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.
The Saint Augustine Tea Party has patriotically invited all Historic City News readers to attend their General meeting; Tuesday evening, May 23, 2017, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Inn located at 900 North Ponce de Leon Boulevard in St. Augustine.
Richard Goldman proved that in St Augustine there is no recognition too small to celebrate if it strokes the ego of the tourism cash cow that has been crippling the quality of life of city residents since the St Johns County Visitors and Convention Bureau, Inc., was incorporated on September 12, 1995.
Putnam County candidate for sheriff, Jonathan Kinney, filed a lawsuit after the November 2016 General Election; challenging the final results of his race by alleging that 42 ballots counted by the Supervisor of Elections should be thrown out.
St Johns County Fire Rescue reported to Historic City News today that they were able to save a historic home from fire in the 500 block of CR-13A. The home was reportedly built in the 1800’s.
Gretl Plessinger, Public Information Officer for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in Tallahassee, reported to Historic City News that the late, former sheriff Neil J Perry, will be inducted tomorrow into the Law Enforcement Officers’ Hall of Fame.
Historic City News was notified by Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Debbie Delgado, that traffic will be impacted at the following
St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted.
Be alert to lane closures and temporary detours, as well as increased congestion in these areas. FDOT employees and contractors will be working on the roadways and need your full attention.
St Augustine Police made no arrest after 29-year-old Jeffrey “Stephen” Lee was shot and killed in the yard of an Arricola Avenue apartment on Davis Shores in the early evening of Thursday night, March 9, 2017.
Apparently, Jesse Fish is buried underneath a money tree, because Todd Neville, a Davis Shores accountant and city commissioner, told Lorena Inclan in a televised interview yesterday that he’s not worried that the legislature has eliminated more than $2 million meant for public works projects in the city — especially one that would prevent flooding in Davis Shores.
