St. Johns County Principal Planner Vickie Renna invites all Historic City News readers to attend the following public meetings regarding A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway and their upcoming projects.

City Chief Operations Officer John Regan reported to Historic City News that he hopes a proposed residential development on the north side of Holmes Boulevard will be “an anchor customer to facilitate transmission upgrades through West Augustine”.

St. Augustine Visitors and Convention Bureau Communications Director Jay Humphreys announced to Historic City News the following weekend events for your holiday enjoyment.

Information Officer Jeremy Robshaw reported to Historic City News that St. Johns County Fire Rescue will hold annual lifeguard orientation meetings and tryouts in January and February of 2010.

“The Voice of Lincolnville”, Carrie Johnson, has invited Historic City News readers and friends to attend the annual Lincolnville Community Christmas Caroling on Tuesday evening, December 22nd.

Immediately after the negotiations with the United States in 1790, Spain no longer granted freedom to fugitive slaves who found their way to Spanish Florida.

The Death of the citrus industry in Northeast Florida

Part II of a two-part series.

By Geoff Dobson

Guest columnist Derek Boyd Hankerson reported to Historic City News that he recently returned from Tallahassee where he made a presentation at the new visitor center at Mission San Luis on the topic of America’s Underground Railroad.