Category: Government

The City of St Augustine has informed Historic City News local reporters that our readers are encouraged to attend and participate when the steering committee for the City’s visioning initiative holds a “town hall” meeting on Monday and collects feedback from residents about the work that has been done thus far.

Historic City News has confirmed that St Augustine Senator John Thrasher, Senate District 6, will be making his way to Tallahassee to accept the position of president of Florida State University, even though he just won re-election to the Florida Senate about a week ago during the General Election.

After losing in the General Election to Lincolnville resident, Nancy Shaver, outgoing Mayor Joe Boles will preside over his last meeting of the St Augustine City Commission Monday night, November 10, 2014. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, Historic City News was informed that there will be no second meeting of the commission in November.

St Johns County voters go to the polls today to select who will be their government representatives for the next two or four years; as has been the tradition for years, Historic City News has published its recommendations based on our observations of the candidates and an informal vote of our Editorial Review Board, our…

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Vicky Oakes, St Johns County Supervisor of Elections, reviewed with local Historic City News reporters the election and voting process that will be underway beginning and 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday November 4, 2014. As you mark your ballot, please consider your choices carefully, and please “vote smart”.

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Atwater, (R) was touring St Augustine this morning and stopped to speak with Historic City News and Vice-Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline, who was waving her campaign sign at the west end of the Bridge of Lions as the last week of early voting comes to an end.