Fatal crash on rural St Johns County highway

Historic City News was informed that a KIA Sorento SUV, headed southbound on Joe Ashton Road, left the roadway this morning after traveling through a curve and struck a tree. The driver, a 22-year-old St Johns County woman, did not survive the crash, according to Sheriff’s spokesman Kevin Kelshaw.

Public Safety

Downtown Improvements District community meeting

The City of St Augustine has invited Historic City News readers to an open house concerning the Spanish, Hypolita and Treasury Streetscape Rehabilitation Project; to be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21st in The Alcazar Room, located on the ground floor of City Hall, 75 King Street in St Augustine.

Government

First America: Let Freedom Ring

An educational and entertaining program will tell the story and the history of the African-American experience in St Augustine; part of the Discover First America series presented by the City of St Augustine and Flagler College.

Community

Expect traffic disruptions this holiday weekend

Two events, scheduled to occur over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, have been reported to Historic City News that will necessitate “brief road closures” and are likely to cause “brief traffic congestion”, according to St Augustine Public Affairs Director Paul Williamson.

Community

Original Chocolate Tour continues through February

General Manager Dave Chatterton has invited Historic City News readers to indulge their chocolate passion every Saturday through February 22nd, on St Augustine’s Original Chocolate Tour presented by Old Town Trolley Tours of St Augustine.

Community

American bald eagles steal the show

Palm Coast has two very popular residents known to Historic City News readers as “Romeo” and “Juliet” — two adult American bald eagles who have been returning to the same nest, which is estimated to be about seven-years-old, about 80′ high atop the Flagler County slash pine trees.

Community

Ponte Vedra Architectural Review Committee Meeting

AGENDAPONTE VEDRA ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEEJanuary 22, 2014 at 5:00 P.M.FOL RoomPonte Vedra Beach Branch Library101 Library Blvd.Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 Please be advised that the Ponte Vedra Architectural Review Committee will meet on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 5 P.M. in the FOL Room at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library located at 101…

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