Assistant Police Chief arrested in Saturday morning crash

A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief was arrested and taken to jail in St Johns County early Saturday morning after he crashed his 2005 Mercedes 4 door sedan into a tractor trailer on the I-95 exit ramp at SR-206 at about 12:48 a.m., according to a report received by Historic City News today.

Public Safety

Spring commencement at Flagler College

Historic City News reporters watched as about 414 graduating seniors from Flagler College participated in this morning’s commencement ceremony; receiving their diplomas at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre.

Community

Pedestrian struck and killed at St Augustine Beach

Historic City News has learned that shortly after 10:00 p.m. last night, St Augustine Beach police and St Johns County traffic homicide detectives were called to the scene of Floridian Avenue at SR-A1A to investigate a single-vehicle-vs-pedestrian collision that left a local woman dead.

Public Safety

Letter: Sad day for St Johns Seniors

Letter: Sad day for St Johns Seniors Kim J. Kendall St Augustine FL Dear Editor: The St Johns County School Board is standing firm to NOT allow the graduating Seniors to say a prayer OR any type of inspirational message – period.

Editorials

Consent agenda: commission room security

Historic City News reporters are often surprised at the types of expenditures and shenanigans that glide in and out of city and county commission meetings with full approval; and, completely under the radar through a portentous bit of parliamentary procedure known as the “consent agenda”.

Government