St. Johns County Health Department Public Information Officer Noreen Nickola-Williams reported to Historic City News that on Monday, August 24th, Florida Department of Health launched a toll-free number to provide public health information and updates on H1N1 Swine Flu.

Historic City News has received an invitation to all artists working in any media to take part in the upcoming juried Unity & Peace Art Exhibit, scheduled for Sept. 26 ,Oct. 24 at the St Johns Cultural Council’s Art Advocate Gallery, 76B San Marco Ave, St Augustine.

Communications Director Jay Humphreys with the St. Augustine Visitors and Convention Bureau updated Historic City News on this weekend’s entertainment events including festivals celebrating the beach, surf, cycling and books.

Community Hospice of Northeast Florida reported to Historic City News that groundbreaking for The Bailey Center for Caring will be September 24th at 9:00 a.m. on the Flagler Hospital grounds.

The painting by St. Augustine Artist peter O’Neill, “Two Minutes of Silence,” quietly speaks to the bravery of the men and women who responded to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Kenya Kelley at St. Johns River Community College reported to Historic City News that students Aubrie Simpson and Shawna Petrello recently attended the Lawton Chiles Leadership Corps held at the University of Central Florida.

Historic City News has learned that Brian Thompson, adviser to Flagler College’s student newspaper, The Gargoyle, has won the 2009 Ken Nordin Award in research from College Media Advisors, an organization of student media professionals.

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