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Sheriff opens new Palm Coast precinct
Historic City News reporters attended this morning when Flagler County Sheriff James L. Manfre officially opened the newly relocated Palm Coast precinct in a ribbon-cutting ceremony assisted by city and county officials.
Unlike Flagler Beach, St Augustine Beach, Bunnell, or the City of St Augustine, the City of Palm Coast does not have its own police department; they contract with the Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement services within their city limits.
On Tuesday evening, May 14, the Saint Augustine Tea Party will host a nationally known expert on public education, William Korach; who will address the issue of student inspirational speech during St Johns County school’s upcoming graduation ceremonies.
Laurie Sanderson reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.
Historic City News was informed that 59 new troopers from the 124th Basic Recruit Class graduated from the Florida Highway Patrol Academy yesterday morning; six are headed to our local Troop G and one will be assigned to St Augustine and St Johns County.
Tomorrow, Historic City News readers are reminded that the National Association of Letter Carriers, working with the US Postal Service, and the United Way of St Johns County, will be collecting non-perishable food as part of the annual Letter Carriers “Stamp out Hunger” food drive.
Free haircuts and health screenings are among the services available for Historic City News readers who visit the St Johns County Career Fair from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday in the Solomon Calhoun Center located at 1300 Duval Street in St Augustine.
Yesterday evening, as part of a unified local economic development effort, the St Johns County Industrial Development Authority and its economic development partners hosted a business reception with Governor Rick Scott in an effort to capitalize on the influx of local, state, national and international business leaders attending THE PLAYERS Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach this week.
In addition to our headliners QuinTango, this Sunday May 12, and Benny Goodman May 14, Romanza Festivale presents over 100 events in 10 days. A good number of those are Heritage events, and a many of those are concentrated around Saturday May 18.
