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Prosecuting Former Leaders Is Not So Rare Elsewhere

May 30, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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While charging a former president with criminal offenses was a first in the United States with Trump, in other countries ex-leaders are routinely investigated, prosecuted and even jailed.

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin Elected 1st Vice-Chair of River to Sea Transportation Planning Organization

May 30, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin at a recent town hall. (© FlaglerLive)

The City of Palm Coast announce today that Mayor David Alfin has been unanimously elected as the 1st Vice-Chair/Treasurer of the River to Sea Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) for the upcoming fiscal year, beginning on July 1, 2024. The position marks a significant step in regional transportation leadership and planning.

Among Florida Politicians, Trump Verdict Draws Predictable Outrage from GOP, Praise from Democrats

May 30, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 67 Comments

How his hometown paper covered it.

Florida Republicans on Thursday quickly attacked the conviction of former President Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records, while Democrats said the verdict showed nobody is above the law. A 12-member jury returned the verdict more than a month after the criminal hush-money trial began in New York and after just one day of deliberations. Trump is the first former president to be convicted of a crime after leaving office.

Palm Coast Government Will Award Forensic Audit ‘Education’ Contract to MSL, an Orlando Accounting Firm

May 30, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Palm Coast Ciy Council member Nick Klufas put the brakes on a forensic audit, while there's been no evidence of fraud in the city. (© FlaglerLive)

As the Palm Coast City Council seeks an education on forensic audits–either to conduct one or to learn that it may be too prohibitively, unnecessarily expensive absent imperative reasons to do one–Palm Coast government intends to award the contract for such an education to Orlando-based MSL, P.A. The accounting company specializes in audits, including fraud and forensic audits, business, tax and financial consultancies.

Nearly $1 Billion in New Construction Raises Flagler County Taxable Values 12% Over Last Year, a Salve to Budgets

May 30, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The percentage for 2024 is still a working number, which may increase or decrease slightly. It reflects values that apply to county government's calculations. Values in the cities and for the school board may be different. (© FlaglerLive)

“Humming along” is how Flagler County Property Appraiser Jay Gardner describes the year’s property values: powered by nearly $1 billion in new construction alone, $631 million of it in Palm Coast, taxable property values in Flagler County rose around 12 percent this year, and 13 percent in Palm Coast, about the same as last year. The estimates being finalized this week play a central role in local governments’ budgeting and taxing decisions.

Developer of Proposed 204-Boat Storage Facility in Hammock on Collision Course with County and Residents

May 30, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

A mediation session between the developer of a proposed 204-boat storage facility called Hammock Harbour, on State Road A1A, county officials and representatives of the Hammock Community Association lasted over three hours today. It was not fruitful, except to harden the likelihood of litigation ahead. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County government, the Hammock Community Association and Hammock Barbour, the proposed development of a 204-boat storage facility and restaurant on A1A in the Hammock, are heading for another likely collision in court. A nearly four-hour mediation session that started this morning and stretched into afternoon, involving the three parties, failed.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, May 30, 2024

May 30, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

No More Jobs Thanks to AI? by Jeff Koterba, patreon.com/jeffreykoterba

Drug court convenes, when Esquire Magazine memorialized 1991 from Darryl Strawberry to Imelda Marcos to… Donald Trump, and how “the truest of all men was the Man of Sorrows.”

Obscure Provision Could Keep Biden Off the Ohio Ballot in November

May 29, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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President Joe Biden might not appear on the November 2024 presidential ballot in Ohio because the Democratic National Convention that will formally nominate Biden won’t open until nearly two weeks after Ohio’s Aug. 7 certification deadline.

No Tuition Increases at DSC for 14th Year, But Some Fees Will Increase

May 29, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

'We feel this is an important investment in the future of Florida,' says Daytona State College President Tom LoBasso, who heads the college system's council of presidents. (Facebook)

As part of its regularly scheduled June 20 meeting, the Daytona State College District Board of Trustees will discuss three proposed direct cost pass through fee adjustments that would take place in Fall 2024.

Florida High School Athletic Association Replaces Word ‘Gender’ With ‘Sex’ in Snub at Anti-Discrimination Guidelines

May 29, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved changes in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s bylaws that include replacing mentions of the word “gender” with the word “sex,” amid a larger dispute between federal and state officials. The changes came as Florida and other Republican-led states are challenging a Biden administration rule that would help carry out Title IX, a decades-old law that bars discrimination in education programs based on sex.

