Local artist sets Segway record

JEAN W TROEMEL
JEAN W TROEMEL
It’s a known fact among Historic City News readers in St. Augustine that artist Jean Wagner Troemel gets around. Recently, on her 93rd birthday, the art icon stopped traffic and passersby on the nation’s oldest street when she motored by on a two-wheeled Segway.

Guest: Government may be doing more harm to beach

BILL MCCLURE
BILL MCCLURE
Guest: Government may be doing more harm to beach

Bill McClure, District 3
St Johns County Board of Commissioners

Memorial Day Weekend was one of the craziest at the beach. More people were upset than I have ever seen. From the Butler Boat Ramp closing without much notice, to 4×4 only signs at the beach ramps, to cars parking all along A1A, to pedestrians almost getting hit on A1A. It was crazy. Whew, I need to rant so let me digress for a moment…

Guest Column: Boating safety this summer

Guest Column: Boating safety this summer

DAVID SHOAR
DAVID SHOAR
Guest Column: Boating safety this summer

David B. Shoar, Sheriff
St Johns County, FL

It’s great to be sheriff of a county that has so many wonderful assets. Among the top recreational opportunities is both saltwater and freshwater boating. There are very few places in Florida where boats can be launched on the Intracoastal Waterway with access to the ocean and then just a couple of dozen miles to the west you can launch into the St. Johns River for some of the finest boating in the nation.