Category: Government

Historic City News in St Augustine has learned that today, following the departure of Commissioner Mark Miner to attend Warrant Officer Flight Training, the St Johns County Board of Commissioners has appointed Commissioner Ken Bryan to act as interim chairman until the end of November 2012; at which time the Board will appoint a new…

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Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes reminded Historic City News readers today that one full week of early voting starts tomorrow at six locations across St Johns County.

Not too long ago in St Augustine and St Johns County, candidates for local office used “home grown” strategies to help bolster their campaigns and gently persuade voters to show up on Election Day to “pull the lever” so they could win — thanks to technology, today Historic City News finds that it’s more like…

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Yesterday morning, Historic City News reporters in St Augustine awaited the results of a simulation of processes that actually happen during the day, and into the evening, on Election Day; while they were recreated in the office of St Johns County Supervisor of Elections, Vicky Oakes.

The Republican primary campaign between Mike Weinstein and Aaron Bean for a newly redrawn Jacksonville seat in the Florida Senate this summer is really a political proxy fight for a future Senate presidency.

As summer begins to wind down, local governments start the final stages of preparing their budgets for the next fiscal year.

Just as some political contests, like St Johns County Commission Seat 3, will be settled during the August 14 primary — some others, like County Commission Seat 1 and Seat 5, will not be settled until the General Election in November; The Record and League of Women Voters did not allow those candidates to be…

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Moving forward with another $40,000 in funding approved by the St Augustine City Commission, the 450th commemoration has established, and is promoting, yet another 450th Commemoration brand — many are wondering if the “third time will be the charm”.