St Augustine’s fears calmed — Twinkies brand sold
The news came in to Historic City News last night from a bankruptcy court filing that, finally, we know the fate of the beleaguered spongy yellow cakes with mysterious cream filling; Twinkies are coming back to a grocery store near you, hopefully by this summer.



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Historic City News has learned that members, and prospective members, of the St Johns County Chamber of Commerce will welcome author, television personality and local businessman Pat Croce as he delivers the keynote address during the Annual Membership Breakfast.
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One of the nation’s largest consumer debt buyers, Asset Acceptance, LLC, agreed to pay a $2.5 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made a range of misrepresentations when trying to collect old debts — Historic City News found some of those cases here in St Augustine and St Johns County.
SNL Financial LC, a financial information firm headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, reported to Historic City News that Orange Park-based Heritage Bank of North Florida, with a second location in St Johns County, had the lowest “Tier 1” risk-based ratio of Florida banks coming into the first quarter of this year.
Governor Rick Scott and Northrop Grumman Corporation announced to Historic City News, in a joint announcement, that the company is designating five “centers of excellence” across the country; two of which will be in Florida — with one here in St Augustine.