Over last week’s objections by Vice-Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline, the four remaining St Augustine City Commissioners approved, on first reading, an amendment to the city’s prohibition of intoxicating beverages being sold within 100-feet of an established church; so long as 50-percent, or more, of the applicant restaurant’s sales come from food.
Historic City News learned that a group of 26 Flagler County middle school students are being tapped for leadership roles in their respective schools and this week they completed a rigorous training schedule to prepare them for those roles.
Laurie Sanderson reported the following St Augustine and St Johns County locations to Historic City News where the Florida Department of Transportation will be conducting roadwork that is expected to have an impact on driving, beginning this morning and continuing through the coming week.
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.
