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Michelle Lee Taylor was indicted on felony charges of murder and arson after the state said she burned her house down with her children inside.

CYNDI STEVENSON Secretary Maureen Long has invited interested Historic City News readers to attend the next meeting of the St Johns County Roundtable on Monday, June 14th.  The special guest speakers for this Zoom call will be Florida Representative Cyndi Stevenson and Paul Renner. As members of the local legislative delegation, Stevenson and Renner will…

Gov. DeSantis signs budget bill while keeping $6 million in it for Jacksonville septic tank phaseouts sought by Mayor Curry.

There is a lot going on behind the small lemon-yellow house at 1142 Tocoi Road. Rising from the trees less than 100 feet from the backyard is an 11-foot-high, 24-foot-wide vertical skate ramp under construction by the home's owner, Brennan Gagnon, a math teacher at R.J. Murray Middle School. Gagnon, who built the "half pipe" skate ramp with help from neighbors, plans to open what he's calling the Datil Pepper Vert Ramp when completed by the end of the month. Gagnon, 24, has some carpentry experience but said, "I've never built anything to this degree before." The skate park will be open f...

Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is allowed to line-item veto the budget, could still wipe out the funding. Last year, DeSantis vetoed the Ponte Vedra dune restoration along with many other local projects like the St. Augustine Lighthouse and the West Augustine sewage project. The budget goes into effect on July 1 and runs through June 30, 2022. Here are some highlights for St. Johns County: Infrastructure $300,000: West Augustine Septic-to-Sewer Program for West 3rd St., from HB 3411. Sponsored by State Rep. Cyndi Stevenson, the funding would go toward building a sanitary sewer system. The request w...