Category: Government

The descendant of a black confederate soldier has filed a lawsuit in federal court naming the City of St Augustine as a defendant. In his third amended filing, an additional plaintiff and additional details have been added to his complaint.

City Attorney Isabelle Lopez and City Manager John P Regan have been placed “on notice” of a claim filed against the City of St. Augustine, St. Augustine Police Department, City Manager John Regan, Code Enforcement Manager Barry Fox, Sergeant Jerry Whitehead, Commander of Administration of the St. Augustine Police Department Richard Warner, Sergeant Brian Frasca,…

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Communications Manager Jamie Johnson reported to Historic City News that the St Johns County Chamber of Commerce will proudly bring back its in-person events, “Politics in St Johns”, for the 2022 election season. These meet-and-greet events allow the citizens to meet and speak with candidates who are running for public office.

The City of St Augustine reported to Historic City News that today, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, the American flag at City Hall will fly at half-staff in honor of the late former commissioner Raymond Connor. Yesterday, the protocol was repeated in honor of the late former commissioner Errol D Jones. No ceremonies are planned.

The City of St Augustine reported to Historic City News that tomorrow, Monday, July 11, 2022, the American flag at City Hall will fly at half-staff in honor of the late former commissioner Errol D Jones.  The following day, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, the protocol will be repeated in honor of the late former commissioner…

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In anticipation of this year’s mid-term elections, the St Johns County Supervisor of Elections office had a very special visitor. Earlier this month, Secretary of State Cord Byrd took time out of his busy schedule to stop by the local office to meet the staff and learn about our process for holding safe, secure, and…

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Despite being required to do so by federal law and House rules, U.S. Representative for District 4, which includes St Johns County, John H Rutherford, is under investigation by the House Committee on Ethics over multiple late disclosures of stock transactions that were made in his retirement fund account.  Historic City News learned Tuesday that…

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Historic City News was informed of the closures of local government offices in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.