Updated: 4:09 PM EST Mar 9, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff A man is under arrest and charged for multiple shootings Friday.On March 2, 0fficers responded to an aggravated assault on the 3800 block of Mizell Road at 10:03 p.m. One subject, identified as Dari Meadows, was located with injuries from apparent gunfire, according to Greensboro police. Meadows was transported to a local hospital and was reported dead by Greensboro police March 9.Police said the shooter was Timothy Daniel Franklin, 24, of Greensboro. He was arrested and charged with assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and placed in the custody of the Guilford County Jail on $200,000 bail. After Meadows died March 9, Franklin s charge has been upgraded to first degree murder and the case is now being investigated as a homicide, according to police.During the investigation, detectives learned Franklin was also responsible for a shooting at Elmwood and Cornwallis drives
Officer saves man whose wheelchair plunged into a St. Augustine retention pond
Officer Nicholas Agitis said the man claims he had a seizure, which caused his motorized wheelchair to go down a hill into a St. Augustine retention pond. Author: Josslyn Howard Updated: 5:49 AM EST February 24, 2021
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. A St. Augustine Police Officer helped to save a man’s life after his motorized wheelchair plunged into a nearby pond.
Officer Nicholas Argitis said the man claimed he had a seizure, which caused his chair to go down a hill into a retention pond at the corner of Mizell Road and Plantation Island Drive in St. Augustine.
AROUND ANASTASIA ISLAND: Secret of Christmas tree revealed
Lorraine Thompson
Much was different about the Christmas of 2020 including Surf Illumination and the lighting of the St. Augustine Beach Christmas tree. The tale of the giant tree was recently revealed by Bill Jones, president of the St. Augustine Beach Civic Association.
“For nearly 20 years, the Civic Association’s Surf Illumination has faced many challenges regarding the community Christmas Tree,” Jones explained.
“We’ve always had difficulty keeping a tree green alive in the salt air. At one point a very large and beautiful artificial tree was purchased. That tree looked great until late night partygoers vandalized it,” Jones continued.
With the holidays happening all around us, there s not a lot of road projects to beware of as contractors give way to traveling families.
But as the Jacksonville Transportation Authority pumps up the Yuletide volume on the new Acosta Bridge LED lighting system to reflect the holidays, it also has some news for riders who want to avoid porch pirates.
Instead of having that holiday package vulnerably parked on the steps as you work or shop, the JTA set up a new service this week at seven of its transportation hubs for folks who want a secure spot for gift delivery and pickup.