Local Certified Public Accountant, Bradley K. Davis, announced to Historic City News reporters that due to the weekend, the official registration deadline for the 2011 St. Augustine – Ketterlinus High School Alumni Association “Hall of Fame” and Dinner has been extended to Monday, October 17th.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Youth Services Section informed local Historic City News reporters that they are sponsoring the 11th annual “Horror Zone” during this Halloween season.
Rhonda Parker
Special to Historic City News
Chewing gum on the bottom of your shoe after a walk on St. George Street may seem like a minor annoyance to some, but to resident Linda Groom the issue is so sticky she decided to bring it before the St, Augustine City Commission this week.
Rabbi Merrill Shapiro told Historic City News that although conventional wisdom traces the history of the Jews in what was to become the U.S. to the first week of September 1654 in New York, a small local interfaith group might be able to prove that Jews accompanied Spaniards to St. Augustine in 1565.
Cathy Brown reported to Historic City News that visiting Haitian artist Rara Kuyu would be in St. Augustine this weekend; displaying his work and helping to raise funds locally for the Council on Aging.
The World Golf Village Auxiliary of Betty Griffin House announced to Historic City News that they would host their first fashion show benefiting the programs of the Safety Shelter of St. Johns County.
The St. Augustine-based Florida National Guard Foundation invited Historic City News readers to attend a special ceremony when Major General Emmett R. Titshaw, Jr., the Adjutant General of Florida, accepts a $159,000 donation check; raised by customers and employees of Kangaroo Express.
Historic City News local reporters contacted Troy Blevins following his announcement on facebook last night that he has resigned his position as St. Johns County’s Recreation and Parks Director.
