Flagler College has once again been named one of the top colleges in the country in the 2013 edition of The Princeton Review’s book, “The Best 377 Colleges.”

Historic City News readers will begin using the new replacement bridge over the San Sebastian River between Saragossa Street and King Street when traveling southbound on US-1 by Friday morning according to a report from the Florida Department of Transportation.

Negotiators for the St Johns Education Association and the St Johns County School Board have reached a tentative agreement on their 2012-2014 contracts for the district’s teachers, according to an updated announcement received by Historic City News last week.

The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee.

The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Clerk of Court and should be consulted before taking any action.

Public Affairs Director Klare Ly reported to Historic City News from the office of State Attorney RJ Larizza, that a pre-trial hearing has been scheduled for the driver of a fuel tanker that exploded on SR-16 at 5th-Wheel BP.

Historic City News local entertainment reporters scour the web’s event calendars in search of the best of free and minimal cost cultural entertainment in St Augustine and St Johns County each week.

The St Johns County School District has informed local Historic City News reporters that they will offer parents a new tool to monitor their child’s academic progress this year; the Home Access Center is a web-based application that is part of the Student Information system, eSchoolPlus.

A graduate student at the Savannah College of Art and Design has asked Historic City News to reach out to readers who are participants in St Augustine and St Johns County living history activities in an effort to collect responses to a questionnaire to become part of her thesis.