Historic City News has been published daily since March 2000. Reporting local news for St Augustine and St Johns County Florida, Historic City News is the county's only free press. Our mission is to hold public figures accountable to the public.
Historic City News readers turned out by the thousands on Saturday November 17th at 6:30 p.m. in the Plaza de la Constitucion to participate in the 25th Anniversary celebration of holiday music and lights when Mayor Nancy Shaver of the City of St Augustine counted down to the official lighting of the city’s Christmas tree, then one of the world’s greatest holiday light displays.
Nicole Jebbia, Programming Coordinator for the Anastasia Island Branch Library, invited Historic City News readers to participate in events scheduled for the coming month. Unless indicated, all events are held at the library and are free of charge.
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.
Historic City News has learned that Andrew Gillum ended his bid to become the first African-American governor of Florida this evening, conceding the race to his Republican rival, former Congressman Ron DeSantis. The contest was one of the most closely watched in the country.
St. Johns Family Funeral Home reported that 73-year-old William Mark Korach II of St. Augustine, passed away November 7, 2018 at Flagler Hospital. He was a Historic City News reader and contributor for several years and had been active in local Republican politics.
As part of a continuing Florida Department of Transportation drainage improvement project, detours will be in place to safely complete drainage work on SR-207 at SR-206 starting Monday, November 26, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.
In Florida’s gubernatorial contest, Historic City News has learned that Republican Ron DeSantis appears headed to victory over Democrat Andrew Gillum after a machine recount did not significantly narrow the margin in that race, according to Secretary of State Ken Detzner.
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.
