Lighthouse announces new Interim Executive Director

The St Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum announced to local Historic City News reporters today that Jason Titcomb has been named the new Interim Executive Director. Titcomb succeeds previous Executive Director Amy Craft Klassen.

Business

67th Annual Christmas Parade in St Augustine

Historic City News readers are invited to celebrate the holiday season this morning at St. Augustine’s annual Christmas Parade featuring Santa Claus and some of the local community’s merriest participants.

Community

Tonight is the coronation ceremony for new city commissioners

This evening, Monday, December 2, 2024, at 7:30 p.m., the St Augustine City Commission will meet for its organizational meeting in The Alcazar Room of City Hall, located ground level off the courtyard at 75 King Street. Historic City News readers will want to arrive early for tonight’s abbreviated meeting and ceremony. Photographs are planned…

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Government

New commissioners installed and officers assigned

Today Historic City News readers looked forward optimistically as our newly elected St Johns County Commissioners were sworn into office. Commissioner Christian Whitehurst (R-District 1) was returned to his seat for a second term. Freshman Commissioner Clay Murphy (R-District 3) and Ann Taylor (R-District 5) begin their first four-year terms this morning.

Government

Guest Column: It’s November 19, 2024: What’s next?

Ed SlavinSt Augustine, Florida It’s morning in St Johns County, America. We are happy that on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, three reform Commissioners will become a 60% majority on our St Johns County Board of County Commissioners. Clay Murphy and Ann Taylor will join reformer Krista Keating Joseph. Three cheers! As President Theodore Roosevelt would…

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Editorials

Results in local elections – St Johns County FL

Historic City News local reporters collected results from Tuesday’s General Election from the office of Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes. Although we believe this information will be useful to our readers, it may contain typographical errors, tabulating errors or other incomplete or inaccurate details. For updated information and to verify the accuracy and completeness of…

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