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Bunnell

Dispelling Rumors, Bunnell’s Armando Martinez Says He’s Not Running for Sheriff Against Manfre

July 24, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Both Flagler Sheriff Jim Manfre and Bunnell Manager Armando Martinez had heard the rumor that Martinez was preparing to run against Manfre, a friend, for sheriff come 2016. After a meeting with Manfre Wednesday, Martinez categorically said that will not happen.

Bunnell’s Martinez Won’t Be Fired After All: Baxley Shifts Again, Agreeing to Contract Talks

July 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

On a 3-2 vote, the commission agreed to negotiate a new contract for the manager it fired six weeks ago as Baxley’s move to appoint an interim fell flat and Mayor Robinson took advantage of an opening that Baxley himself had given here.

A Year After Armed Robbery, Flagler Sheriff Nabs Dane McReynolds In Brief Stand-Off

July 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Adam Giddens confessed to the robbery of numerous weapons at a home in Bunnell a year ago, and implicated Dane McReynolds, who had fled to Arkansas until his capture Saturday at a house on County Road 304 in Bunnell. Giddens was sentenced to three years in prison in May.

Bunnell’s Eddie Johnson Shines in 5-1 Win Over El Salvador in Gold Cup Semi

July 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Bunnell-born Eddie Johnson, the electrifying striker gunning for a spot on Team USA’s World Cup squad, scored immediately after coming into the quarterfinal Gold Cup match on a substitution Sunday, refreshing his Demolition Man moniker.

Home Invasion Suspect Who Bonded Out Days Ago Triggers Manhunt After Another Armed Robbery

July 18, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Less than three weeks after Edmon Welch was charged with a home invasion in Bunnell, he was charged again with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following a two-hour manhunt in the Mondex involving Flagler County Fire Flight, K-9 units, Bunnell police and Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies.

Bunnell’s Finance Director Resigns, Taking a Swipe at New Commission Majority

July 16, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Bunnell Finance Director Cynthia Bertha–Cissy to friends and colleagues–blamed the new majority of the Bunnell City Commission for undoing City Manager Armando Martinez’s “hard work” as she explained her resignation. She is the third high-ranking administrator to either resign or be fired since that new majority took hold.

Broomstick Attack on Basketball Court Leads to Child Abuse Charges and Jail for 30-Year-Old

July 16, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Several teenagers were playing basketball at the Espanola Community Center Monday evening when 30-year-old Anndra Macklin allegedly attacked one of the youths, and later got into a fight with another, a broomstick in one hand and a beer in the other.

Anxieties Over Profiling and Vigilantism as Bunnell Marchers Protest Zimmerman Verdict

July 15, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

Fewer than two dozen people gathered on South Bacher Street in Bunnell Sunday afternoon for a protest march following the not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. The group turned its gathering march into an impromptu town hall on the trial, its meaning and its implications for blacks, whites and gun laws.

Downton Abbey Makes Room for Bunnell as City Celebrates Centennial in Lavish Style

July 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Bunnell city commissioners dressed in period costumes, the commission reenacted the very first meeting of the Bunnell Town Council in 2013, and a time capsule was buried, not to be opened until 2063, as Bunnell marked its one hundredth anniversary under a sun borrowed from the days of Genesis.

Independence Day Weekend Ruffles Tricolor Blasts From Palm Coast to Flagler Beach

July 5, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Palm Coast celebrated July 4 with a complete reading of the Declaration of Independence at Heroes Park before Flagler Beach let loose with its parade, its booze, food and fights, though only one person ended up incarcerated against his will, and mostly for his benefit.

Third Suspect Tied to Weekend Home Invasion Leads to Jailing on Different Charge

July 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Julio Allen, a 24-year-old resident of Flagler Beach, was tied to a home invasion Saturday morning, along with Jody Medders and Edmon Welch, as details of the arrests emerged Monday, but only Welch was charged for the robbery. The two other men face different charges. The investigation continues.

Second Home Invasion Involving an Older Victim in 2 Days Leads to Arrest of 2 Suspects

June 29, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Two men are at the Flagler County jail this morning in connection with a home invasion that took place before 2 a.m. on North Anderson Street Saturday. It’s not clear if the suspects have a connection to the home invasion in Bunnell the previous night.

