The Florida Highway Patrol alerted Historic City News reporters to two separate airplane crashes this morning; one on Barrel Factory Road at Leonard Road that occurred about 7:40 a.m., the second, on CR-305 at Huff Road St Johns that occurred about 9:21 a.m.
Although the St Augustine City Commission has yet to approve a plan to conclude all future city meetings at a time certain, limiting the time presently used for public comment and discussion by members, at the meeting on July 8, several time-consuming items were tabled until its next meeting which is August 12.
During their July 8th meeting, St Augustine City Commissioners seated the final two remaining members to a seven-member blue-ribbon committee; impaneled to make recommendations about the future of short-term rentals in a congested and controversial market.
In the last hour, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly informed Historic City News that 17-year-old Elijah Rizvan of Palm Coast was shot and killed just before 8:30 p.m. last night. Nearby areas in the W-Section are being actively processed by crime scene investigators.
Historic City News was notified by 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.
Dr. Joseph G. Joyner reported to Historic City News today the appointment of Dr. Sandra Miles to Flagler College as the new Vice President of Student Affairs. Her start date at Flagler will be July 15. She will replace Dan Stewart, who decided to step down as Vice President of Student Services earlier this year and will assume a new position as Administrator on Special Assignment.
The Florida Department of Transportation reported to Historic City News that they will temporarily close the fishing pier on the SR-206 Bridge over the Matanzas River beginning Monday, July 22nd in order to perform bridge repairs.
Historic City News was informed that earlier this morning, 89-year-old Ross Perot, the colorful Texas billionaire businessman who ran for president as a third-party candidate in 1992 and 1996, died at his home in Dallas.
Perot, who had been battling leukemia, was surrounded by family members when he died; according to a statement published this morning.
