Christine McGlade, vice president of manufacturing operations and site manager for the Northrop Grumman Corp “Center of Excellence” in St Augustine, reported to Historic City News that the US Navy will fill out an earlier contract, and award an additional contract to build five more E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft through June 2016.
Tuesday afternoon, Historic City News learned of an investigation by St Johns County detectives where a 27-year-old man has finally confessed to staging a burglary to a relative’s home in an effort to steal and pawn guns and other property.
Reporters for the free student-run newspaper at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville are getting more than an education in journalism — their editor-in-chief, Jacob Harn, says that they are also learning how little police care about the theft of hundreds of copies of their paper by a Florida Highway Patrolman.
Soon after 10:00 p.m. last night, St Augustine Police advised Historic City News local reporters that Officer Mike Kettman observed 33-year-old Jason Peter Slimak as he approached the Sunoco station on his motorcycle — by 10:47 p.m., Slimak was being booked into the county jail.
The voice of Florida’s retail stores and merchants announced to Historic City News that through their trade association, Florida Retail Federation, members are preparing for the 2013 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday.
Historic City News has been informed that the US Marshal Service has made an arrest in Monday evening’s armed robbery and shooting incident that occurred when a drug deal went wrong in St Johns County, according to Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw.
The Monkees, that late-60’s stew of jangle pop and shenanigans, has a special place in the memories of many Historic City News readers. Friday night, you’ll have an opportunity to see the remaining three-of-four of the original cast members when they perform live at the St Augustine Amphitheatre.
A man involved in a two-vehicle crash off of Racetrack Road on July 16, died today as a result of his injuries, according to a report received by Historic City News from the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office this afternoon.
