County signs prescription card contract

Caremark Rx Inc
St. Johns County will soon be introducing a discount card program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs. The county has signed a contract to make free prescription drug discount cards available under a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) that offers average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs.

Space shuttle launch affects general aviation

Airport Authority
Edward R. Wuellner, AAE, Executive Director of the St. Augustine and St. Johns County Airport Authority, notified Historic City News of a media release from Arthur B. Ladd, DAFC, 45 Space Wing – Chief, Airspace Management, that is of special interest to the General Aviation Community, and public, concerning the scheduled upcoming shuttle launch.

Officials to attend regional leadership forum

World Golf Village
Today, Historic City News was advised by the Office of Public Affairs of the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners that one or more St. Johns County Commissioners may attend a Regional Leadership Forum presented by Cornerstone at the St. Johns County Convention Center in World Golf Village on Wednesday and Thursday, May 28-29, 2008.

IRS stimulus payment e-mail scam

Historic City News
Looking very official, the following e-mail – which was sent from a computer in the United Kingdom – was received by an editor at Historic City Media this morning; purporting to be a confirmation of the 2007 economic stimulus payment from the Internal Revenue Service.

Those who are duped and respond to the linked inquiry form will have their most important personal identification information compromised by this almost believable Internet phishing scheme.

County Candidates Forum

County Auditorium
The St. Johns County Civic Association Roundtable will host a County Candidates Forum on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The event will be held at the County Auditorium located at 4020 Lewis Speedway.

Anastasia Mosquito Control District open house

Anastasia Mosquito Control District
According to an announcement received by Historic City News from Gina LeBlanc, the Anastasia Mosquito Control District has extended an invitation for the public to attend an open house in order to learn what services the district provides to St. Johns County and how the public can “fight the bite.”