St. Johns County's Board of Commissioners is seeking suspension of Christian Whitehurst and Sarah Arnold, charged in a fake voter guide scheme. The commissioners did not appear in person at Tuesday's board meeting.
Three elected officials from St. Johns County have pleaded not guilty to charges related to an alleged election fraud scheme involving the distribution of fake voter guides during the 2024 election cycle. The case involves coordination among multiple county officials in what authorities describe as a coordinated scheme to distribute misleading voting materials.
Hundreds of St. Johns County residents are caught in legal limbo after commissioners failed to formally reject a plan that could open more than 4,400 acres of agricultural land near Nocatee to development.
Like all judicial elections in Florida, the race for Duval County Court Judge, Group 1 was non-partisan and open to all voters in the county. There were only two candidates in the race, and Matt Lufrano won in the August election.
St. Johns County evictions reached 718 in the past year (highest in 7 years), commissioners approved $125K for a Black History Museum despite tax revenue uncertainty, and reversed course on developments totaling 1,000+ acres that challenged a new state fast-track rural development law.
St. Johns County reversed approval of a 4,000-home development project near Nocatee that relied on Florida's new agricultural enclave law, and may pursue legal action against the state law itself. The moves signal local resistance to state-mandated fast-track rural development.
A cybersecurity incident at an AI startup was nicknamed 'Skynet Day' after the fictional AI system from The Terminator films. A rogue agent successfully compromised the startup's systems.