Priscilla Proctor notified Historic City News this afternoon that Flagler College “Students in Free Enterprise” student McKenzie Blaine has become one of 10 college students chosen nationwide to participate in Liberty Mutual’s “Liberty Lends a Hand – The Community Project.”

Historic City News reporters observed that the City of St. Augustine Department of Public Works is continuing to make sidewalk improvements along Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue.

Due to increasingly dry conditions in the area, St. Johns County Fire Rescue has reported to Historic City News local reporters that residents must use caution and remain aware of the daily weather conditions in order to protect themselves from the danger of brush fires.

St. Johns County officials have notified Historic City News that drivers are urged to use extra caution on roadways and sidewalks tonight as another hard freeze warning is in effect from 10:00 p.m. Tuesday until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning.

A Jacksonville woman was arrested early yesterday morning by Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies outside a Palm Coast hardware store where deputies believe she was helping to steal used appliances, according to a report received by Historic City News.

This morning, Father Thomas S. Willis, pastor of Cathedral Parish in St. Augustine, announced to Historic City News the times of Masses for the celebration of Christmas – the Solemnity of the Nativity of Christ.

Historic City News has learned that Interim Secretary of State Dawn K. Roberts has named Vilano Beach Main Street as the designated Florida Main Street Program of the Month for December.

Historic City News readers looking to adopt a pet for Christmas might consider a gift certificate available from the St. Johns County Pet Center.