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City must decide to act or wait for feasibility study
A rant by current County Commissioner Joseph (Ken) Bryan, published three days after the last city commission meeting, was not enough to…
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Man mistakes girlfriend for hog in hunting accident
Last night Historic City News learned that a 52 year-old Brandon woman underwent surgery for gunshot wounds at Halifax Medical Center after being transported, by air, from a hunting camp on County Road 305 in West Flagler County.
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Travis Hutson receives criminal justice endorsements
Businessman Travis Hutson who, with his wife Tanya, live in Elkton, announced to Historic City News this week that State Attorney R J Larizza and St Johns County Sheriff David Shoar have endorsed him in his candidacy for the newly-drawn House district that includes parts of St Johns, Flagler, and Volusia Counties.
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Holocaust Remembrance Day in St Augustine
In a program created through a partnership between International B’nai Brith and the St Augustine Jewish Historical Society, called “Unto every person there is a name”, dozens of area residents gathered in the Gazebo on the campus of Flagler College last week to read the names of Holocaust victims.
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Public hearing Monday on Flagler classroom building
Although former commissioner and mayor Len Weeks sent his approval of the demolition and new design for the Flagler College media building, others have sent their objections to Ordinance No. 2012-07 being heard by the commission Monday evening.
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Film producer wants to make movie based on local history
A mission to produce film projects for the 500th Anniversary of Ponce de Leon’s discovery of La Florida and the 450th Commemoration of Pedro Menendez’ founding of St Augustine, has kept Tom Fortin busy during the past three years — even though support for his dream has been hard to find.
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Deputy condition upgraded – won’t return to work for months
The St Johns County Sheriff’s Office traffic deputy that was involved in a collision while riding his police motorcycle during an escort last Saturday, is continuing to recover at a Jacksonville hospital, according to an update received by Historic City News today.
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Elderly man removed from Elkton home after standoff
Things ended peacefully in Elkton about an hour ago, when members of the Sheriff’s Crisis Negotiations Team were able to successfully enter and remove a despondent man from his home, after a SWAT standoff, then transport him to Flagler Hospital in St Augustine for medical evaluation.
