Targeted residents were on Birchwood Drive, Brooklyn Lane, Brookside Drive, and Birchview Place, but cars were left unlocked or unattended in every case.
Machete-Wielding Palm Coast Man Arrested Over Assaulting Roommate’s Boyfriend
Before his arrest Monday on two felony aggravated battery charges for allegedly cutting a man with a machete, Mayko Rodriguez, 58, has had a checkered past with the law, going back at least 13 years in Flagler County.
Flagler Firefighters Have Current Contract For 1st Time in 4 Years, With Some Pay Hikes
The firefighters’ union’s first contract since 2011 gives firefighters with more experience more money. For nine years, firefighters were hired at the same rate of pay as existing firefighters with many more years of service.
Tuesday Briefing: School Board Talks Settlement of Discipline Lawsuit, Missing Dog Harley, Morrison’s Nobel
The Flagler school board this evening considers a settlement agreement over a lawsuit charging that black students are disproportionately disciplined, filed in 2012 by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Judge Rules Mostly in Favor of Flagler County Authority to Regulate Vacation Rentals
Judge Orfinger denied an attempt by short-term vacation-rental owners and managers to stop county regulations from taking effect, though on one count he ruled that the ordinance may not apply to contracts signed before mid-February, when the ordinance was passed.
Daughter Fights Mom to Keep Her From Driving Drunk; Mom Is Charged With Child Abuse
Melissa Holloway of Palm Coast’s R-Section is accused of fighting with the daughter who tried to prevent her from driving her and her younger sister while intoxicated.
Despite Budget Crunch, Cable and Cell Phone Tax Cuts Still Expected in Special Session
Floridians could still get a reduction in their cable-TV and cell-phone bills as part of a new House tax-cut package, though it’ll fall short of the nearly $700 million package projected earlier this year.
Administrator Patrick Johnson Calls It Quits as Flagler Health Department Endures Big Changes
Flagler County Health Department Administrator Patrick Johnson is resigning at the end of the month to take a public health post in North Carolina as county departments in Florida see their roles shift and diminish.
Free Breakfast and Lunch for All Flagler County Children Through Summer
The Flagler County Schools, Food & Nutrition Services Department is please to announce that free breakfast and lunch meals will be made available at no charge to all children in the community who are 18 years of age and under.
Monday Briefing: Kimberle Weeks Is Arraigned, County Firefighters Get a Contract, Youth Orchestra’s Chamber Players In Concert
Ex-Supervisor of Elections Kim Weeks is arraigned on 12 felony counts in circuit court today, 24 chamber ensembles of the Flagler Youth Orchestra perform in a final concert, the county commission is set to approve a contract with its firefighters.