coronavirus spike came late yesterday afternoon.
Historic City News finds that relaxed social media policies are trending among American companies; in fact, more companies want their workers to be active on social media. Frequently it may even be part of their job description.
Last week, we announced the receipt of documents and attachments from a poll that was conducted by students of the University of North Florida under the supervision of associate professor of political science, Dr. Michael Binder.
Historic City News received word from the City of St. Augustine Beach announcing that they are “Going Green” this year. Starting January 1, 2020, the City is launching a “Go Green SAB” campaign, which encourages businesses within the city limits of St. Augustine Beach to voluntarily eliminate single-use plastics products.
