HISTORIC CITY NEWS 06/24/2020

Deceased Menorcan veterans are no longer welcome in the Plaza

On Monday June 22,2020, Mayor Tracy Upchurch along with Commissioners Nancy Sikes-Kline and Leanna Freeman voted to banish the names of 46 deceased US veteran soldiers because of the war that they died in.

Editorials

Dispute arises over commissioner’s use of civic honor for political purposes

On Sunday, June 21 at 11:01 a.m., St. Johns County District 1 Commissioner Jimmy Johns wrote on his re-election campaign Facebook page that he had “the honor of attending the dedication of St Johns County’s newest ball field, Keith Martin Field.” According to two Historic City News readers, that “honor” might not have been mutual.

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