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St. Johns County deputy, US Marshal shoot, kill armed man wanted in South Carolina at Oceanway gas station
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An armed man wanted in South Carolina on a sexual battery charge was killed in Oceanway on Tuesday when a St. Johns County deputy and U.S. Marshal shot him, authorities said. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said in a news conference that the U.S. Marshal’s FAST team,...
Starke man arrested for digging for artifacts on State land
Timothy Wayne Harper, 56, was arrested yesterday and charged with digging for artifacts on State land, methamphetamine possession, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jennifer Nettles, 51, was issued a criminal citation for removing artifacts from State lands. The post Starke man arrested for digging for artifacts on State land appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Deep discounts may benefit shoppers but may not help the economy, financial expert says
FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – A Jacksonville financial expert said corporations slashing prices for inflation may help shoppers, but it isn’t guaranteed to be good for the economy. Shoppers at the Target in Fleming Island gave their thoughts on inflation and the cost of groceries. “I feel like I...
🏙 There's no place like home
And it's Tuesday! Today's temps may hit 80, under partially cloudy skies 🌥 with a breeze and a chance of a mid-morning drizzle. Tipping our hats to this week's theme, we acknowledge Memorial Day to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives protecting American freedom. Today, we commemorate the Korean War Veterans Memorial located in Washington D.C. ...
Criticism surges amid recommendation to put $100 million museum on rural site
Critics from Central Florida continued blasting a task force’s decision to recommend a rural tract of land in St. Johns County as its preferred site for the proposed Florida Museum of Black History, with the chairwoman of the task force calling the result “political.”
Davis family sells property in Nocatee for more than $25 million
Sonoc Company LLC, part of the Davis family that has been developing Nocatee, sold five parcels in St. Johns County for more than $25.05 million. The properties will become Seabrook Village Phase 2 in the master-planned community. The five transactions comprise 177 lots. • ICI Homes of Daytona Beach purchased...
Home Again and The Veterans Council transform the Old Town Inn into Veteran's Village
Home Again St. Johns and The Veterans Council of St. Johns County joined forces to buy St. Augustine’s Old Town Inn to serve as an affordable housing venue for veterans. The Florida Department of Veterans Affairs gave Home Again a $3 million grant to purchase the 21-unit Anastasia Island property for $2.4 million. The remaining $600,000 will be used for restoration and operational costs.
Five warehouses totaling 57,000 square feet proposed on Race Track Road in St. Augustine
St. Johns County received a pre-application April 25 for construction of five warehouses totaling 57,000 square feet on Race Track Road in St. Augustine. The pre-application describes the project as five 11,400-square-foot buildings. Project site plans show 54 parking spaces. The St. Johns County Development Review Committee discussed the proposal...
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