Historic City News learned that as of 12:00 p.m. today, the City of St. Augustine is providing free sandbags and a do-it-yourself bag fill at Francis Field on West Castillo Drive (32084) in preparation for expected flooding in the City.
St. Johns County Emergency Management media spokesperson Kelly Wilson updated local Historic City News reporters this morning on the status of Hurricane Dorian as we look forward to a wet weekend in Northeast Florida.
The City of St Augustine Director of Public Works, Michael Cullum, will face some truth-checking this weekend when the National Weather Services reports a combination of lunar effect and tropical-storm-turning-hurricane Dorian is likely to visit Northeast Florida.
Historic City News readers are patriotically invited to attend tomorrow night’s open meeting of the Saint Augustine Tea Party, Tuesday, August 27, 2019, starting at 6:30 p.m., where the guest speakers will be “Angel Parents” Kiyan and Bobby Michael.
A forum to address issues directly impacting the St Johns River is being held Monday morning, August 26, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the St Johns River Center, located at 102 North 1st Street in Palatka (32177).
At the request of temperance-matron Nancy Sikes-Kline, the City Commission meeting Monday night will be interrupted by a presentation of up to ten-minutes to hear from Regina “Gayle” Phillips, Director of the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center. Phillips was one of seven members chosen by white apologist City Manager, John Regan, to affect the outcome of the Confederate Memorial Contextualization Advisory Committee last year.
Historic City News was notified by the Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Allen Nelson, that traffic will be impacted at the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted.
Dennis McDonald
Flagler County, Florida
Dear Historic City News editor;
There was a recent article about an Ormond Beach walker being personally violated when he takes his four-mile walk each day. It sent me back to my Constitution Handbook to reassure myself that what was being claimed as a violation of his First Amendment rights was NOT.
