Category: Government

Historic City News coverage of the Special General Election continues during St Johns County Early Voting week with these responses from Judy Stevens; candidate for Florida House District 17.  Stevens is running without political party affiliation; her opponent, Cyndi Stevenson, is running as a Republican. Why are you running for the House seat? I decided…

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Mayor Nancy Shaver of St Augustine has only been in office for four months, but a groundswell of public support has followed her largely because she connects so well with issues that she finds important to local residents.

Historic City News is pleased to report that, earlier today, the City of St Augustine published essential documents online that are expected to quell the rising demand for information by the public regarding the millions of dollars that have been spent on the 450th Commemoration.

St Johns County Supervisor of Elections, Vicky Oakes, reminds Historic City News readers that early voting for the April 7th Special General Election begins Saturday.

Sheriff James L. Manfre announced to Historic City News this morning that Senior Commander Jeff Hoffman has been promoted to the position of Chief Deputy, effective April 15, 2015.

Watchdog Report: Intimidation tactics won’t stop public access By Brad Matthews | Watchdog Arena Special to Historic City News When a local activist in Montgomery County, Maryland filed to get public records pertaining to the $89 million construction of a library and recreation center, she was told she had to wait three months for the…

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Tuesday evening the candidates for Florida House of Representatives who survived the January primary, addressed an audience hosted by the St Augustine Beach Civic Association to discuss several issues of interest to area voters.

Complaints have been made to Historic City News local reporters concerning how city boards, staff, and public safety departments do not reflect the racial and ethnic mix of the community; hiring and appointments have been, more often than not, of white males.