All three members of the Florida Cabinet are questioning the legality of the state voucher system that has steered taxpayer-funded scholarships to private Islamic schools that they contend undermine “Western” values. Attorney General Uthmeier, Chief Financial Officer Ingoglia, and Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, all Republicans and allies of the governor, spoke against extending vouchers to the Hifz Academy and Bayaan Academy, Islamic schools in Tampa now accepting these scholarships.
Archives for October 27, 2025
Arlene Volpe, Quiet Force Behind Culture and Gargiulo Art Foundation’s Heyday in Palm Coast, Dies at 85
Arlene Volpe, the organizational force behind the Gargiulo Art Foundation as it fostered a rich art scene in Palm Coast and Flagler County for two decades, died on Oct. 4 in North Carolina. Volpe had been for 50 years Tom Gargiulo ‘s partner, and with him a champion of local arts and a key hand, for 21 years, behind the annual naming of the Flagler County Artist of the Year.
Leigha Mumby, 24, Now Faces Vehicular Homicide Charge in Crash Death of Boyfriend Daniel Waterman
Prosecutors this morning filed a vehicular homicide charge against 24-year-old Leigha Catherine Mumby in addition to the two previous felony charges Mumby has faced since July. The new charge is the result of the death of Daniel Waterman, 22, earlier this month, eight months after he was critically injured in a car crash on I-95 in Palm Coast, as Mumby drove. An FHP investigation determined Mumby intentionally caused the crash when she was upset with her boyfriend.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, October 27, 2025
The Bunnell City Commission meets and will discuss the possibility of having voting districts in the city, Pasco County library director Sean McGharvey reminds us of library’s jazziness, a few words from Bertrand Russell.