Old Dixie Motel Owners Tell Skeptical Judge They Have No Intention of Abiding by Repair Contract with County

May 29, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

That vacant feeling: the old motel on Old Dixie Highway, still disused. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County government and the attorney representing the always-mysterious owners of the derelict Old Dixie Motel argued in front of Circuit Judge Chris France today about a three-year-old contract requiring safety and construction benchmarks. The county considers the contract valid. The owners do not. The county considers the contract valid. The owners do not. The judge will issue a ruling in the near future, though if his questions were any indication today, France is skeptical of the motel owners’ position.

Judge Rules Luke Ingram, 21, Legally Insane at Time of Brutal Killing of His Grandfather; Family’s Pain Unravels

May 29, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Luke Ingram speaking with his attorney, Aaron Delgado, before this morning's hearing before Circuit Judge Terence Perkins. (© FlaglerLive)

Circuit Judge Terence Perkins in a short bench trial this morning found Luke Ingram not guilty by reason of insanity in the brutal killing, mutilation and raping of his grandfather Darwin Graham, 85, on Clermont Court in Palm Coast in November 2022. The short trial was also an occasion for family members to fill in, publicly for the first time, the distinguished life that Darwin Ingram had lived, and include for the court record some of the atrocities Luke Ingram committed that morning.

Scott DuPont Booted Off Ballot as Judge Rose Marie Preddy Prevails in Challenge Over Eligibility to Run

May 29, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Judge Rose Marie Preddy in an image from her campaign website.

Circuit Judge Rose Marie Preddy, who sits in Putnam County, will not face an opponent in her bid to retain her seat as a judge today threw out Scott DuPont–a former judge–off the August ballot. DuPont, a former judge in the circuit, was removed from the bench by the Supreme Court in 2018, then suspended from the Bar for several months. That suspension meant he could not be eligible for a judgeship until 2026.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

May 29, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Luke Ingram’s lawyers will argue before Circuit Judge Terence Perkins their intent to rely on the insanity defense in the killing of his grandfather, Flagler County government argues a motion for partial summary judgment in the Old Dixie Motel case.

Term Limits Aren’t the Answer

May 28, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Would term limits lead to a more effective and less polarized Congress?

There’s no denying that the current Congress has been one of the most chaotic in recent memory. But would term limits make a difference? The evidence suggests that term limits create more problems than they solve and could even accelerate the polarization that’s been hobbling Congress for over a decade.

Increasing Sales Tax Divides Palm Coast and Flagler County As Both Scrounge for New Revenue for Cops and Other Needs

May 28, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Elected officials are all for more of them. But not necessarily if they have to pay for them. (© FlaglerLive)

Discussion of a possible increase in the local sales surtax sharpy divided opinions between the Flagler County Commission and the Palm Coast City Council, who were meeting jointly today to discuss funding for the sheriff’s office. The discussion divided the two bodies even within their own memberships, suggesting that any possibility of an increase is remote best this year, if that.

Supreme Court Rejects Challenges to Florida’s Use of 6-Person Juries in Most Felony Trials Instead of 12

May 28, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The U.S. Supreme Court did not explain its reasons for declining to take up 13 cases challenging Florida’s use of only six jurors in most felony trials. But Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote a dissenting opinion that said the court should reconsider a 1970 ruling in a Florida case, saying the constitutional right to trial by a jury is not met by six-member juries.

Spectrum Launches Long-Awaited High-Speed Fiber Option for Western Flagler County

May 28, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Flagler County's agricultural community, along with homes and businesses on the west side, can finally be connected to high-speed internet. (© FlaglerLive)

Charter Communications’ Spectrum, the internet, phone, cable television and wireless service company, last week launched high-speed internet and other services to more than 900 homes and small businesses in rural, western Flagler County. The fiber-optic network is now available in Andalusia, Bimini and Daytona North, also known as the Mondex, reaching into areas of the county that had been chronically underserved but for satellite connections.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

May 28, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Graduation Day? by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com

The Palm Coast City Council holds a special budget workshop, Book Dragons, the kids’ book club at the Flagler Beach Public Library, meets, the NAACP’s general membership meeting, press freedom.

New Space Mission May Crack Some Black Hole Mysteries

May 27, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

An illustration of a supermassive black hole.

Physicists consider black holes one of the most mysterious objects that exist. Ironically, they’re also considered one of the simplest. For years, physicists have been looking to prove that black holes are more complex than they seem. And a newly approved European space mission called LISA will help with this hunt.

Bluelining: How Home Insurers Are Spurning Entire Communities

May 27, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

When the Intracoastal Waterway is not just a nice view in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Bluelining is an insidious practice with similarities to redlining — the notorious government-sanctioned practice of financial institutions denying mortgages and credit to Black and brown communities, which were often marked by red lines on map. These days, financial institutions are now drawing “blue lines” around many of these same communities, restricting services like insurance based on environmental risks.

