HISTORIC CITY NEWS

Marker recognizes Nelmar Terrace Historic District

Historic City News local reporters observed a lot of pride exhibited by members of the Nelmar Terrace Neighborhood who gathered for the unveiling of a new historical marker in their neighborhood yesterday evening.

Community

Frontier Airlines expands St Augustine non-stop service

Frontier Airlines this week announced to Historic City News that it will continue its low-fare service at Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St. Augustine with nonstop service to Philadelphia International Airport.

Business

Burglar apprehended by K-9 in Whisper Ridge

Historic City News learned that a 40-year-old Duval County man was arrested on a host of charges following a home invasion and burglary of an occupied residence early Thursday morning.

Community

Facebook will allow fact-checkers to censor news

In an exercise of futility and hopeless labor, that will no doubt rival the punishment of Sisyphus, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is changing direction on a commitment he made last month that the company will not try to be “an arbiter of truth” when it comes to content posted by its 1.8 billion users.

Business

First Coast Technical College gets new principal

Christina Langston, St Johns County School District Chief of Community Relations, reported the appointment of Chris Force to serve as principal for First Coast Technical College. Her nomination will be presented during the January 10th meeting of the St Johns County School Board.

Community

City addressing fees and regulation of all for-profit vehicles

If you have ever driven an automobile through St Augustine during the past ten or twelve years, you know the frustration of non-standard, for-profit vehicles adding to congestion and menacing moving targets like pedestrians, bicyclists, and other automobiles.

Community

More than a thousand books distributed this year

Outreach Manager Joan Whitson of the Early Learning Coalition of North Florida, contacted Historic City News in St Augustine last week to report on this year’s book-bag distribution to three and four-year-old children in St. Johns, Putnam, Clay, Bradford, Baker and Nassau counties.

Community

Election of officers for the Library Advisory Board

Administration spokesperson Angelina Gervasi reported to Historic City News that the St. Johns County Library Advisory Board has elected their new slate of officers for coming fiscal year, 2016-2017.

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