Posted inPublic Safety
City Fire Department chasing 4th call in 48-hours
Historic City News has learned that today’s weather already has the St Augustine Fire Department Marine Units very busy.
Posted inCommunity
Barry Kass ends family tradition; announcing his final SAHS football game tonight
When St Augustine High School Yellow Jackets square off against a century-old rival, Palatka High School, a local family tradition will come to an end. Local sportscasting icon, Barry Snyder Kass, will hang up his microphone for the last time.
Posted inCommunity
All Hallows’ Eve Charity Bash a howling success
Special to Historic City News
The Krewe of the 13’s First Annual All Hallows’ Eve Charity Bash was the Halloween event of the season, according to members who attended the event.
Posted inGovernment
Commissioner Smith resigns to serve as Florida Farm Bureau president
During the regular Tuesday meeting of the St Johns County Commission, District 2 Commissioner Jeb S Smith formally announced his resignation to serve as president of the Florida Farm Bureau: the state’s largest agricultural organization with more than 136,000 members. The Farm Bureau represents farm owners who produce all 300 of the state’s agricultural commodities.
Posted inEditorials
Letter: Where has the time gone?
Max Royle, City ManagerCity of St Augustine Beach Dear Historic City News readers, The year 2021 marks my 45th year in the city management occupation. From that perspective, now may be an appropriate time to share some occupational observations. Here are two of many lessons I have learned during my career in public service. Believing ... Read more
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Fucci is not likely to face trial until late next year
Circuit Judge Lee Smith said during a pretrial hearing at the St. Johns County Courthouse Thursday, that he hopes to set a final trial date in late 2022 for 14-year-old Aiden Fucci and his mother Crystal Smith.
Posted inBusiness
Florida Supreme Court has recently disciplined 15 attorneys including one in Holly Hill
Leslie H. Smith, spokesman for the Department of Lawyer Regulation of The Florida Bar informed local Historic City News reporters that in recent court orders the Florida Supreme Court disciplined 15 attorneys, including one in Holly Hill; disbarring two, suspending eight, reprimanding one, and revoking the licenses of four. Two attorneys were placed on probation and one attorney has been ordered to pay restitution.
Posted inCommunity
Set the clocks back to Standard Time on November 7th
Historic City News readers will all love to get an extra hour of sleep when we set the clocks back to Standard Time on November 7th at 2:00 a.m., but the downside is that after setting the clocks back, it gets dark early in the evening.