What Should Bing’s Landing Look Like When Captain’s BBQ Expands? Public Invited to Weigh In Tuesday.

May 27, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Biongs Landing on the Intracoastal, one of the Flagler County parks that could see more activity with the county's decision to reopen parks and trails in its jurisdiction, but not within cities. The decision is not welcomed by the cities. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County government hosts a 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday at the Hammock Community Center, 79 Mala Compra Rd, Palm Coast, to get input on how Bings Landing should look with the upcoming relocation and expansion of Captain’s BBQ, following the county’s settlement of a breach-of-contract lawsuit Captains filed.

Is the Armadillo Spreading Leprosy in Central Florida?

May 27, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Leprosy remains rare in the United States. But Florida, which often reports the most cases of any state, has seen an uptick in patients. The epicenter is east of Orlando. Brevard County reported a staggering 13% of the nation’s 159 leprosy cases in 2020. Leprosy experts believe armadillos play a role in spreading the illness to people.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, May 27, 2024

May 27, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Modern Art Of Political Cartooning by Bob Englehart, PoliticalCartoons.com

It’s Memorial Day ceremonies, 8 a.m. in Palm Coast, 10 a.m. in Bunnell (Flagler County), 3 p.m. in Flagler Beach, a few memories from Vietnam, a few thoughts on war remembrance.

Relics of Omaha Beach

May 26, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Omaha Beach was a deadly but ultimately victorious Allied landing zone during the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. (© FlaglerLive)

Eighty years ago, on a day now known as D-Day, thousands of Allied soldiers crossed the choppy waters of the English Channel by air and sea to land on beaches and coastal areas of Normandy, France, to destroy the Nazi invaders and defeat Hitler’s regime. Within the military collections of the National Museum of American History, several artifacts collected over the decades help tell the story of Omaha Beach and the invasion landings on D-Day.

Voices From the Grave:
Admiral Rickover’s Nukes Warning: ‘We’ll Probably Destroy Ourselves’

May 26, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

President Lyndon Johnson awarded Admiral Hyman Rickover, center, the Enrico Fermi Award (named for the Italian-American physicist and member of the Manhattan Project whose team at the University of Chicago created the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, a key step in the making the atomic bomb).

Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, who died in 1986, was among the more outspoken, abrasive, often controversial and at times innovative military leaders in the nation’s history. In his last congressional hearing in 1982 he warned of the danger posed by nuclear weapons and nuclear power, predicted that the human race was on its way to extinction by nuclear conflagration, and deemed “silly” any talk of multiplying the Navy’s fleet, or even its aircraft carriers, which he said would last two days in a nuclear confrontation.

Florida’s Attorney General Calls Starbucks’ Diverse Hiring ‘Illegal’

May 26, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Florida’s Attorney General took to a national radio show hosted by Gov. Ron DeSantis–he was sitting in for Sean Hannity–to charge that Starbucks’s pledge to hire people of color in 30 to 40 percent of its positions violates the law.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, May 26, 2024

May 26, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

‘Sense and Sensibility,’ at Daytona Playhouse, the creative ravages of artificial intelligence, disappearing jobs from living alarm clocks to customer service representatives, with a few words from Joseph Heller.

Meet Paris’s Black Dandies: Les Sapeurs

May 25, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Jocelyn Armel, aka the Bachelor, is one of the most talked-about ‘Sapeurs’ in the media. He’s known for his outings, interviews and above all for his promotion of the ‘Sapeurs’ and Africa. Author provided

You can spot them in the streets of Paris or at fashion events in London, Milan, Brussels or Dubai. Most are black African men with sharp outfits designed and chosen to get them noticed. Known as “Sapeurs” – the name comes from the Society for Ambience and Elegance (Sape) and from French slang “se saper”, “to dress up” – these figures stand out with their offbeat and baroque sartorial style.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, May 25, 2024

May 25, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Reich Again by Bill Day, FloridaPolitics.com

Coffee With Commissioner Scott Spradley, Gamble Jam, Peps Art Walk, noon to 5 p.m. next to JT’s Seafood Shack, ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ at Daytona Playhouse, Raymond Carver at 86.

Wars’ Other Collateral Damage: Pollution

May 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Colombia’s is seen as the most comprehensive peace accord that has been signed to date. It considers issues ranging from security to social justice and political participation, in great detail. The accord acknowledges that a peaceful postwar society requires not only respect for human rights but also “protection of the environment, respect for nature and its renewable and nonrenewable resources and biodiversity.”

