Government

Monday night during a regular City Commission meeting of the City of St Augustine Beach, Historic City News was able to document a demand from Vice Mayor Kostka for City Manager Max Royle to resign […]

US Representative Matt Gaetz is the latest lawmaker cited by Twitter for violating its rules about glorifying violence, Historic City News learned from media reports.  Last week, the social media company found President Donald Trump […]

Michael Ryan, Director of the St. Johns County Communications Division, reported to Historic City News that the Board of County Commissioners provides residents who have an interest in serving their community and participating in local […]

Director Michael Ryan and Sarah Butler, Specialist with the St. Johns County Communications Division, reported to Historic City News that the Board of County Commissioners will hold a special meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. on […]

Historic City News was informed by the Communications Department of the City of St Augustine that City Hall will re-open its doors to the public on Monday, June 1, 2020, starting at 8:00 a.m., closing […]

A couple of weeks ago, Historic City News learned that the St Johns County Medical Examiner’s Office was back in the national news.  Last time it was about the current and former medical examiners’ being […]

Lauren Ferro, St. Johns County Communications Specialist, announced to local Historic City News reporters that the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners will hold a special meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May […]

Historic City News has been provided with an update from Dennis W. Hollingsworth, St. Johns County Tax Collector, as his office recovers from a shutdown caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.  The Main Office located at […]

Hunter S. Conrad, St Johns County Administrator, made the announcement Friday that many local fishermen, beachcombers, and surfers have been anxiously waiting for weeks — tomorrow, beginning Monday, May 11, 2020, public beaches in our […]

St Johns County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller Brandon Patty reported to Historic City News that tomorrow, Monday, May 11th, St Johns County residents will resume the option to obtain a marriage license […]

Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, Jeb Smith, wrote to Historic City News on Friday to bring our readers and subscribers up to date as St Johns County wraps up Week-1 of their long-awaited […]

In an official communication from the City of St Augustine to Historic City News this weekend, our subscribers are hereby notified, effective immediately, and for a period of thirty days, licensed restaurants may reduce their […]

When the City of St Augustine Beach convened its regular Commission Meeting, Monday, May 4, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, there was a sense of change in the air according to a Historic […]

Historic City News subscribers, after monitoring the local impact of Governor DeSantis’ Safer at Home Order and our community’s willingness to adhere to the CDC guidelines of social distancing and group size, we have developed […]

Governor Ron DeSantis laid out the steps that he will follow as we begin reopening Florida’s economy on Wednesday.  A successful demonstration by citizens and members of the Saint Augustine Tea Party was held near […]