HISTORIC CITY NEWS 2020

Teenage boys found dead in Ponte Vedra Beach townhome

Historic City News was notified yesterday that the bodies of two teenage boys were discovered in the bedroom of a home on Solano Cay Circle in Ponte Vedra Beach. The report came into the sheriff’s call center informing local law enforcement of the discovery at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning, February 9, 2020.

Public Safety

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. Be alert to lane closures and temporary detours, as well as increased congestion in these areas. FDOT employees and contractors…

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Community

Editorial: State gets Chief Science Officer, City gets Abbott and Costello

Is there a place in Florida that is more vulnerable to the effects of rising sea levels and the quality of water than St Augustine and St Johns County? With “resiliency” being the buzz word Historic City News reporters are hearing in both St Augustine and Tallahassee, one brand new administrator is excited about the…

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Editorials

St Johns County residents have the right to know what the state knows about coronavirus

Florida health officials say state law prevents them from telling the public about suspected cases of coronavirus, yet the state regularly revealed that information during the Zika crisis three years ago.

Editorials

Governor DeSantis Eliminates Common Core

At the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, the Florida Department of Education released the newly proposed Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking to local Historic City News reporters. The Governor said that although Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards were made by Florida teachers for Florida students, he knows they will be a model for the rest of the…

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Government

Free Marineland Lecture Series event

Patrician Price, spokesperson for the GTM Research Reserve in Ponte Vedra Beach, reported to Historic City News that readers can learn the basics of the human behavior change process for today’s environmental issues during the next Marineland Lecture Series event.

Community

Public Notice of Pollution – St Johns County

Pursuant to Section 403.077, F.S., the Florida Department of Environmental Protection informed local Historic City News reporters that they have received the following Public Notice of Pollution for a reportable release that occurred within St Johns County.

Public Safety

Commission candidate Ken Bryan to face a jury in a defamation lawsuit

Historic City News learned this week that former one-term St Johns County Commissioner, Ken Bryan, has been summoned to appear in Flagler County court to answer defamation charges brought by lawyers for Sunbelt Holdings Florida I LLC, of Nevada; and its parent company, Sunbelt Land Management LLC, of Delaware.

Community