Ghost Towns of the St. Johns

“New Switzerland”
Francis Philip Fatio’s Plantation on the St. Johns and the Disappearance of the River Leviathans

By Geoff Dobson

Historic City News congratulates St. Augustine High School student Monika White on winning the drawing for a $250 scholarship to attend St. Johns River Community College at the school’s recent Open House.

St. Johns County Solid Waste Management informed the local news desk that they will host a Community Collection Day on Saturday, March 6th, from 8:00 a.m. until noon at North Beach Park.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office reported to Historic City News that two tense days are over for the family of an 18 year-old Palm Coast woman who was last seen on Monday, February 22nd, at Matanzas High School.

The local news desk has learned that the Saint Johns Cultural Council is wrapping up its membership drive for 2010 which began with an announcement published by Historic City News in January.

St. Augustine Visitors and Convention Bureau Communications Director Jay Humphreys announced the following Noche de Gala weekend entertainment activities to the local St. Augustine news desk; highlighted by St. Aug Fest.

Firefighters from St. Johns County Fire Rescue were called to a home on Almansa Road in St. Augustine Shores yesterday afternoon and local news photographer Christopher Kimball was on the scene.

Leisa Wiseman, Florida Coalition against Domestic Violence, External & Internal Affairs Director, told the St. Augustine local news desk that February has been designated by Congress as “Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month”.