Category: Government

During this morning’s City Commission meeting, Monday June 8th, St Augustine Police Chief Barry Fox provided an update on the status of key initiatives in place at the Police Department.

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 his position immediately.  The demand came in the form of a two-page letter from Kostka to Royle.

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 also violated its rules as he repeated racist comments from a former Miami police chief.

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 government with a variety of board and committee opportunities.

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 Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in the Auditorium located in the County Administration Building at 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine,…

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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 at 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, as the City begins its return to normal operations.

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 disciplined by the state board over the homicide-turned-suicide finding of the death of Michelle O’Connell. This time, it was District…

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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 26, 2020, in the Auditorium of the County Administration Building located at 500 San Sebastian View in St. Augustine.