Governor Ron Wants to Pay High School Athletes. But Not At Your School.

May 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Caesar Campana in his coaching days, furing a Flagler Palm Coast High School-Matanzas High School match in 2010. (© FlaglerLive)

Former Flagler Palm Coast High School Head Football Coach Caesar Campana takes on a proposal by the Florida High School Athletic Association to allow student-athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness under what is commonly known as an NIL policy. But while the policy has a place in college sports, it will further divide high school sports between the haves and the have-nots, particularly favoring private schools and leaving public schools behind.

Palm Coast Man Killed in Crash After Girlfriend Reported His Voyeuristic Video of Her 10-Year-Old Daughter

May 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The crash took place after Miguel Moreno, 36, of Palm Coast, struck stop sticks at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Shores Drive in St. Johns County. (Google)

Palm Coast’s Miguel Antonio Moreno, 36, was fleeing cops Thursday evening after his girlfriend had reported finding a voyeuristic video he had taken of her 10-year-old daughter. His vehicle crashed after striking stop sticks on U.S. 1, ejecting Moreno. He died at the scene.

Previously Disgraced Scott DuPont, Running Again for Judge, Offers Orwellian Explanation of His Bar Suspension

May 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Scott DuPont during his electoral run in 2016. (© FlaglerLive)

Former Circuit Judge Scott DuPont, who served in Flagler County and who is running against Judge Rose Marie Preddy, argues that while he was suspended from the Florida Bar as a result of inappropriate and scandalous conduct on and off the bench, he was still a member of the Bar during that suspension, therefore should still be eligible to run. Preddy’s lawyer argues the Florida Constitution says otherwise.

Florida Preparing for a Hurricane Season with Up to 25 Named Storms

May 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

North Flagler Avenue in Flagler Beach on Nov 22, 2022. (© FlaglerLive)

Echoing earlier predictions about the season that will start June 1, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday pointed to warm ocean waters and forecast up to 25 named storms, with up to 13 reaching hurricane strength and four to seven packing Category 3 or stronger winds.

Sheriff Launches New Marine Unit Boat in Time for Memorial Day Weekend Patrols

May 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office received a grant from Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND) to fund a new patrol boat which will allow for enhanced patrol along the intracoastal waterway, marine search and rescue efforts, law enforcement operations, crime prevention and boater safety and education along the intercoastal waterway and saltwater canals.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Friday, May 24, 2024

May 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

War on Gaza by Emad Hajjaj, Alaraby Aljadeed newspaper , London

Acoustic Jam Circle at the Hammock Community Center, the Scenic A1A Pride Committee meets, the anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge, Simone de Beauvoir’s memory of the bridge.

How Marijuana and Psilocybin Might Help Millions in Chronic Pain

May 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Cannabis – also known as marijuana – is an ancient medicinal plant with promising new medical applications.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency announced in late April 2024 that it plans to ease federal restrictions on cannabis, reclassifying it from a Schedule I drug to the less restricted Schedule III, which includes drugs such as Tylenol with codeine, testosterone and other anabolic steroids. Similarly, the FDA granted a breakthrough therapy designation to psilocybin to expedite drug development. Preliminary studies suggest it may have substantial therapeutic value for treatment-resistant depression and major depressive disorder.

Palm Coast Residents Can Now Use an Improved City Government Customer Service Portal

May 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The City of Palm Coast announced a new initiative aimed at enhancing the quality of interactions between citizens and city staff. In response to feedback from residents, the City is taking significant steps to ensure that every interaction meets the high standards of our mission: “Delivering exceptional service by making citizens our priority.”

Development Is Devouring the Tree Canopy. Palm Coast and Flagler Officials Say They’re Trying to Catch Up With Protection.

May 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 53 Comments

Trees and vegetation burned today on parts of the nearly 200 acres cleared of trees to make room for a 333-home subdivision called Sabel Preserve along Royal Palms Parkway in Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

There was a bit of a disconnect today in a panel discussion by Flagler County’s five mayors and County Commission chair about how attractive Flagler County is to its residents and those who keep pouring in, and how quickly developments are razing swaths of tree canopy. They spoke of the importance of preserving the region’s quality of life, but also how the torrid growth rate is inevitably bringing congestion, and numerous developments, some of them–as with a 6,000-home plan in Bunnell–colossal.

