Historic City News was informed that on last Friday, January 9th, St. Johns County Fire Rescue dedicated a permanent “Fallen Firefighter Memorial” honoring firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty and recognizing the courage, sacrifice, and commitment that define the profession. The ceremony also included the dedication of the department’s 9/11 Memorial, symbolized by a tree planted at the site to commemorate the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and the sacrifices of first responders. 

On Thursday, December 4, 2025, the St Johns County Sheriffs Office confirmed to Historic City News that the “heavy law enforcement presence” on I-95 near Mile Marker 323 was the result of an attempted traffic stop gone bad that spiraled into a full-on manhunt spreading east across International Golf Parkway to US-1 near Abbotts Way.

The St Johns County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect following a double shooting that left two women seriously injured inside a Lena Street residence in St Johns County on Thursday evening, according to a report received by Historic City News.

St. Augustine Police Chief Jennifer Michaux announced to Historic City News today that she will retire from the St. Augustine Police Department on January 13, 2026, winding down a distinguished 30-year career with the department.  Upon her appointment to the position in 2021, Chief Michaux made history as the first female Chief of Police for St. Augustine.

Sadly, last week, Historic City News learned of the retirement of Assistant Chief of Police for the City of St Augustine, Anthony W. Cuthbert.  He joined the department in 1997 after relocating from Farmington, New Mexico, where he started his law enforcement career in May of 1993.  Anthony served as interim Chief of Police until June of 2021, after the reassignment of former Chief Barry Fox.

The crowd of “gun toting” citizens, expected by some Historic City News readers, never showed up – at least not since last month’s official announcement by Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier that 50-year-old laws on the books in the state were unconstitutional as written and not in accordance with language contained in the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution.