HISTORIC CITY NEWS

Support the Historical Society’s Research Library

Support the Historical Society’s Research Library By: The St. Augustine Historical Society Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling author, will debut his latest novel, “The Patriot Threat,” at a fundraiser for the St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library on Thursday, March 26th, according to an announcement received by Historic City News today.

Community

Letter: Commissioners and staff behaving badly

Letter: Commissioners and staff behaving badly Patti Henderson St Johns County, FL Dear Editor: First, I’d like to say I respect the St Johns County Commissioners for what they sat through at Tuesday’s meeting. After being there much of the day, I felt like I had put in a long day of work.

Editorials

Ponte Vedra Architectural Review Committee Meeting

AGENDA PONTE VEDRA ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE February 25, 2015 at 5:00 P.M. Friends of the Library (FOL) Room – Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library 101 Library Blvd. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 Please be advised that the Ponte Vedra Architectural Review Committee will meet on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 5 P.M. in the Friends…

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Community

Guest Column: Stop threatening to reduce services

Guest Column: Stop threatening to reduce services Randy Covington Once again, the county Administrator is threatening reductions in services if you do not give him more of your money. They are threatening to cut parks and recreation and libraries and the things they know are closest to you because they have a short term problem…

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Editorials

The wicked web we weave: Check, please!

The wicked web we weave PART 3 By this time, Hackworth told Historic City News that he could see that Dana Ste. Claire didn’t “get it”, but wanting to remain cordial and professional, he agreed to meet Ste. Claire for a second, and final, lunch.

Government

The wicked web we weave: I can not tell a lie

The wicked web we weave PART 2 Besides questionable sourcing, incomplete bid solicitation, and allegations of cronyism, in making the award, there have also been questions raised about the historical accuracy of the material presented in the Journey video, itself.

Government

The wicked web we weave: Journey video and exhibit

The wicked web we weave PART 1 As published in Historic City News on March 7, 2014, based on a statement received the day before from Dana Ste. Claire, Executive Director of the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Department, the City’s contribution to the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act was to be the exhibition…

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Government

Felony probationer arrested on new drug charges

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office reported to Historic City News that their Special Investigations Unit and SWAT team executed a search warrant earlier today on Pilgrim Drive in Palm Coast that led to the arrest of 26-year-old Cornelius Ramon Johnson on multiple drug-related charges.

Public Safety