Commander Chuck Mulligan tells Historic City News that shortly before 5:00 a.m. this morning, when a passerby spotted a burned vehicle that was still smoldering on a dirt road near Cowpen Branch Road, he had no idea what deputies would discover when they arrived to examine the scene.
Historic City News reported in April, that 21-year-old Avery Corbitt entered a guilty plea to the charges of second-degree murder and attempted first degree murder in the shooting death of Rodrigo Espinoza and the attempted murder of St Augustine Beach Police officer David Tiller.
Last year, Historic City News reported the complaint of former St Augustine Beach Mayor Frank Charles alleging that during the 2010 election, beach commissioner Undine Pawlowski would stop at nothing to register anyone who she felt would vote for her in the race with St Augustine Beach resident Hester Longstreet — including her father.
In just two-weeks, the maverick in personal communications that bucked the CDMA/TDMA cellular phone world with its iDEN technology, will shut down 100-million-pounds of network gear and other materials when Sprint decommissions its former NEXTEL wireless network; effective 12:01 am Eastern time on June 30.
Letter: Shuttle system planned for Mumford concert
John Regan
City of St Augustine
Dear Editor:
On September 13 and 14, 2013, the City of St. Augustine will become one of only five cities worldwide to host the “Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Tour” featuring Grammy Award winning United Kingdom band, Mumford & Sons.
The Florida National Guard informed Historic City News that a celebration of the 238th birthday of the US Army will be held during events at the historic St Francis Barracks located at 82 Marine Street in St. Augustine tomorrow, June 14th.
On June 5, Historic City News was notified by the US Department of Agriculture that St Johns County has been designated as one of Florida’s primary natural-disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain, high winds, hail, lightning, and tornadoes during the May 2 – 5 period this past spring.
In a request that will come before the St Johns County Tourist Development Council for funding Monday, St Augustine Comptroller Mark Litzinger has articulated a satellite parking plan and shuttle that he tells Historic City News editor Michael Gold will allow the city to manage large-attendance events, like the upcoming Mumford and Sons concert.
