Defendant captured after wild goose chase
On Thursday, December 4, 2025, the St Johns County Sheriffs Office confirmed to Historic City News that the “heavy law enforcement presence” on I-95 near Mile Marker 323 was the result of an attempted traffic stop gone bad that spiraled into a full-on manhunt spreading east across International Golf Parkway to US-1 near Abbotts Way.







US Attorney Robert E. O’Neill reported to Historic City News that a federal jury found 51 year-old Tony Devaughn Nelson, former Chairman of the Jacksonville Port Authority, guilty of thirty-six corruption related charges.
Publix in the Vilano Town Center is one step closer to opening since the afternoon on January 12th when Historic City News reporters watched seventeen participants unearth a ceremonial gold shovel of dirt at the groundbreaking ceremonies.
Historic City News reporters have been following the drama and controversy surrounding the recently passed animal-drawn carriage ordinance including two additional ordinances that could modify it; both of which could become final on Monday night.
During his visit earlier this week, National Park Service official David Vela took the opportunity to visit some of the proposed exhibition space for the city’s upcoming commemorations prior to attending a workshop to discuss the inaugural meeting of the federal 450th commission.
St. Augustine Public Information Coordinator Cathy DuPont informed local Historic City News reporters today that Planning and Building Director Mark Knight will address the city commission at their Monday night meeting regarding the future of the M&M Market.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration joined the chorus of those predicting an active 2011 hurricane season in their official report received by Historic City News after it was released yesterday afternoon.
County and city commissioners will meet in a joint workshop Tuesday morning to tackle a variety of mutual concerns — primary among them expected to be infrastructure development in West Augustine and the future of the Willie Galimore pool.
The St. Augustine office of Watson Realty Corp., reported to Historic City News today that their associate, Amy Galkin Capo, has become the company’s newest Broker Associate.