HISTORIC CITY NEWS

FDOT Northeast Florida Road and Lane Closures Weekly Report

Florida Department of Transportation Community Outreach Specialist Allen Nelson has updated Historic City News with the weekly lane closure report containing information regarding ongoing construction projects and traffic impacts for the coming week. Our readers and subscribers will be updated every Friday by 5:00 p.m., with some unavoidable exceptions and state holidays.

Community

Emergency Management releases final FLASH report on Tropical Storm Eta

Kelly Wilson, spokesperson for the St Johns County Emergency Management department, issued the final update of Tropical Storm Eta to Historic City News this evening. Tropical storm Eta has moved offshore of Northeast Florida and the Tropical Storm Warning for St Johns County has been discontinued.

Public Safety

Veterans Day Dedication Video

City of St Augustine Beach presenting Veterans Day celebration video St Augustine Beach Communications & Events Coordinator Melinda Conlon, announced to local Historic City News reporters that as a result of the active coronavirus pandemic, and safety measures enacted to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus disease, instead of holding the annual Veterans…

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Government

St Johns County Civic Roundtable holds November meeting

Maureen Long, Secretary of the St. Johns County Civic Roundtable located in St. Augustine, informed local Historic City News reporters that yesterday, Monday, November 9th, the Roundtable held its November Meeting via an open Zoom conference call.

Community

FDOT Northeast Florida Road and Lane Closures Weekly Report

Public Safety

Emergency Management releases initial FLASH report on Tropical Storm Eta

Kelly Wilson, spokesperson for the St Johns County Emergency Management department, reported to Historic City News the initial update of Tropical Storm Eta, the effects of which will be visible by tomorrow (Sunday) morning. The St Johns County Emergency Operations Center remains at Partial Activation Level: 2, Wilson reported.

Public Safety

Editorial: City cops are developing a reputation for arresting the victim

How would you feel if you were babysitting your grandchild on Saturday night so that your 20-year-old son, who is working a double shift for minimum wage in a downtown tourism-driven business, tells you that he is not coming back to pick up his daughter until 10:30 – 11:00 p.m. at night?

Editorials

Local officials are re-elected, but some will be getting their pink slip

With ballots representing 48-out-of-48 precincts reporting, Historic City News editor-in-chief, Michael Gold, stood by as the Supervisor of Elections in St Johns County, Vicky Oakes, posted her Election Day results at about 9:17:01 Tuesday night. This is the last year Gold plans to witness the process. He has completed the task every-other year for the…

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