Assailants Beat Disabled Man and Rob Him of Four Firearms in Espanola Home Invasion

June 28, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Richard Allen Pettit, a 60-year-old resident of 164 Espanola Road in Bunnell, says that as he was watching television Thursday night, four men entered his house, pulled him out of his wheelchair, threw him to the ground, beat him and robbed him of four firearms and cash.

U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide Legality of Bunnell’s Government Prayers, Via Greece

June 24, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case from Greece, N.Y., where government meetings are started with distinctly Christian prayers, as they are at Bunnell City Commission meetings. The case is being taken to the court by Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.

Homelessness in Flagler Persists, But Minor Conflicts Cloud Accomplishments and Services

June 24, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

It’s not that there isn’t a homelessness problem in Flagler and Bunnell, but while numerous and at times generous services are being provided, minor conflicts targeting some homeless people in Bunnell are disproportionately affecting the debate, and draining attention from what’s being done to help.

Without Owner’s Consent, Code Enforcement Cleans Up a Property at Taxpayers’ Expense

June 20, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Lynor Camp at her home in Bunnell in 2013. (© FlaglerLive)

It was a costly, day-long project involving personnel from four city departments, including police, on a house already facing a $50,000 lien, but officials defended forcibly cleaning up the property on Deen Road at taxpayers’ expense, saying it was a matter of maintaining property values. The case shows the extent–and limits–of code enforcement’s growing authority.

34-Year-Old Man Reports Being Robbed at Gunpoint and Ordered to Strip Off SR100

June 17, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Shaun Williams, a resident of Holly Hill with a longish arrest record, claimed to Flagler County deputies on Friday that he was robbed at gunpoint in a cow pasture off State Road 100, and ordered to strip.

Bunnell Manager Armando Martinez Loses His Job, But Not Severance, in 3-2 Midnight Vote

June 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Bunnell City Manager Armando Martinez ran out of lives late Monday night as the City Commission voted 3-2 not to renew his contract–essentially firing him–despite impassioned appeals by the mayor to retain him.

Bunnell Manager Martinez’s Fate Again Hangs By a Thread as Vote May End Tenure Tonight

June 10, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Bunnell Commissioner Elbert Tucker will trigger another discussion against renewing Armando Martinez’s contract, with Commissioner Bill Baxley having already pledged during his campaign not to renew it as written, and Commissioner John Rogers long opposed to the manager, which suggests that tonight’s vote may end Martinez’s five-year tenure.

2 Children and 2 Teens Escape Injuries in 2-Car Wreck at Intersection of US1 and SR100

May 28, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Kaenin Brinkley, 18, and Jasmine Lampley, 19, were driving their respective vehicles, Lampley with a 13-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy on board, when the two vehicles collided and one overturned, though no one was injured. Segments of U.S.1 and SR100 were briefly closed in mid-afternoon Tuesday.

Palm Coast Man Jailed After Feared Child Abduction at Bunnell Day Care Center

May 24, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

George Fredericks, a 63-year-old resident of Ridley Lane in Palm Coast, was charged with battery after witnesses said he shook a child’s arm at A Little Preschool House, a day care center in Bunnell, Thursday afternoon.

Blacks Charge Cop Harassment and Bullying As County Cancels Block Party in Bunnell

May 15, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

When Bunnell police alerted the county of a large block party for South Bunnell’s black community the county had previously permitted–as a “picnic/party”–to take place on county land near Carver Gym, the county cancelled it. Monday evening, several members of Bunnell’s black community complained to the city commission of chronic harassment and bullying by Bunnell police.

Its Value $26 Million in the Hole, Bunnell Rethinks Downtown Redevelopment Zone

May 13, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Bunnell established its 800-acre downtown redevelopment zone in 2007, assuming that most tax revenue generated there could then be reinvested in the area to reinvigorate it. Instead, property values fell $26 million in the zone, forcing the city to rethink the CRA’s viability.

Pink Ladies in a Mud Run, On the Other Side of Flagler’s Beaches

May 10, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Mud runs in Flagler County–such as Saturday’s FL.ROC Mud Run on Cemetery Road in Bunnell–are a mostly unknown sub-specialty of Flagler County special events. Casey Ryan takes you into the mud on her October run, as she prepares for Saturday’s.

