High ranking dignitaries, some with security details, came to St Augustine yesterday to discuss plans for Viva 500; the State of Florida’s promotional program to commemorate five-hundred years since Ponce de Leon claimed La Florida in the name of the Spanish crown.
Liliana Kurpanik, President of the Republican Women’s Club of St Johns County, announced to Historic City News reporters in St Augustine that two candidates for seats in local government will speak at their October 17 meeting.
The female store clerk at Sharps Liquor on Moody Boulevard in Palm Coast reported to police that, around 5:19 p.m. last night, two black men, both in their early 30s, drew a pistol on her and demanded money from the cash register — along with a $100 bottle of Hennessy.
Thanks to a generous gift from St Augustine resident Gina Burrell, today the City of St Augustine Streets and Grounds Division is able to plant three palms and two Crape Myrtles in the vicinity of San Marco Avenue and Ballard Street.
Father Thomas Willis, Rector of Cathedral Basilica of St Augustine, has cordially invited Historic City News readers to attend the following liturgies scheduled for this month.
A 2010 Dodge Avenger traveling southbound on I-95 at a high rate of speed; was observed overtaking slower moving vehicles at about 8:00 p.m. last night; before the driver made an abrupt lane change and lost control of the vehicle.
Two residents of a home in the 2400 block of Hydrangea Street in St Augustine were awaken shortly after 2:00 a.m. this morning when a 2003 Jeep Wrangler came crashing into the house.
After a 28-year-old woman crashed into a marked patrol car last night and fled the scene without stopping, Historic City News learned that deputies caught up to her; only to discover that she had been drinking and was in possession of marijuana.
