Category: Government

Historic City News begins Election Day 2020 with a whopping 71% voter turnout. Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes reports that 149,889 voters have already cast ballots in this election. Polls are open 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. TODAY PM – if you have not, please go vote and take a minute to thank your poll…

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St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes reached out to Historic City News to remind our subscribers that early voting ended today, Saturday at 6:00 p.m.  The November 3rd General Election is Tuesday.  There is no early voting on Sunday or Monday before Election Day.

St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes reminds our Historic City News subscribers that this year, as in every election year, “It is your vote, make it count!”  If you have chosen to vote by mail, you only have a couple of days left to request that a Vote-by-Mail ballot be mailed to you. …

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Monday was the first day of in-person early voting, in the General Election of 2020 being conducted locally by St Johns County Supervisor of Elections Vicky Oakes.

During the City Commission meeting on Monday October 12, 2020, City Commissioner John Valdes was named to chair a new five-member committee whose purpose is to update the city’s flood mitigation code, building code, and zoning code, as they relate to flood protection.  To overstate the obvious, members of the commission agreed that there is…

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Michael Ryan, Director of the St. Johns County Communications Division, announced to Historic City News that a special meeting of the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, in the Auditorium located in the County Administration Building.

Historic City News reporters watched as 74-year-old President Donald Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday that he and the first lady, 50-year-old Melania Trump, have tested positive for COVID-19.

The Adjutant General for the Florida National Guard, Maj. Gen. James Eifert, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an official notification received by Historic City News today.  Eifert is in consultation with his physician to ensure that he does not return to work until there is no chance he can spread the virus to…

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