Category: Community

Richard Goldman, executive director of the St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & the Beaches Visitors & Convention Bureau, informed local reporters at Historic City News that, as part of a Tourism State of the Union Address, the top eleven tourism employees in St. Johns County were honored today.

The next regular meeting of the St. Augustine Tea Party will be tomorrow, Tuesday June 14th at the Village Inn on Ponce de Leon Boulevard in St. Augustine.

Historic City News confirmed with the Florida Department of Transportation this morning that they intend to remove and replace the bridge on US-1, just north of King Street, and the City is hoping that the construction and detour will be over on time.

Ainsley Warmuth announced to Historic City News local reporters that the St. Johns County Medical Alliance has recently awarded academic scholarships to three graduating high school seniors who intend to pursue an education in medicine.

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.

Forty-seven years ago, on June 9, 1964, Andrew Jackson Young, Jr., tried, unsuccessfully, to cross through a hostile mob of segregationists as he led a group of peaceful Civil Rights demonstrators east on King Street towards the Plaza.