HISTORIC CITY NEWS

General Election will be held in the Town of Hastings

Vicky C. Oakes, Supervisor of Elections, St. Johns County NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 2017 Notice is hereby given that a General Election will be held in the Town of Hastings, St. Johns County, Florida, for the purpose of filling the following offices: Three (3) Town Council seats Groups 1, 2 & 3 Candidates…

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Government

Bailey Group recognized as one of area’s healthiest companies

First Coast Worksite Wellness Council and the Mayor’s Council on Fitness & Well-Being has informed local Historic City News business reporters that the Bailey Group in St Augustine has been named a 3-time Gold Level Award winner for being one of 2017’s healthiest companies.

Business

Former JSO deputy admits sex trafficking of a 4-year-old girl

A 60-year-old former Duval County deputy sheriff has pled guilty to attempted commercial sex trafficking of a child and faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15-years to life in federal prison after he solicited an adult woman in Texas to sexually abuse her 4-year-old daughter, take photographs of the abuse, and then sell the photographs…

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Public Safety

Parking lots re-opening at Guana Research Reserve

Although today’s forecast won’t encourage you to take advantage of it, resource management coordinator Joe Burgess, reported to Historic City News this morning that the South Beach Access Parking Lot at the Guana Tolomato Matanzas Research Reserve has officially reopened, having been closed for repairs since October.

Community

St Augustine Music Festival

The St. Augustine Music Festival enters its tenth year beginning with an outstanding lineup of concert artists on June 15-17 and June 22-24.

Community

Two cars strike and kill pedestrian on SR-16

Just before 2:00 a.m. this morning, Historic City News was informed that a 48-year-old St Augustine man, Mark Burger, had been struck by two vehicles as he stood in the traffic lane at SR-16 at North 1st Street. The victim died at the scene.

Public Safety

Sentencing for defendants in convenience store murder

Historic City News reporting that today sentencing was held in the murder of 29-year-old convenience store clerk Malav Desai during a robbery that took place on May 19, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at 70 Masters Drive in St Augustine.

Public Safety

Fugitive driving stolen car captured at St Augustine Beach

Last night at about 8:10 p.m., Historic City News learned that St Augustine Beach Police captured a fugitive from North Carolina when he returned to take possession of a reportedly stolen car that was parked in the 10th Street parking lot, just East of A1A Beach Boulevard.

Public Safety