On Monday, September 20, 2021, the St Johns County Airport Authority again voted not to assess ad valorem taxes during its Final Budget Hearing held at the Airport Conference Center.
Letter: If they are “insurrectionists” why haven’t they been charged?
Bob Fliegel
St Augustine
Dear Historic City News editor:
Someone will correct me if I’ve got this wrong, but I don’t think that any of the rioters, or if you prefer, zealous protesters, who stormed the Capitol on January 6th have been charged under the federal insurrection statute, and yet their acts are often described as “insurrection”.
Twenty new judges have been appointed in Florida and Historic City News was informed that one of those new judges is coming to the 7th Judicial Circuit for St Johns County. Altogether, nine of the twenty judges will fill new vacancies created by the Florida Legislature, bringing to 150 the total judicial appointments made by Governor Ron DeSantis.
Historic City News readers will celebrate National Cheeseburger Day today, Saturday, September 18, 2021, in many local and national restaurants across the United States.
A Ceremony of Remembrance will be held today at 8:30 a.m.
During the execution of a search warrant on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, Historic City News was informed that enough fentanyl to kill 481,000 people, more than the population of St Johns and Flagler County combined, was seized by deputies in Palm Coast.
The 456th Anniversary of St Augustine
Raphael Cosme
Historic City News photojournalist
A large crowd witnessed the 456th anniversary of the founding of St Augustine during the annual celebration. Guests were welcomed by a sunny day and a pleasant breeze from the bay.
Department of Corrections officials reported to Historic City News on Wednesday that the woman who once controlled the multi-million-dollar budget of St Johns County’s ex-sheriff, David B Shoar, has begun the reception and classification process of her 7-year, 4-month, and 11-day sentence in Florida’s prison system.
