The Flagler school board picks a new superintendent, there may be some live bombing in the Ocala forest, the Palm Coast council again takes up Florida Park Drive and discusses the latest survey of residents.
Volusia/Flagler Chapter Marks ACLU’s Centennial With “Future Voters Essay Contest” and $500 Prize
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ‘s Volusia/Flagler chapter is celebrating the ACLU’s 100th birthday with an essay contest open to all students, with a $500 prize and publication of the winning essay in FlaglerLive.
$500 Million for Teacher Raises, $100 Million for Florida Forever
The $100 million planned for Florida Forever isn’t the $300 million the program annually received more than a decade ago, but it’s a boost for supporters of the program, which got $33 million during the current fiscal year.
‘I’m Tired and Sorry to Pick This Way to Go,’ Elderly Palm Coast Man Writes Wife Before Suicide
Robert Reinert, 88, of Palm Coast, wrote to his wife that he did not wish to end up in a hospital, hooked up to things just to prolong his life, before ending it on Feb. 6.
Public Responses to 4 Superintendent Candidates Draw Sharp Distinctions on Eve of Board’s Choice
there is no clear-out, absolute favorite in public responses, but there are certainly sharper opinions, good and bad and in descending order, about Earl Johnson, Vernon Orndorff and Cathy Mitteldstadt.
Surging Health Care and First-Responder Worker Quarantines Raise Concerns As Coronavirus Spreads
The number of health care and first-responder workers ordered to self-quarantine because of potential exposure to an infected patient is rising at an exponential pace.
Monday Briefing: Mad Dogs, Sheriff’s Operations Update, Coronavirus Response, Women’s Equality
Mad Dogs Palm Coast flag football ends its winter season and opens its spring registration, Flagler County Administrator Jerry Cameron provides an update on the Sheriff’s Operations Center.
Florida House Speeding Toward Proposal to Allow Stadium-Wide Prayers at High School Games
Amid a long-running legal battle, the Florida House on Friday moved forward with a proposal that could allow schools to offer prayers over public-address systems before events such as high-school championship football games.
Firefighters Battle 10-Acre Wildfire at Seminole Woods Blvd. and Sloganeer Trail in Palm Coast
Firefighters from three agencies were battling a fire that had grown to 10 acres by mid-afternoon in a heavily wooded area at Seminole Woods Boulevard and Sloganeer Trail in Palm Coast today.
Two Florida Seniors, in Lee and Santa Rosa Counties, Die From Coronavirus
One of the deaths involved a 72-year-old Santa Rosa County man who had previously been disclosed as having the virus. The other death involved a Lee County resident, whose case had not been disclosed.