Florida house passes bill establishing Florida Slavery Memorial

Today, Historic City News received statements from Speaker Richard Corcoran and Minority Leader-designate Kionne McGhee after passage of HB- 67 to establish the Florida Slavery Memorial, which recognizes the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States.

Government

Editorial: Recognizing all gave some – some gave all

Michael Gold, Editor in Chief HISTORIC CITY NEWS St Augustine, FL I was raised in a family by two military officers; one commissioned, the other non-commissioned.  I learned about the importance of the men and women who defend our American freedoms from a man and woman who went overseas and did.

Editorials

Beach Commissioner faces Municipal Code Enforcement Board

Historic City News was informed that St Augustine Beach Commissioner Maggie Koskta was summoned to appear before the Municipal Code Enforcement Board of the City of St. Augustine Beach on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. in the City Commission Meeting Room at City Hall, 2200 State Road A1A South, St. Augustine Beach.

Government

Local manufacturer Griswold becomes SRM Concrete

Historic City News has learned that the business assets of local concrete manufacturer, Griswold Concrete, located at 201 Concourse Drive in Elkton, and 11660 Camden Road in Jacksonville, have been purchased by Tennessee based concrete manufacturer, SRM Concrete.

Business

Coalition will protect memorials from out-of-town complainers

This morning, local Historic City News reporters attended a press conference in St Augustine’s Plaza de la Constitucion at the site of the historical monument to 44 of the city’s war dead — men who left to do battle in the US Civil War and whose bodies were never returned to their families.

Community

Two arrests in Saturday homicide

As the investigation continues into the Saturday homicide of 20-year-old Kahlil R. Cooke of Mandarin, two arrests have been made and a missing truck and its driver, of interest in this case, have been located by authorities.

Public Safety