Annual Ron Parker Memorial Service January 12th



During last week’s school holiday break, Historic City News learned that firefighters and paramedics from St Johns County Fire Rescue teamed with St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office deputies in a simulated live shooter response scenario at Valley Ridge Academy in Nocatee.
For the month of January, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles wants Historic City News readers to know that they are commemorating “Move Over” month by reminding all motorists to Move Over for emergency and service vehicles stopped along the roadway.

Florida Highway Patrol traffic homicide investigators informed Historic City News local reporters that New Year’s Day turned deadly in a single car crash on US-1 at Gun Club Road.
Deputy Thomas Bickhart spent New Year’s Day in the hospital this year after the patrol car he was driving crashed with a silver Volkswagon near the intersection of US-1 and SR-312.
Just before midnight, in the wee hours of Thursday morning, Historic City News was informed of a fatal crash on CR-208, just east of Joe Ashton Road. St Johns County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the emergency 911 call, placed by the driver of the vehicle involved.
