Historic City News was notified by the Florida Department of Transportation Public Information Officer, Allen Nelson, that traffic will be impacted at the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations where roadwork is being conducted.

Historic City News subscribers are being notified that the by the St Augustine City Commission has enacted Administrative Order 2020-11, pursuant to Resolution 2020-22, creating the following regulations.  These several regulations became effective today, Saturday June 27, 2020, at 12:01 a.m. and remain in effect in the City of St Augustine for so long as a state of emergency is in effect or unless otherwise modified or repealed.

The Florida Department of Health issued a Public Health Advisory on June 20 in response to COVID-19, providing recommendations to protect Floridians and visitors from this virus.

Historic City News articles show that graffiti has been an issue in downtown St Augustine in recent years.  Under instructions from city manager John Regan, the local police department has been quiet about such incidents, offering little or no information to the media.

St Johns County sheriff’s patrol shift leader, Napolian Junior Staggers, was arrested after a domestic disturbance escalated to gunfire at a home in Ponte Vedra Beach this morning at about 1:17 a.m. according to a report received by Historic City News.

IRS Supervisory Special Agent Ryan Thompson informed local Historic City News reporters that the Tampa Criminal Investigation Field Office has seen a variety of Economic Impact Payment scams and other financial schemes looking to take advantage of unsuspecting taxpayers.

While Ronald Rawls of Gainesville, Florida was assembling protestors, two city police officers were in the gazebo watching the Confederate memorial.  Volunteer members of the Ladies Memorial Association of St Augustine are planning to keep watch over the historic artifact overnight.