Letter: Monitoring effect of oil spill on beaches
I’m sure we all agree that the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is not only an environmental disaster, it also has the potential to cause severe damage to the Florida tourism industry.
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I’m sure we all agree that the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is not only an environmental disaster, it also has the potential to cause severe damage to the Florida tourism industry.
Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw alerted local Historic City News reporters that two suspects are being sought for entering an occupied home early this morning and firing a shotgun.
Deputy Jacob A. Manning responded to a call at the Sawgrass TPC golf course just before 9:00 p.m. last night describing an occupied car that was parked directly on the 8th green; according to information received by Historic City News local reporters. The driver was not Tiger Woods.
The St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra and the Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau is seeking nominations for the coveted Tourism Employee of the Year awards to be presented May 18th at the St. Johns County Convention Center.
Community Affairs Officer Barbara Clifford of the St. Augustine Police Department asked Historic City News local reporters to caution our readers in the Flagler Model Land Neighborhood (Saragossa Street area) concerning recent incidents with rabid raccoons.
At the McCollum for Governor, African-American coalition roll-out the other day a journalist asked me why as an “African-America” I was supporting Attorney General Bill McCollum for Governor when he failed to sign legislation creating a holiday during his tenure as a Congressman for Martin Luther King Day.
The St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra and the Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau informed Historic City News reporters that they will host a must-see event for everyone with an interest in tourism on Tuesday, May 18th.
St. Augustine Visitors and Convention Bureau Communications Director Jay Humphreys reported some great entertainment activities for Historic City News readers this weekend.