Colin Calvert, the 21-year-old man who stole a rifle, robbed a Palm Coast convenience store of nearly 5,000 in cash, which he put in a Happy Meal box, spent all the money at a strip joint, then burglarized a gun store, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday, followed by five years on probation.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Friday, August 18, 2023
Waterfront Park Ribbon Cutting, Pete Davidson and Friends in Ponte Vedra Beach, Midnight Mayhem at One Daytona, E.B. Sledge and With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa.
Atlantic Currents At Risk of Collapse, with Catastrophic Implications
New findings suggest the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or Amoc, could collapse within the next few decades – maybe even within the next few years – driving European weather to even greater extremes.
Jacob Oliva, as Arkansas Secretary of Education, Defends Removal of AP African American Studies
Former Flagler County Superintendent Jacob Oliva, now the secretary of education in Arkansas, sought to defend the removal of an AP African American Studies class from the state’s approved course list late last week, but anger persisted from education advocates, state lawmakers, students and the NAACP.
Charlie Ericksen Jr. Is Laid to Rest With Military Honors and Solemn Salutes at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery
Charlie Frederick Ericksen Jr., the former Flagler County commissioner, U.S. Army Lieutenant and father of three who died on July 31 in Celebration, was laid to rest at Cape Canaveral National cemetery with military honors this afternoon following a solemn ceremony attended by family, a few friends, and a few Flagler County officials past and present.
Intracoastal Bank Announces Jacqueline Yantis as Business Relationship Manager
Bruce Page, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, this week announced the addition of Jacqueline Yantis to the Intracoastal Bank team as Senior Vice President/Business Relationship Manager for the Bank. In this capacity she will be responsible for developing and servicing business banking relationships.
300-Unit Apartment Complex Going Up Next to Imagine School at Town Center, One of 2 Planned There
A high-end, gated, 300-unit apartment complex is going up on the 27-acre squarish parcel across the street from Imagine School at Town Center. It is to be the first of two such apartment complexes in that area. The complex is to be called The Legacy at Palm Coast Town Center.
Man Found Shot and Roped with Weights in Intracoastal in 1997 Is Identified as Robert Bruce McPhail
It took 26 years, but the man found murdered and floating in the Intracoastal Waterway in September 1997 has finally been identified as Robert Bruce McPhail, a 58-year-old boater originally from Kenora-Winnipeg area of Manitoba in Canada, who’d moved to South Florida in the mid-1990s. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office’s Cold Case Unit’s detective Sarah Scalia cracked the case with Othram, a forensic sequencing laboratory.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, August 17, 2023
Flagler Tiger Bay Club’s fifth annual Wine Tasting Meet and big reveal, Creative Writing for Adults at the Public Library, Democratic Women’s Club meeting, “Florida Soul” at the African American Cultural Society, the futility of beach renourishment.
Montana Kids’ Climate Lawsuit Victory Could Set a Powerful Precedent
The case, Held v. State of Montana, was based on allegations that state energy policies violate the young plaintiffs’ constitutional right to “a clean and healthful environment” – a right that has been enshrined in the Montana Constitution since the 1970s.