Divided Flagler Commission Moves Ahead With $1.23 Million Option on Old Hospital

May 6, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

The vote to acquire the old 60,000-square-foot memorial hospital property in Bunnell followed a flash-lit tour of the building for the commissioners, but did not change the option agreement except to require an appraisal and extend the due diligence period to 90 days. The county would still be acquiring the building for $1.23 million, as is.

Sid Nowell Resigning as Bunnell City Attorney After 8 Years as Realignments Continue

May 3, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Sid Nowell, citing health and other matters, will formalize his resignation at the Bunnell City Commission meeting Monday evening, giving Commissioner Eklbert Tucker a new opening to hire Lonnie Groot as his replacement–a move Tucker said he intends to make.

Church-State Separation Be Damned: Bunnell Sponsors 3rd Prayer Day, Invoking “God’s City”

May 2, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Bunnell marked the national Day of Prayer for the third year with its own sponsored religious event, a distinctly Christian, evangelical-like service that features commissioners and the mayor offering prayers and pastors invoking Jesus’s name and god’s law above all others.

Stop-and-Frisk in Bunnell Turns Into Brawl With Officers, and Threats of a “Hit”

April 30, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Theodore Moore, 25, was observed by a Bunnell cop allegedly trespassing–near Moore’s home. The cop briefly pursued Moore and handcuffed him, finding a gun and contraceptive pills on him as Moore resisted his arrest and dared cops to Tase him as a crowd gathered in South Bunnell.

Place Your Bids: Today Is the Final Day for Carver Gym Auction

April 25, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The third annual Carver Gym auction aims to exceed last year’s total of $6,000 as the gym’s foundation hopes, beyond sustaining the gym one more year, to improve insulation and work toward adding weekend staff.

Mondex Woman Shoots at Repo Men Preparing to Tow Her Mustang

April 24, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Victoria Higgins was not in the mood to have her black 2005 Ford Mustang repossessed. So she allegedly shot at the two repo men who went to her Mohogany Boulevard home in the Mondex Tuesday, forcing them to flee. She was jailed on aggravated assault charges.

In an Explosive Meeting, Bunnell’s Martinez Survives, 3-2, a Rogers Motion to Fire Him

April 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 67 Comments

Bunnell City Manager Armando Martinez survived getting fired on a 3-2 vote, with the unexpected support of one of his harshest former critics: Commissioner Bill Baxley, who was sworn in earlier this month on a promise of change.

Hazmat Emergency at Bunnell’s Budget Motel Over: Suspicious Powder Was Cocaine

April 20, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

A suspicious package the size of a shoebox was delivered to the Budget Motel in Bunnell, behind the State Street Diner, this morning, triggering an environmental emergency. Bunnell Fire Chief Derek Fraser ordered the motel grounds sealed and summoned a hazardous materials team from St. Johns County, which authorities are awaiting.

Jackson Pollock in Bunnell: City Hydrates Its Centennial With Art

April 19, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

As part of the Bunnell Centennial celebration, the city turned over some 35 fire hydrants to be turned into art works by organizations and individuals, leading up to Saturday’s city clean-up and judging of the hydrants. The result is a treat to the eyes.

Flagler 911: Pot-Dumping on Colbert Lane; Commissioner’s Son Presses Charges Against Inmate

April 16, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Two teens arrested after eluding a cop on Colbert Lane and allegedly dumping pot on the road; Bunnell City Commissioner John Roger’s son, in jail on a minor charge, is allegedly attacked by another inmate, who is charged with battery; the bomb squad is called out on Princess Geraldine Place; and more, including jail bookings.

Assailed One Week, Celebrated the Next: Rev. Beth Gardner Honored by County Commission

April 15, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

A week after being “called on the carpet” before the Bunnell City Commission for providing an occasional shelter for the homeless at Bunnell’s First United Methodist Church, Rev. Beth Gardner this evening was honored by the Flagler County Commission for that same mission.

Man Faces Attempted Murder Charge After Sunday Stabbing on Mud Muckers’ ATV Trails

April 15, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Todd Lee Richmond of Orlando was on Mud Muckers’ trails early Sunday morning with a group of people when he allegedly argued then stabbed Brad Taylor, who was airlifted to Halifax hospital. Richmond posted $100,000 bond and was released.

