Category: Government

Vicky Oakes, Supervisor of Elections for St Johns County, reported to Historic City News that she and members of her staff will be busy registering new voters and answering questions about early voting, absentee voting or helping you to update your address if you are an existing voter.

Department of Children and Families communications director Joe Follick informed local Historic City News reporters that the state agency that administers Florida’s welfare program saw, by far, the largest month-to-month increase in applications and payouts “for at least a decade” during December.

The qualifying period for Judicial, State Attorney and Public Defender races opened at noon Monday and closes at noon Friday and Historic City News has learned that Retired Volusia County Judge, Stasia Warren, announced yesterday that she is joining the race for State Attorney in the 7th Judicial Circuit.

In today’s morning session of the St Johns County Commission meeting, Historic City News observed a stream of Ponte Vedra Beach residents take the podium to debate a request regarding a Special Use Permit for Palm Valley Gardens LLC; a Palm Valley wedding reception business.

Historic City News was at the Supervisor of Elections office this morning when Bruce Maguire became the first candidate officially to declare his campaign to seek office to one of the three seats opening on the St Augustine city commission.

St Johns Cultural Council Executive Director Andrew Witt announced to Historic City News that two workshops have been scheduled for those interested in applying for Arts, Culture and Heritage grant funding during the 2013 fiscal year.

Congressman John L. Mica, Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, reports to Historic City News that he has uncovered evidence that US General Services Administration officials flew to Hawaii on taxpayer-funded junkets, sometimes for a week or more, just for brief federal building ribbon-cutting ceremonies.