Category: Government

Kim McClure formally announced to local Historic City News reporters yesterday that her husband, Bill McClure, a local businessman who has spent his career in the private sector building successful businesses and creating hundreds of jobs in Florida, has filed to run for Mayor of St Augustine.

The City of St Augustine is telling Historic City News that a new brochure has been produced in response to the recent aggressive panhandling problems downtown.  This brochure is designed to be given directly to tourists and others walking downtown in the evening.

As qualifying week came to a close on Friday at noon, Historic City News learned that no challengers came forward to contest currently seated circuit court judges. Therefore, all circuit judges up for election across the 7th Judicial Circuit are retained for another six-year term. 

Historic City News readers can participate in our St Augustine City Commission Seat 4 voter preference poll on facebook at historiccitynews.com

Already facing opposition from another local elected official, St Augustine Mayor Nancy Shaver made official her intention to seek a third term to the city’s highest elected office on Friday.

Please note that one or more members of the St. Augustine City Commission or its appointed boards or committees may attend these meetings and participate, however they may not engage in discussion or debate amongst themselves on any issue that will likely come before their respective elected or appointed body. 

St. Johns County Commissioner Jimmy Johns has withdrawn as a candidate for Congressional District 6 according to a report from his office received by Historic City News today.