Author: Historic City News

Historic City News has previously reported that 57 of Florida’s 67 counties, including St Johns County, have joined with the Florida Association of Counties to challenge the 2012 Medicaid Billing Law, saying that it is unconstitutional.

St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes told local Historic City News reporters that about 100 absentee ballots were not counted in the August 14 Primary Election because they were not received in the Elections Office until after the election.

St Johns County recognized a 28-year veteran of the Road and Bridge Department, James “JJ” Bedell, on occasion of his retirement; his supervisor, Joe Stephenson, offering kind words and humorous anecdotes along with the presentation of an oak rocker during this morning’s meeting of the Board of County Commissioners. The four remaining commissioners moved ahead…

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The City of St Augustine is spending $12,000 to hire a Board Certified Arborist to provide an initial tree inventory that will be used to learn more about the city’s urban forest, its health, and what should be done to protect it.

Three primary agenda items, remarks from the School District Superintendent and public comments will be heard during a School Board workshop tomorrow morning according to information received by Historic City News this weekend.