From the records of Cheryl Strickland St. Johns County Clerk of Court

Three Flagler College journalism students have won four state and regional awards for work published online or broadcast in 2008 according to an announcement from Brian Thompson, Director of Public Information.

Media Specialist Liz Daube reported to Historic City News that Flagler College senior Jamie Alvarez recently received a leadership award from the Enterprising Women’s Leadership Institute of Florida.

Historic City News has been asked to alert residents and visitors who drive on St. Johns County beaches that this summer local, state and federal authorities are staking off areas of the beach to prevent human disturbance of returning beach nesting birds.

George Gardner reports that Public Affairs Director Paul Williamson recently won commission approval to delay any further applications for use of Francis Field until a management plan can be developed.

According to an item in The St Augustine Report, Historic City News has learned that a mobile vendor recently lost his zoning appeal.

Communications Manager Barbara Golden reported to Historic City News that in early March, representatives from the Visitors and Convention Bureau presented an evening of interactive activities and exhibits to top producing New York based travel media.

Our neighbor to the north, the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, is in danger of losing a major portion of its funding unless we act now.