Posted inBusiness
Comcast policy limits bandwith usage
Historic City News has learned that Comcast High-Speed Internet Customers will soon have bandwidth restrictions placed on certain of their accounts,
St. Johns River to the Sea Loop
Yesterday, Jay Humphreys, Communications Director with the St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau, reported to Historic City News that on September 22, officials from five Florida counties and the office of Senator Bill Nelson will meet with Congressman John Mica at St. Augustine’s Castillo de San Marcos to finalize plans for a bike trail that will symbolize the Sunshine State’s 500 years of history.
Posted inCommunity
Library Town Hall Meetings
Historic City News has been informed that the St. Johns County Library System is seeking public input for development of their Strategic Plan.
Posted inGovernment
Throwing good money after bad
Once again, in a 3-2 vote with commissioners Cyndi Stevenson and Jim Bryant dissenting; Ben Rich, Tom Manuel and Ron Sanchez decided to ignore the voice of the voters and authorize County Administrator Michael Wanchick to spend up to $35,000 to “educate” the voters who defeated a proposed home rule charter in the August Primary Election using local public funds.
Fundraiser to benefit local Drug Court
Historic City News was asked to announce that the Community Support Treatment Corporation will hold their first annual fundraiser this Friday. This special event, titled “Candle Lights to the Future†is to support the St. Johns County Drug Court Program.
Posted inBusiness
New Businesses through 09/14/2008
Begin Business Date: 09/08/2008 End Business Date: 09/14/2008
From the records of
DENNIS W. HOLLINGSWORTH
Posted inPublic Safety
Sexually explicit materials lead to firings
Karen McNeal, Facility Superintendent of the St. Johns Regional Juvenile Detention Center, reported to Historic City News that 14 detention officers were terminated and one resigned during a recent investigation into allegations that there were possible sexually explicit materials on the facility’s computers.
Posted inCommunity
Making city safer during hurricane season
Hopefully lessons can be learned from catastrophic events and such is the case after Hurricane Katrina slammed New Orleans. It was realized afterward that most all the street signs were either damaged or lost and emergency vehicles could not identify where they were in the debris filled streets of New Orleans.
