The Flagler County Emergency Communications Center team was recently recognized for its membership in the “Missing Kids Readiness Program” at the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) National Conference by the National Center Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
Archives for August 5, 2026
Trump’s ‘Narco‑Terrorism’ War in Latin America Targets Leftists More than Drug Lords
The history of the war on drugs, especially during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, shows that the narco-terrorism label has always been politicized. The history suggests that the nebulousness of the concept aided U.S. policymakers in achieving fundamentally anti-communist and anti-leftist political objectives, as is the case with Trump’s war.
Palm Coast Council Tables Westward Expansion Development Plan, Demanding Economic and Other Guarantees
Nearing midnight following a six-hour meeting Tuesday night, the Palm Coast City Council tabled until Aug. 25–the week after the primary election–the land-use proposals that would clear the way for the so-called westward expansion, the plan to build 22,000 housing units on 21,000 acres west of U.S. 1. The council signaled it would approve the development plan by Raydient pending changes to the development order that the council wants.
Byron and Erika Donalds’ Gospel of ‘School Choice’ Would Turbocharge Vouchers and Privatization
Byron and Erika Donalds are leveraging their political influence and billionaire donations to drastically transform the public education system in Florida. The couple envisions a lucrative free-market educational economy prioritizing universal voucher programs and private charter schools. Critics argue their aggressive privatization agenda unconstitutionally drains essential taxpayer funds from struggling traditional public school districts.
Palm Coast Man Arrested For Stalking and Extorting Ex with Memorial Bear Containing Her Son’s Ashes
Justin Andrew Fountain, 31, faces five felony charges after stalking his former girlfriend in Palm Coast and Flagler Beach, tracking her location electronically, showing up at her workplace, and sending fabricated messages to her family. Fountain stole a plush memorial bear containing the ashes of her deceased son and threatened to burn it. Deputies arrested him on I-95 and recovered the bear.
Flagler Judge Repeatedly Refers to Two Black Men as ‘Thugs’ in Bond Hearing for One of Them
Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols repeatedly referred to two Black men as “thugs” during a bond hearing for one of them Tuesday, and ultimately ruled that she would not set the bond lower than $55,000. The term has evolved into a racially charged dog-whistle when whites use it in reference to Blacks, though it continues to be used unwittingly so by whites not necessarily aware of the implication, as was likely the case in court Tuesday.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Docket sounding in felony court, the Palm Coast Code Enforcement Board meets, this time without Barbara Grossman, Conversations in Democracy, The Flagler County Republican Club meets, junk drawers.