HISTORIC CITY NEWS

St Johns County issues Tropical Storm Erika situation update

St. Johns County Emergency Operations Center Director, Linda Stoughton, has informed local Historic City News reporters that we will continue to receive a situation updates automatically as Tropical Storm Erika continues its path in the Atlantic Ocean towards land. Currently, the Emergency Operation Center remains at Activation Level 3; which means that they are monitoring…

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Public Safety

Shooting has northwest St Johns County schools locked down

St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kevin Kelshaw alerted local Historic City News reporters that deputies are searching for one suspect following a shooting death of at least one victim.

Public Safety

HHSAC Executive Committee Meeting Schedule

Health and Human Services Advisory Council FY 2014/2015 Executive Committee Meeting Schedule All meetings are held at the Health and Human Services Kingfisher Conference Room, 200 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine. Any changes in dates, times, or meeting rooms will be posted. Meetings held on first Thursday of the month at 3:30 p.m. FY 2014/2015 October…

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Community

Motives in Dow PUD likely tax related – appeal inevitable

Some in St Augustine who are watching with interest the transformation of the Dow Museum of Historic Homes into the Cordova Inn, say that the rhetoric used to pressure neighbors and influence members of the city’s two governing boards, city management, and city commission, limiting acceptable options for the subject real estate to either an…

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St Johns County issues Tropical Storm Erika situation report

St. Johns County Emergency Operations Center Director, Linda Stoughton, has informed local Historic City News reporters that we will continue to receive a Situation Report automatically as Tropical Storm Erika continues its path in the Atlantic Ocean towards land. Currently, the Emergency Operation Center is at Activation Level 3; which means that they are monitoring…

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Public Safety

450th Anniversary Founding Day historical re-enactment

Four hundred and fifty years ago, on September 8, 1565, Captain-General Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés stepped ashore at Matanzas Bay and founded St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest, continuously occupied European city, port, and parish in the continental United States.

Community

Letter: Citizen challenges approach to decision making

Letter: Citizen challenges approach to decision making Lee Geanuleas St Augustine Open letter to St Augustine’s City Commission and residents: Thank you for your amazing patience in listening to hours of public testimony regarding the Dow PUD this past Monday evening and into Tuesday morning. It speaks well of our government that citizens are afforded such an opportunity…

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Main public library will close for 450th

Due to the anticipated challenges of traffic and congestion during the 450th Celebration, St. Johns County’s Main Library, located at 1960 North Ponce De Leon Boulevard, will be closed from Friday, September 4 through Tuesday, September 8. The library will resume standard business hours on Wednesday, September 9. Remaining library branches will be opened during…

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