Wednesday Briefing: Cars As Weapons, Smart City Workshop, FTI Graduation, Parent's New Parent

parent magazine barbara holley — Meet Parent Magazine’s new parent: TouchPoint Innovative Solutions, Inc. formerly The Holley Group, announce last week it acquired Parent Magazine, formerly published by Brady Publishing. The company publishes editions in Flagler, St. Johns and Volusia Counties. TouchPoint Innovative Solutions, Inc. is a marketing and communications firm that provides communication solutions for community colleges, public school districts, associations and other non-profits. The new editor of Parent Magazine will be Barbara Holley, formerly an elementary school principal in California, Connecticut and Virginia. ‘Parents face so many pressures raising children today, our mission at Parent Magazine is to be a trusted resource in support of happy, healthy, community minded families,’ Holley said. Parent Magazine is distributed through elementary students to their parents and is the premier family magazine for Flagler, St. Johns and Volusia Counties published 11 months a year. More information on Parent Magazine can be found by visiting www.parentmagazineflorida.com, or by calling 386.283.5906.

Today: Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tonight: Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Details here.
Today’s document from the National Archives and the Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Drought Index: 36
The OED’s Word of the Day: yellow jack, n.1.
The Live Community Calendar
Today’s jail bookings.

Today’s Briefing: Quick Links

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In Flagler and Palm Coast
Flagler Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours of Incident Reports
Announcements
In State Government
Cats and Dogs Looking For Homes
In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
Fact-Checking the Knaves
Palm Coast Construction and Development
Local Road and Interstate Construction
Cultural Coda

“Believing then that this is the best proposition that can be made effectual, I accept it. I shall not be driven by clamor or denunciation to throw away a great cause because it is not perfect. I will take all I can get in the cause of humanity and leave it to be perfected by better men in better times. It may be that that time will not come while I am here to enjoy the glorious triumph; but that it will come is as certain as that there is a just God.”

–Thaddeus Stevens on the 14th Amendment before its adoption.

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In Flagler and Palm Coast:

Note: all government meetings noticed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Many can be heard or seen live through each agency’s website.

The Sheriff’s daily incident reports and jail bookings are posted here.

Palm Coast’s Code Enforcement Board meets at 10 a.m. at City Hall in Town Center.

Major road closure: Palm Coast Parkway eastbound: Palm Coast Public Works will be closing eastbound Palm Coast Parkway – from Clubhouse Drive to Colbert Lane – from 8 to 10 a.m. today to allow crews to remove a hazardous tree. A detour will be in place so that motorists can access the bridge or come back to Colbert Lane via westbound Palm Coast Parkway. The detour will use Clubhouse Drive and Palm Harbor Parkway. For more information, call Customer Service at 386-986-2360.

Palm Coast government hosts a Smart City Workshop starting at 11:30 am at Palm Coast City Hall in the Community Wing. Members of the community are invited as our guest speaker, Magellan Advisors, will provide open dialogue on Palm Coast becoming a prime destination for technology-intensive business. Lunch will be provided. RSVP your spot today http://bit.ly/smartcitypc

Flagler Technical Institute, the school district’s adult and vocational education school, holds its graduation at 7 p.m. at the Flagler Auditorium.

Emergency responders and PTSD: Nearly two years since the Pulse tragedy, 90.7 WMFE, ProPublica and the Orlando Public Library are hosting an event examining the impact of PTSD in the community. The event, held at the library’s Dorothy Lumley Melrose Center, will dive into the way PTSD affects first responders and their families, as well as how the city’s police and fire departments handle the disorder in their ranks and whether Florida’s new bill providing disability benefits for impacted first responders goes far enough to remedy the immense needs. 101 E Central Blvd, Orlando.

Sen. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, is expected to be honored during the non-profit ArtHaus’ annual “Fun and Funky Dinner at 5:30 p.m., Museum of Arts and Sciences, Root Hall, 352 South Nova Road, Daytona Beach.

