The estate of the late Donna Lee Parks, a St George Street merchant who lived in her parent’s home and converted the remainder of the property to commercial use, was sold Thursday, July 14th at 11:00 a.m.

Bryn R. Winburn, Public Relations Manager for Matthews, North Carolina based retailer Family Dollar, reported to Historic City News that a special ribbon cutting ceremony will take place on Thursday, July 21st, at the company’s newest store located at 840 West King Street in St Augustine.

For about two-hours today, the AT&T network in the southeast United States was completely shut down; affecting customers in St Augustine and St Johns County until about 2:10 p.m., according to information provided to Historic City News this afternoon.

The United States Department of Transportation informed local Historic City News reporters Friday that Frontier Airlines, which currently originates flights to Philadelphia and Chicago from Northeast Florida Regional Airport in St Augustine, is one of six airlines who have been selected as approved carriers for flights into and out of Cuba.

The Times-Union building, a Jacksonville landmark along the north shore of the St Johns River and anchor to the city’s ever changing skyline, is being sold according to an e-mail communication sent to Morris Publishing Group employees Saturday night.

With the demand of off-beach parking expected to exceed capacity during the holidays this summer, St. Johns County informed local Historic City News reporters that a free shuttle service is being offered to Mickler’s Beachfront Park and the St. Johns County Ocean and Fishing Pier.