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Editorial: Count on Ronald Rawls to receive special treatment
The City of St Augustine has a problem with systemic racism and the town is run by white supremacists if you believe what you hear from Ronald Rawls of Gainesville.
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Veteran graves receive a live holiday wreath at Christmas
Wreaths Across America is dedicated to ensuring that headstones in all America’s National Cemeteries are adorned with a live holiday wreath at Christmas. Ceremonial wreaths will be placed by a member from each service branch: US Army, US Navy, US Marine Corps, US Air Force, US Coast Guard, US Merchant Marines and Prisoner of War/Missing In Action. A Bugler will perform taps.
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City bids “Bon Voyage” to 1879 Confederate veterans memorial
The fallout continues after our brilliantly overpaid city manager, John Regan, ensconced in the support of three-of-five St Augustine City Commissioners, delivered (un)expected relocation costs, above those approved by the commission, a boat ride via a rented barge, vandalism and arson against the memorial at it’s new home — closer to Clay County and Mandarin (Jacksonville) than the sacred ground where it stood peacefully for more than 140-years.
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Tail cone of World War II airplane discovered on north beach
Jay Smith reported to Historic City News this week that staff from the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum have discovered the tail cone from a World War II-era plane on South Ponte Vedra Beach.
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FDOT road repairs and maintenance report
Historic City News was notified by the Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Allen Nelson, that traffic will be impacted at the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted.
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President and First Lady test positive for COVID-19 virus
Historic City News reporters watched as 74-year-old President Donald Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday that he and the first lady, 50-year-old Melania Trump, have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Art Galleries of St Augustine present First Friday Art Walk
Jennifer Flynt, Secretary of the Art Galleries of St. Augustine, invites all Historic City News subscribers to start the month and weekend off with the monthly tradition of First Friday Art Walk; affording art lovers, locals and visitors an opportunity to get out and explore the rich artistic culture of the nation’s oldest city.
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Local Adjutant General tests positive for COVID-19
The Adjutant General for the Florida National Guard, Maj. Gen. James Eifert, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an official notification received by Historic City News today. Eifert is in consultation with his physician to ensure that he does not return to work until there is no chance he can spread the virus to others.
