Thirty-nine applicants have asked to be considered for appointment to a seven-member Confederate Memorial Contextualization Advisory Committee; but, before the St Augustine City Commission names the members, City Manager John Regan will review the applications and select his seven recommendations.

Each year, Historic City News compiles and analyzes Human Resources data on all local government employees working in St Johns County.  We prepare the following report and publish the hire date, name, position and income of all public employees who are paid $80,000 or more each year, plus benefits.

There are between 1,320 and 6,630 transgender troops currently in U.S. military uniform, according to a RAND Corp. study. However, a legal challenge was filed by the Department of Justice in July, the purpose of which was to block transgender people from openly enlisting in the armed services in the future.

St. Johns County Christmas Holiday Office Hours

All departments of the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners, St. Johns County Administrative offices, and the Pet Center, have reported to Historic City News that they will be closed Monday, December 25 and Tuesday, December 26 in observance of the Christmas holiday.

Monday’s meeting of the St Augustine City Commission included a discussion on how to legally justify a tougher panhandling ordinance, presented by Constitutional Law Attorney Michael Kahn of Melbourne, Florida.

Today Historic City News learned that once again that the power of the grassroots here in Florida can overcome any special interest, no matter how entrenched.

Historic City News learned last week that St Augustine Assistant City Attorney Denise May will be leaving to accept a position at the firm of Marks Gray in Jacksonville.

The St Johns County School District is in federal district court this week defending their refusal to allow a Nease High School teenager, F2M transgender student Drew Adams, to use the same restrooms reserved for boys, because Adams was born a female.