Chamber names new director for Ponte Vedra Beach
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Loretta Swit to be Easter Parade Grand Marshal
The St. Augustine Easter Week Festival along with Old Town Trolley Tours of St. Augustine and Ayla’s Acres No-Kill Animal Rescue announced to Historic City News today that actress Loretta Swit will be the grand marshal of the upcoming St. Augustine Easter Parade scheduled for March 27, 2016.
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FDOT to discuss median modifications
The Florida Department of Transportation reported to Historic City News that they are hosting an Access Management Public Hearing on February 18th from 4:30-6:30 p.m. to discuss proposed median modifications at the intersection of US-1 and Ocean Boulevard.
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GTM Research Reserve installs BlueTubes
Michael Shirley, director of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, informed local Historic City News reporters that five BlueTubes have been installed along their beach in an effort to help keep the beach clean and keep plastic out of the ocean.
The lifecycle of financial receivables and collection of zombie debt
On January 30, 2012, Historic City News published an article titled, “Check before you pay Asset Acceptance LLC” after we uncovered hundreds of collection lawsuits filed in St Johns County Court by the company who is in the business of buying delinquent debts. Current debt is bought and sold by lenders and investors all the time; but, nearly ten years ago, a cottage industry that purchases final judgments and delinquent debt, at very deep discounts, was born.
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BREAKING: Charges against Sheriff partially sustained by Admin Judge
Historic City News has received word that two of the three ethics charges against Flagler County Sheriff James Manfre have been upheld by the Administrative Law Judge hearing the matter.
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In memory of Pat Reilly
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Students travel to Charleston to compete during theatre festival
Historic City News has learned that eight Flagler College students recently returned from the nationally-recognized Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Charleston, where they competed in categories ranging from design and technical theatre to performance, stage management and dramaturgy.