HISTORIC CITY NEWS

Governor Scott cries “fraud”

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…

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Be a patron and shop at Lightner’s Museum Store

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.

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Elections office prepared for conditional recount Monday

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…

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Man loses croc in battle with real croc’s at the Alligator Farm

A 23-year-old Green Cove Springs man was discovered at approximately 6:50 a.m. by St Augustine Police Officers near the lighthouse on Holly Lane. Public Information Officer Cecilia Aiple, told Historic City News that “he was wearing underwear, crawling on the resident’s lawn, and hiding in their bushes, apparently attempting to conceal himself”. When police confronted…

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Rick Scott elected US Senator from Florida

Tonight, Historic City News can report that the people of Florida have sent Bill Nelson into retirement — after 46 years of being nothing but an empty suit in Washington, D.C.

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Republican Party congratulates Florida Governor-elect Ron DeSantis

“It’s a huge night for Ron DeSantis and the people of Florida. Tonight, the supposed blue wave hit a BIG RED WALL,” said RPOF Chairman Blaise Ingoglia.

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Fiscal Year 2019 street paving expectations announced

The City of St Augustine has announced to Historic City News the names of streets that made its list of hopeful candidates for repaving, including those that require utility work.

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Election Day – polls open 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

The Mid-term General Election is today. Early voting ended on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. Today you must vote at your assigned precinct. Election Day – polls are open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. For those Historic City News readers planning to vote today and wondering what options you have, here are a few tips:

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