Bunnell Wants County, Palm Coast and Flagler Beach to Help Solve Its Homeless Problem

April 9, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 51 Comments

Bunnell’s First United Methodist Church is the closest thing Flagler County has to a homeless shelter, but a few residents are critical even of that limited help, claiming it’s blighting the city, while the City Commission wants county government, Palm Coast and Flagler Beach to pitch in for a solution.

Power Shifts on Bunnell Commission as Tucker, Baxley and Robinson Are Sworn In

April 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

As Bill Baxley took his seat on the Bunnell City Commission Monday, he represented a swing vote that shifts power away from Mayor Catherine Robinson, who unsuccessfully tried to keep Jenny Crain-Brady as the vice mayor. That honor went to John Rogers.

Firefighters Battling Flagler’s Largest Wildfire of the Season, Off SR 11, Now at 200 Acres

April 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

A wildfire started in the pine and cypress forest southwest of Bunnell on Saturday, burning 130 acres, and consumed another 70 acres Sunday, creating Flagler County’s largest fire to date this season.

Jury in 12 Minutes Convicts Angela Wray of Embezzling Celico Auto; She Faces 30 Years

March 28, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Wray faces up to 30 years in prison for embezzling $58,964 from Celico Auto Body, where she worked as a bookkeeper from June 2007 to February 2010. Wray before the trial had turned down a plea deal that would have had her serve five years in prison, with probation afterward.

In a Decision With Local Sway, Federal Court Upholds Prayers Before Government Meetings

March 27, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over all of Florida, ruled that the Lakeland City Commission’s custom of opening meetings with a prayer was constitutional, though the court sidestepped the city’s focus on Christian prayers, and its closed door to atheists, agnostics, humanists or other non-clergy representatives.

10 Unlicensed Contractors, 8 from Flagler, Arrested in a Sting Operation

March 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The unlicensed contractor would come in to a house and agree to install plumbing lines, shampoo bowl sinks or light fixtures, never knowing he was talking to an undercover agent.

“So Happy You Guys Have Come Along,” Plantation Bay Residents Tell County and Bunnell

March 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

If questions lingered over Flagler County’s and Bunnell’s expensive and controversial acquisition of the Plantation bay utility, Plantation Bay residents dispelled them Thursday by enthusiastically giving their endorsement to the deal, though county and city commissioners are still facing questions from constituents beyond the development.

Bunnell Manager Armando Martinez’s Bid for Satellite Beach Job Falls Short

March 21, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Bunnell City Manager Armando Martinez was one of four finalists for the city manager’s job, but Satellite Beach hired Courtney Harris, a local resident, Thursday evening. Martinez said he was happy either way.

Bunnell’s Armando Martinez a Finalist For City Manager’s Job in Satellite Beach

March 21, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Bunnell City Manager Armando Martinez had tried in 2011 to move closer to home in Brevard County, and now is more compelled to do so as his political backing has severely weakened on the Bunnell City Commission.

Flagler County’s “Ulympic Games,” Set for April, Are Crying for Participants

March 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Flagler’s “Ulympic Games” feature 10 sports over a week, April 6-13, open to anyone employed by any local government, but as a March 15 deadline approaches, only a few dozen people had registered.

Sea Change on Bunnell Commission as Tucker and Baxley Are Elected and Henry Loses

March 5, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Bunnell’s three-way election for the city commission was expected to be close as incumbent Daisy Henry drove in many of her voters herself, while incumbent Elbert Tucker and challenger Bill Baxley looked on from across the road.

Bunnell’s City Election Tuesday: From the Revealing to the Embarrassing

March 3, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Incumbents Daisy Henry and Elbert Tucker are in a three-way race with challenger Bill Baxley for two seats on the Bunnell City Commission, but, to incumbents’ advantage, few people are paying attention.

Mondex Man Shoots Himself in the Head, Accidentally, After an Argument

February 13, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Howard Berry, 53, a resident of 1696 Rosewood Street, was taken to Halifax Hospital Tuesday evening with a gunshot wound to the head after he had been “messing around with a gun,” he told cops, after an argument with his wife.

As One Candidate Withdraws, Jane Mealy and Steve Settle Are Re-Elected in Flagler Beach

February 12, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

With the withdrawal of Oceanside Grill owner John Lulgjuraj, Jane Mealy and Steve Settle were automatically re-elected to the Flagler Beach City Commission, making the March 5 election unnecessary.

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