Merrill Paul Roland qualifies for office
Historic City News learned that after today’s “Meet the Candidate” forum at the county auditorium, Merrill Paul Roland crossed the street and went to the Supervisor of Elections office.
Category: Government
Brunson makes District 5 bid official
Friday was a busy day for County Commission candidate Randy Brunson, according to information obtained by Historic City News from the office of Penny Halyburton, St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections. Late Friday afternoon, Brunson made his bid for retiring Commissioner Jim Bryant’s seat (District 5) as St. Johns County moves forward into qualifying week…
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Wanchick tells staff about Manuel investigation
Historic City News contacted the office of St. Johns County Administrator Michael D. Wanchick this morning in an attempt to clarify events surrounding an article that appeared on the front page of The Record this morning alleging that County Commission Chairman Tom Manuel is the subject of an FBI criminal investigation.
Proctor holds Town Hall meeting
In an announcement forwarded to Historic City News from Alison Johnson, Legislative Aide to District 20 Representative Bill Proctor, we were advised that State Representative Proctor will hold a town hall meeting, open to the public, on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008. This will be an informative meeting designed to review the recent Legislative Session and…
Sikes-Kline makes bid for City Commission
In an interview this morning with Nancy Sikes-Kline, newly announced candidate for City of St. Augustine Commission – Seat 5, we learned a little bit about the candidate’s motivation in seeking office. Nancy tells me “My motive to serve has always been the love I have for this community and the people who live in…
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Precautionary City Water Boil Notice
Cathy DuPont, Neighborhood Coordinator – Dept. of Public Affairs for the City of St. Augustine, reported via an immediate media release to Historic City News that a water main break on King St. has triggered a precautionary water boil notice for all City Water customers.
Reorganization of Health and Human Services
During the past ten months, County Administrator Michael Wanchick has asked all County departments to closely scrutinize their costs and programs to find ways to provide better services more efficiently, according to a media release sent to Historic City News this afternoon from Karen Pan, Office of Public Affairs.
County signs prescription card contract
St. Johns County will soon be introducing a discount card program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs. The county has signed a contract to make free prescription drug discount cards available under a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) that offers average savings of 20 percent off…
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