Man robbed in front of his St Augustine Shores home

Late Wednesday night, Historic City News was informed that two young men committed an armed robbery of a 55-year-old man as he was preparing to enter his St Augustine Shores residence located on Phoenetia Drive at about 11:30 p.m. The home is in the area of Shores Boulevard and Santa Maria Boulevard.

Public Safety

Ken Detzner to Kimberle Weeks — run the Palm Coast elections

Just a day after Historic City News learned that the Supervisor of Elections in Flagler County, Kimberle Weeks, refused to attend a meeting with City of Palm Coast officials and threatened not to run their upcoming election, the state’s chief elections officer, Secretary of State Ken Detzner, sent her a letter, telling her that it…

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Government

Bomb threat at Flagler Courthouse – occupants evacuated

Historic City News has learned that, according to Paula Priester, public information officer for the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, the first bomb threat or evacuation ever to be called in, occurred at the Flagler County courthouse during the middle of the lunch hour today. Priester said she looked into past reports but could not find…

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Public Safety

FDOT road repairs and maintenance report

Laurie Sanderson reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.

Community

Firefighter injured during early morning fire

Reported this morning before 5:00 a.m., St Johns County Fire Rescue responded to popular St Augustine restaurant, Ned’s Southside Kitchen, where the owner, Ned Pollock, told reporters that he still is not certain what caused the blaze which may have started in a dry storage area.

Public Safety

Area farmers meet for National Ag Week picnic lunch

Thursday in Hastings at the St Johns County Equestrian Center on Smith Road, Historic City News joined some of St Johns and Putnam County’s best known names in farming for a special lunch as part of the 41st annual National Agriculture Week. The event was hosted by Farm Credit of Florida.

Community

Trooper pay will not be based on traffic tickets

Julie Jones, Executive Director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, notified Historic City News that the discussion regarding paying performance bonuses to State Troopers is not tied to citations, as some in the media have surmised.

Public Safety