HISTORIC CITY NEWS

Harley-Davidson dealership coming to St Augustine

Adamec Cycle Sales Co. Inc. in Jacksonville has announced to Historic City News that they will build a 35,000-square-foot facility here by the third quarter of 2019. The building will be located on a 4.5-acre parcel on Outlet Mall Boulevard, across the street from Fields Cadillac. Adamec St. Augustine LLC purchased the parcel in 2017…

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Business

State wins conviction in first-degree murder trial

Today, Bryan L. Shorstein, Public Information Officer for State Attorney R. J. Larizza, announced to local Historic City News reporters that at the end of a three-day trial, 40-year-old Christopher William McCook of St. Augustine was found guilty of first-degree murder in the strangulation death of Keneshia Gadson. The evidence showed that McCook used an…

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Public Safety

City manager evaluation process in question at St Augustine Beach

St Augustine Beach Commissioner Rich O’Brien has refused to provide a written evaluation of City Manager Max Royle, despite consensus of the remaining commissioners to comply with the process supposed to be part of the basis for his salary in the next budget year.

Government

Palm Coast: Tis the season for a new city manager

Last week, Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland called for and got support for the dismissal of city manager Jim Landon because of his chronic last-minute release of workshop backup materials for City Council workshops until only shortly before those workshops were to begin. Several weeks before, Holland had asked Landon to release the documents earlier…

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Government

City manager instills false hope in Anastasia Island residents

St Augustine residents turned out by the dozens last night, only to have their hopes dashed after city manager John Regan’s sophomoric attempt to boost support for his “pet commissioner” Nancy Sikes Kline and a thinly veiled attempt to save his job. Regan’s poor management and poor decision-making in the highly-paid position has been challenged…

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Government

True Miracles of the American Revolution

You are patriotically invited to attend tonight’s open meeting of the Saint Augustine Tea Party where Jerry Cameron, Chair of the St. Johns County Republican Executive Committee, will be the guest speaker. Cameron, who has always been an outspoken proponent of American principles, has spent a considerable portion of his life studying the foundations of…

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Community

Tom Reynolds abandons 2018 election, vows 2020 return

“Three strikes and you’re out” is the call for ubiquitous political candidate Thomas F. Reynolds, after Historic City News learned that he has withdrawn from a contest against St Augustine Beach Commissioner Undine C. George, who Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes reports is therefor elected by default.

Government

Burglar awakens resident while rummaging through fridge

This morning at about 8:30 a.m., St Augustine Police responded to a 911-call reporting a burglary in progress while the resident was inside the home. Public Information Officer Cecilia “Cici” Aiple informed Historic City News local reporters that Training Officer Jennifer Trotzke and her trainee, Officer India Green, were dispatched on the call.

Public Safety