Tristyn timeline, affordable housing, World Golf Village plaza: Top 5 stories last week

St. Augustine Record
·2 min read

In case you missed it, here are the top stories from the past week at staugustine.com.

Remembering Tristyn: Family, St. Johns Sheriff look back 1 year later
Remembering Tristyn: Family, St. Johns Sheriff look back 1 year later

Timeline: Disappearance, death of Tristyn Bailey

The body of Tristyn Bailey, 13, a seventh-grader at Patriot Oaks Academy in St. Johns, was discovered Sunday, May 9, 2021, hours after her family was reported her missing. She was stabbed 114 times.

Read more: Timeline: Events in the disappearance, death of Florida 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, May 9, From Staff Reports

Criminal case: Video evidence released in Tristyn Bailey homicide case in St. Johns County

Work continues on the San Marcos Heights, a 132-unit development on 15 acres off State Road 207 in St. Augustine, on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The development will have 24 one-bedroom, one-bath apartments, 84 two-bedroom, two-bath apartments, and 24 three-bedroom, three-bath units.
Work continues on the San Marcos Heights, a 132-unit development on 15 acres off State Road 207 in St. Augustine, on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The development will have 24 one-bedroom, one-bath apartments, 84 two-bedroom, two-bath apartments, and 24 three-bedroom, three-bath units.

Affordable housing complexes on the way

One of two new affordable housing apartment complexes under construction in St. Johns County is pre-leasing apartments, and the other is set to begin taking inquiries this month, project officials said.

Read more: Affordable housing complexes in St. Johns County nearing completion; leasing has begun, May 12, Sheldon Gardner

Affordable housing: St. Augustine to study building possibly over 500 workforce housing units

An artist's rendering of what the Parkway Commons shopping center near World Golf Village will look like when completed.
An artist's rendering of what the Parkway Commons shopping center near World Golf Village will look like when completed.

World Golf Village getting new plaza

The Parkway Commons shopping center began construction in late 2021 and is expected to be completed with a mix of restaurant, retail and office tenants opening their doors in early 2023.

Read more: Parkway Commons shopping plaza caters to busy World Golf Village in St. Johns County, May 11, Colleen Michele Jones

Students won't be charged in shark stunt

PETA has come out against the hanging of a dead shark by Ponte Vedra High School students last week and is offering to educate students in St. Johns County on the mistreatment of animals.

Read more: Students won't be charged in shark stunt at PVHS, PETA offers 'empathy lessons', May 11, Colleen Michele Jones

Ponte Vedra High School students paid fisherman for dead shark

Five PVHS students, all male, have been identified as being responsible for the stunt, which included paying $100 for the dead shark from a local fisherman and designing a "pulley system" used to hoist the animal.

Read more: Ponte Vedra High School students paid fisherman for dead shark used in senior prank, May 13, Colleen Michele Jones

Support local journalism. Subscribe to staugustine.com today.

This article originally appeared on St. Augustine Record: Tristyn Bailey timeline, affordable housing: Top 5 stories at staugustine.com