Blood Donations: The Big Red Bus will be at the following locations this week:

Thursday: Hammock Beach Resort, 200 Ocean Crest Drive, Palm Coast, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday: Zaxby’s, 180 Cypress Edge Drive, Palm Coast, from noon to 5 p.m.
Thursday: Aldi, 5095 State Road 100, Palm Coast, from 3 to 6 p.m.
Friday: Fitness One, 250 Old Kings Road South, Flagler Beach, from 1 to 6 p.m.
Friday: Epic Theaters, 1185 Central Ave., Palm Coast, from 2 to 8 p.m.
Saturday: Epic Theaters, 1185 Central Ave., Palm Coast, from 1 to 7 p.m.
Sunday: St. Mark y the Sea Lutheran Church, 303 Palm Coast Parkway, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours' Incidents in Flagler, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell


Jail Bookings, June 19-22 Sheriff's night shift incident reports, June 21 Sheriff's day shift incident reports, June 21 Flagler Beach's night shift incident reports, June 21 Flagler Beach's day shift incident reports, June 21 Bunnell police's night shift incident reports, June 21 Bunnell police's day shift incident reports, June 21
Previous and archived reports

Sources: Flagler County Sheriff's Office, Flagler Beach Police Department, Bunnell Police Department. This is Flagler County's only comprehensive, one-stop compilation of all local law enforcement's daily day and night shift commanders' reports.

Announcements:

June 4 through Aug. 3 – Fun in the Sun Summer Camp – Monday-Friday, Palm Coast Parks & Recreation weekly camps from June 4 through Aug. 3, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Pkwy NE, Palm Coast, with late pick-up available for additional fee. Fun-filled, themed activities such as arts and crafts, stories, recreational games, nature hikes, swimming and special guest presentations are planned for this camp for students in grades K-8 (grade just completed). Campers are eligible for the free lunch program provided by Flagler Schools. Optional field trips for additional fee. Students can be registered for one or multiple weeks. $80/week. Register at www.palmcoastgov.com/register. More info: 386-986-2323.

In Florida and in State Government:

Note: Some proceedings below can be followed live on the Florida Channel. Most legislative proceedings can be followed through the Senate or House websites.

FIU TRUSTEES MEET: The Florida International University Board of Trustees will meet after holding committee meetings. The board is slated to take up a series of issues, including a 2018-2019 fixed capital-outlay budget and a legislative budget request for the 2019-2020 fixed-capital outlay budget. (Wednesday, committee meetings start at 8:30 a.m., with full board expected to meet about 2 p.m., Florida International University, Modesto A. Maidique Campus, Graham Center, Miami.)

SUPREME COURT EYES CAR AS WEAPON: The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments in four cases, including a dispute about whether a car can legally be considered a weapon. The case involves Adam Lloyd Shepard, who was convicted on a charge of manslaughter with a weapon after fatally striking Spencer Schott with a car after leaving a Jacksonville Beach bar in January 2011. The men earlier had been in an altercation in the bar. Under state law, the use of a weapon bumped up the manslaughter charge from a second-degree felony to a first-degree felony, carrying a longer prison sentence. After a jury found him guilty of manslaughter, Shepard challenged the reclassification of the crime to a first-degree felony based on the car being considered a “weapon.” While the 1st District Court of Appeal rejected Shepard’s argument, it acknowledged that its conclusion differed from a ruling in a separate case in the 2nd District Court of Appeal. Shepard appealed the issue to the Supreme Court. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., Florida Supreme Court, 500 South Duval St., Tallahassee.)

CABINET AIDES MEET: Aides to Gov. Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis will meet to discuss issues in advance of a June 13 Cabinet meeting. Lobbying rules for Citizens Property Insurance could be among the topics of discussion. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., Cabinet meeting room, the Capitol.)

PAROLE CASES CONSIDERED: The Florida Commission on Offender Review will consider a series of parole cases from across the state. (Wednesday, 9 a.m., Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee.)

CLIMATE CHANGE AT ISSUE: The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy will hold a webinar titled, “The Conservative Case for Climate Action.” Participating will be former South Carolina Congressman Bob Inglis, who is executive director of RepublicEn.org. (Wednesday, noon. Registration for webinar at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QqHx_cqsQH2jEc0_vi5Mgg)

BROWNFIELDS ON AGENDA: Transforming Brownfields will be the focus of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s annual South Florida Brownfield Symposium, which starts Wednesday. (Wednesday, 6 p.m., Florida Brownfield Association scholarship fundraiser, Sugar Sand Distillery, Lake Placid.)

—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

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Cats and Dogs Looking For Homes


The following is provided as a service to Community Cats of Palm Coast and the Flagler Humane Society. Should you have a lost pet and would like it noticed here, please contact us at [email protected].

Cats and Dogs Looking for Homes is provided as a service to Community Cats of Palm Coast and the Flagler Humane Society. Should you have a lost pet and would like it noticed here, please contact us at [email protected].

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Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

Here’s a summary of the latest city developments as of June 3, 2018, with a link to the full week in review here.

Click to access week-in-review-june2-20181.pdf

Road and Interstate Construction: