Eric Barnes, Director of Corporate Communication for Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., announced to local Historic City News reporters that the 86 year-old Jacksonville based supermarket chain will merge with Greenville, South Carolina based BI-LO, LLC; possibly as soon as within the next sixty days.

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The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Clerk of Court and should be consulted before taking any action.

In a televised report that was broadcast on First Coast News today, a report from USC Annenberg’s Center for the Digital Future predicts that most print newspapers will be gone in five years — but the editor of Florida Times-Union makes a different prediction.

Rich O’Brien, Mayor of St. Augustine Beach, will address members and guests attending the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce South Beaches Business Council meeting Thursday, according to an announcement received by Historic City News this morning.

Historic City News editor Michael Gold wants to know. What’s your issue?

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The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Clerk of Court and should be consulted before taking any action.