Historic City News has been published daily since March 2000. Reporting local news for St Augustine and St Johns County Florida, Historic City News is the county's only free press. Our mission is to hold public figures accountable to the public.
I’ve read several articles and witnessed the installation of traffic cameras in surrounding areas and have to wonder if traffic surveillance cameras are not inevitable in our future.
Last week, red light cameras were activated at six heavily trafficked Palm Coast intersections.
Adolescents use alcohol more than tobacco or illicit drugs in both St. Johns County and across the nation.
Almost one out of two St. Johns County high school students has consumed alcohol in the past 30 days and the average age at which they begin is 13 years old.
For some time now there has been suspicion and rumor about the long vacant Mariotti Auto Laundry which seemed to have opened and closed just as quickly.
The building located at 2801 N Ponce de Leon Blvd. and the vacant shopping center located behind the building (that at one time housed a Lil’ Champ convenience store) are both owned by Deerfield, IL pharmacy behemoth Walgreens.
Stranded passengers at St. Augustine St. Johns County Airport this morning had not yet received word that Skybus ceased all operations effective Saturday, April 5.
SASJC Airport employees were on the scene of the former Skybus hanger to deliver the bad news to passengers.
St. Augustine People for Peace and Justice, Grandparents for Peace and Veterans for Peace held a rally at the east end of the Plaza de la Constitución, this evening from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
About 30 people attended representing grassroots organizations who wanted to show their support as well as gain additional exposure for their various causes.
St. Johns County Commission District 3 candidate Randy Brunson has promised an evening of fun, food, music, meeting people and making friends tomorrow night at the St. Augustine Elks Lodge.
I met with St. Johns County Sheriff David Shoar yesterday on the heels of his announcement to seek re-election.
He told me that, after much personal thought and reflection with his family, he has decided to seek another term to serve again as our Sheriff.
In a news release available here, the Florida Department of Veteran’s Affairs is soliciting your nominations for the name of the newest State Veteran’s Nursing Home to be built in St. Johns County.
The Florida Department of Veteran’s Affairs plans to break ground this June and anticipates the home to open for occupancy in December 2009.
