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.
During a press conference called this afternoon, St Johns County Sheriff’s detectives told Historic City News that over the past two days, investigators have arrested 43 suspects for conspiracy to produce methamphetamine or conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
At 8:15 a.m. this morning, Oceania Airlines Flight 815, operating as a charter flight, departed Augusta Regional Airport bound for Palm Beach International Airport; tragically, Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St Augustine was as far as the ill-fated flight would travel.
Historic City News was informed by Media Relations Officer Kevin Kelshaw that sheriff’s deputies arrested four adults and a 16-year-old juvenile from Georgia last night; recovering over $2,500 in stolen merchandise said to have been taken from six different stores at the St Augustine Premium Outlet Mall.
Public Information Officer Klare Ly announced to Historic City News that Randal Bryan Hart, the 28-year-old St Johns County man accused of stabbing his dog, Amber, and slashing her throat with a knife before dragging her into the woods to die, pled “no contest” today in open court.
Bassist Ted Dwane of Mumford and Sons hospitalized
A blood clot discovered on the surface of the brain of bass guitar player Ted Dwane, has resulted in the first cancelled appearance of the “Gentlemen of the Road” tour of Mumford and Sons in Dallas tonight, according to the group’s website.
The City of St Augustine has received approval from the commission during last night’s regular business meeting to move forward with an application for a $50,000 matching grant to get the Flagler era city water works building at Davenport Park in condition to be returned to public service.