Palm Coast Mayor Alfin Hints Against Rolled Back Tax Rate This Year, But Says ‘New Sources of Revenue’ Ahead

May 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin at today's "Meet the Mayors" forum at the Flagler County Association of Realtors. He was flanked by Bunnell Mayor Catherine Robinson and Sheriff's Chief Mark Strobridge. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin today hinted that he may not be supportive of going back to the rolled back property tax rate this year as he was last year. He said there may be also be new, alternative revenue sources that don’t rely on the property tax. But he did not say what those would be except in the most cryptic terms: “Eco Dev.,” he wrote in a text, abbreviating the words for “economic development.” “I will share as soon as I can,” he added.

Palm Coast Planning for YMCA on Central Avenue in Town Center, Raising Questions About Arts’ Place

May 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Palm Coast is planning for a YMCA on 12 acres in Town Center, at Central Avenue near the old stage of the Palm Coast Arts Foundation on one side and Town center Boulevard on the other. The sign to the right was planted there in 2012, when the arts foundation had (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast government is getting ready to build a 30,000 square foot YMCA on a 12-acre city-owned parcel on Central Avenue in Town Center, next to what used to be the Palm Coast Arts Foundation’s stage and a 5-acre parcel that had been dedicated to arts and culture. Plans at the moment do not include a pool. A director of United We Art, the organization overseeing arts development in Town center, fears picking that location for the Y may crowd out the city’s pledge for an arts center there.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, May 23, 2024

May 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Happy Bombmakers by Monte Wolverton, Battle Ground

The Flagler County Association of Realtors hosts its 16th annual Meet the Mayors, the Flagler Beach City Commission meets, ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ at Daytona Playhouse, the grammar of texting’s kinship with Medieval scriptoriums.

California Will Add 11% Tax Guns and Ammo. That Could Diminish Violence.

May 22, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

It will soon cost a bit more to buy a gun in California.

Starting in July, California will be the first state to charge an excise tax on guns and ammunition–11% on each sale on top of federal excise taxes of 10% or 11% for firearms and California’s 6% sales tax. The National Rifle Association has characterized California’s Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act as an affront to the Constitution. But the reaction from the gun lobby and firearms manufactures may hint at something else: the impact that the measure, which is aimed at reducing gun violence, may have on sales.

Flagler School Board Supportive of Leasing Old Courthouse in Bunnell as Christian School Exits

May 22, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The old courthouse is a cherished landmark in Bunnell and the county. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County school district is likely to take over the lease of the old Flagler County courthouse in Bunnell, which since August 2015 has been the home of First Baptist Academy, a Christian school. The school is leaving in August. The county has been looking for a new tenant. The school district has been looking to consolidate a half dozen programs under one roof. It would do so at the courthouse t a cost of at least $212,000 a year, not including the cost of reconstructing the building according to district needs.

St. Augustine/St. Johns County Win Nod for Museum of Black History; Getting It Built Is Next Challenge

May 22, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Ralph Abernathy, left, and Martin Luther King Jr. in St. Augustine in 1964, when King said he was leading "a massive assault against segregation." (Florida Memory)

A state task force assessing possible sites for a proposed Florida Museum of Black History voted 5-4 Tuesday in favor of St. Johns County, where Martin Luther King once rallied protests against segregation in the city of St. Augustine but where the site would require extensive development, including roadbuilding. The close vote followed intense lobbying by St. Augustine/St. Johns, which branched out to support from surrounding counties, including Flagler County, where Palm Coast and the School Board lent support.

School Board Appears Clueless as Unexpected Conflict Over Fair Use Emerges at Belle Terre Swim Club

May 22, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Students in a Flagler Fluid class at Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club. (Facebook)

Flagler Fluid, the private swim-team organization that’s been renting the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club for years, is suddenly facing scheduling conflict provoked by the school district division controlling access to the club that the school board earlier this year voted to close to all but specific uses. Board members were unaware of the conflict.

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

May 22, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Great Debate by Christopher Weyant, The Boston Globe

Both Flagler County high schools hold their graduation ceremonies at the Ocean Center, stormwater community workshop for Flagler Beach residents, high-profile court cases, nuclear weapons’ neolithic shadow.

Implications of the Death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

May 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, is reported by state media to have died following a helicopter crash.

Concern in Tehran over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi may extend beyond the potential human tragedy of the crash. The change forced by it will have important implications for an Iranian state that is consumed by domestic chaos, and regional and international confrontation.

Former Recruit Sues UF Over $14 Million Endorsement Deal Gone Sour

May 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Saying his experience is “emblematic of the abuses running rampant in the world of big-time college football,” Jaden Rashada , a former high-school star quarterback on Tuesday filed a lawsuit accusing University of Florida football coach Billy Napier, a top Gators booster and others of wrongdoing related to a $13.85 million endorsement deal gone sour.

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