Traffic Safety Team at beach pier today

Community Traffic Safety Program Manager Andrea Atran informed Historic City News that this morning, beginning at 10:00 a.m., the St. Johns Traffic Safety Team will be greeting visitors to the Farmer’s Market, next to the St. Augustine Beach Pier.

Public Safety

Fires can easily cross county lines

Flagler County is bracing for another day battling blazes from more than a dozen active wildfires and brush fires according to a report received by Historic City News this morning.

Community

Shooting death treated as homicide

Sheriff’s spokesman Kevin Kelshaw told Historic City News local crime patrol reporters that we should have more answers today in the shooting death of a Fruit Cove area woman that occurred early Tuesday morning.

Public Safety

Danger from fire ever present

The State Division of Forestry and firefighters with the St. Johns County Fire Department reported to Historic City News that they have a woods fire in the area of Lightsey Road under control at this hour.

Community

Countywide burn ban ordered today

Responding to an emergency meeting called by County Staff, Historic City News was on hand this morning when three members of the county commission convened to address fire-safety concerns.

Government

Richard Watson: admired jurist dies

The namesake of the St. Johns County Courthouse, Richard Orien Watson, has passed away in St. Augustine after fighting a losing battle with pancreatic cancer — he was 78 years-old.

Community