Road repairs and maintenance planned

Laurie Sanderson reported the following St. Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning tomorrow morning and continuing through June 17th.

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Saving the Margaret Mitchell House

Mary Rose Taylor will discuss her effort to rescue and restore the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta tomorrow, Saturday, June 11th at 3:00 p.m. at the Anastasia Island Branch of the St. Johns County Public Library.

Community

GOP elects new State Committeeman

Decisions are made by those who show up, and that was clear last night when former State Committeeman Jon Woodard was denied re-election to resume his service as one of the two St. Johns County committee representatives to the Republican Party of Florida.

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Marsh fires close A1A and jeopardize US-1

At a joint press conference called yesterday by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, St. Johns County Fire Rescue and the Division of Forestry, Historic City News learned that units responded to a brush fire in the 2900 block of South Ponte Vedra Boulevard early Thursday afternoon.

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Pension switchover dings state workers

State employees in St. Johns County, who are now mandated to contribute 3 percent of their salaries to cover pension costs, will suffer a deduction one week earlier than required under Florida’s pension plan overhaul — due to the timing of the switchover.

Government

450 Community Corps board re-convenes

Historic City News has learned that the non-profit citizens group, 450 Community Corps, convened a meeting of its executive board this week; the first meeting of that body in nearly two years.

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Weekend full of local entertainment

St. Augustine Visitors and Convention Bureau Communications Director Jay Humphreys announced to St. Johns County Historic City News readers that between this weekend’s fishing tournament, rodeo, and theatric presentations, there is no reason not to be doing something.

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