The Saint Augustine Tea Party announced to Historic City News that constitutional expert, Ken Wood, will be the next guest speaker at their regular meeting on Tuesday, September 10th at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Inn.
You never expect everyone to agree in politics, and today is no exception. But, this morning, when Congressman Ron DeSantis joined fifty or more constituents for an informal coffee meeting in Flagler Beach, Historic City News editor, Michael Gold, found those attending in agreement that this US House member represents them well.
A ten-year-old boy has gone missing from his home on San Juan Drive in Ponte Vedra Beach and St Johns County Sheriff’s detectives are asking Historic City News readers to assist in locating him.
In the last year the Cathedral Basilica has hosted the Vienna Boys Choir, the renowned Spanish group La Folia, and the Thisted Church Choir of Men and Boys from Denmark; and, this Friday evening, Father Thomas S. Willis has invited Historic City News readers to attend another notable performance.
The man whose personal archives are the foundation for the Civil Rights Library of St Augustine, Flagler College’s new Internet-based multimedia archive documenting the St Augustine Civil Rights Movement, will speak at Flagler College on September 19th as part of the College’s “Ideas and Images” program.
Congressman Ron D. DeSantis announced to Historic City News in St Augustine that he attended yesterday’s hearing on Syria, where he heard testimony from US Secretary of State, John Kerry, US Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey.
City Fire Chief Mike Arnold invited all Historic City News readers to attend the annual Ceremony of Remembrance on Wednesday, September 11, at 8:30 a.m. to remember those who died in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Guest Column: Weekly Review
Dr. Joseph G. Joyner
St Johns School District Superintendent
Dear Editor:
Last week I had the opportunity to participate in the Governor’s Education Summit in St. Petersburg. Governor Scott invited a diverse group of stakeholders, parents and business leaders to advise him in four major areas of educational policy – State Standards, State Standard Assessments, School Grades and Teacher Evaluation.
