Lance Thate, Chairman
Saint Augustine Tea Party
For Historic City News
I ask the question. “Who Won the Midterm Election?” We had an Election without journalistic coverage. The Main Stream Media did not perform their duties. Major television networks, ABC, NBC and CBS, are only background noise in the scheme of things.
By 7:00 p.m. the members of the Commission of the City of StAugustine had adopted a new ordinance; one that makes it clearer and easier for city police to preserve the peace during times of protest while protecting the safety of protesters, counter-protesters, and event goers within the Plaza de la Constitution.
The City of St. Augustine Beach has invited all Historic City News readers to attend a celebration of our nation’s heroes from all American conflicts; both in times of peace and in times of war, the men and women who have served to make us free — our military veterans.
Historic City News was notified by Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Allen Nelson, that traffic will be impacted at the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted.
Be alert to lane closures and temporary detours, as well as increased congestion in these areas. FDOT employees and contractors will be working on the roadways and need your full attention.
Governor Rick Scott’s Senate campaign filed a lawsuit late Thursday against the Broward County elections supervisor asking that she turn over records regarding how ballots are being counted. Despite protesters gathered outside Broward Board of Elections Headquarters, Judge Carol-Lisa Phillip said Supervisor Brenda Snipes must allow inspections of records detailing the counting and collection of ballots cast in Tuesday’s election.
With his margin of victory in the Florida Senate race narrowing, Gov. Rick Scott phoned in the lawyers. Addressing reporters in Tallahassee, on Thursday night, Scott charged he was suing to stop Democrats from stealing away his midterm victory over incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. His ire in particular zeroed in on two South Florida counties.
Historic City News readers are invited to attend when, for the second year in a row, The Museum Store at the Lightner Museum participates in Museum Store Sunday on November 25, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
St Johns County Supervisor of Elections, Vicky Oakes, has given Historic City News a conditional notice of recount by the St Johns County Canvassing Board. If the Secretary of State orders a machine recount in any statewide race, a logic and accuracy test of the equipment used in the recount will occur on Monday, November 12, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at the Supervisor of Elections Office, 4455 Avenue A, Suite 101 in St Augustine.
