george lareau

Unconventional candidate seeks clerk’s job

By Ariel Thomas | gargoyle@flagler.edu After Clerk of County Courts Cheryl Strickland retired in 2015, she endorsed her chief deputy, George Lareau, calling him “the only candidate exceptionally qualified to hold this position.” And Lareau was Strickland’s replacement for about a week, but then Gov….


He runs for office – and the money follows

By Ariel Thomas | gargoyle@flagler.edu In a few short months, former St. Johns County official Jerry Cameron has raised more than $63,000 in his bid for county commissioner. Cameron is the county’s former assistant administrator for community affairs, a job that put him out into the…