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Highlights from March School Board meeting
Highlights from March School Board meeting held March 13, 2012.
Posted inPublic Safety
Civil Air Patrol members participate in emergency training
Public Affairs Officer 2nd Lt. Dennis Maloney reported to Historic City News in St Augustine that members of Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron 173 recently participated in a safety stand down at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport.
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NBC Sports filming St Augustine 3 Gun Nation event
Historic City News readers are invited to watch defending 3-Gun Nation Champion Tommy Thacker compete for more than $25,000 in cash prizes during the 2012 “3-Gun Nation” Pro Series Tour going on March 31st at the Ancient City Shooting Range in St Augustine.
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Audubon: No rhinos please
Julie Wraithmell, Audubon of Florida’s director of wildlife conservation, tells Historic City News that her organization is asking Governor Rick Scott to veto a bill that would allow zoos to put rhinos, elephants, giraffes and other zoo animals on state conservation lands.
Posted inEditorials
Guest Column: Port and waterway activity
Port Observers —
Port has $1.7M in the bank. Elyse Kemper was unanimously appointed to Secretary-Treasurer upon the retirement of Dennis Bell.
Posted inPublic Safety
Withheld adjudication in Jones verdict means no conviction
The jury returned a guilty verdict in the misdemeanor trial of St Augustine City Commissioner Errol D Jones this evening; however, Judge Charles Tinlin, who heard the case, announced that he would withhold adjudication on the obstructing a police officer charge — requiring Jones to pay $273 in court costs and to serve 50 hours of community service.
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Preservation architect Herschel Shepard honored
Historic City News readers are invited to attend on Monday, March 26th, when the renowned Atlantic Beach architect, 80 year-old Herschel Shepard, M.A., A.I.A., becomes the 30th recipient of the prestigious de Avilés Award at 5:00 p.m. in The Alcazar Room of City Hall located at 75 King Street in St Augustine.
Posted inPublic Safety
Who said what to who and when
During yesterday’s testimony in the trial of St Augustine City Commissioner Errol Jones, who said what to who and when became the issue of conflicting testimony, “foggy memory” and a dispute over a witness statement that has been called into question by the defense.
