HISTORIC CITY NEWS
Historic City News has been published daily since March 2000. Reporting local news for St Augustine and St Johns County Florida, Historic City News is the county's only free press. Our mission is to hold public figures accountable to the public.
“At FPL, we’ve been working hard to strengthen our system against storms.” announced the Florida Power and Light Company in a media release this afternoon. The announcement comes as a reminder of Florida’s summer hurricane season which is upon us.
St. Johns County Solid Waste Management will host a Community Collection Day on Saturday, May 17, from 8:00 a.m. until noon according to a media advisory from Karen Pan received yesterday afternoon.
The Office of Public Affairs advised Historic City News that the event will occur at Bartram Trail High School, located at 7399 Longleaf Pine Parkway in St. Johns.
Program is part of PGA Free Lesson Month
PGA Professionals Wes Tucker and Tom Stecker of St. Johns Golf Club in Elkton, Florida, will offer free 10-minute golf lessons on Saturday, May 17 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. as part of PGA Free Lesson Month according to an announcement received by Historic City Media from the St. Johns County Office of Public Affairs.
CPSA member Nancy Sikes-Kline reported to Historic City News this morning that Citizens for the Preservation of St. Augustine has joined the National Trust for Historic Preservation in celebrating National Historic Preservation Month by creating a new educational YouTube video.
Historic City Media was notified that the Public Works Department of the City of St. Augustine will begin its yearly sewer system smoke testing in specific areas of the city.
The testing will be conducted between 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. on Monday through Friday, beginning Monday, May 19th and ending July 31st.
Intergenerational Movement Workshops to be held May 24 at the Cultural Arts Center at St. Augustine Beach according to an announcement received by Historic City News this afternoon from the St. Johns Cultural Council.
The Republican Club of Greater St. Augustine is hosting Candidate Series 2008 Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the St. Augustine Yacht Club,
Republican candidates for the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners, District 1, Cyndi Stevenson and Albert J. Abbatiello, will be the guest speakers.