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Economy

County Takes Extraordinary Legal Step to Demolish Derelict Motel on Old Dixie as Owners Stop Responding

March 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Disused for over a decade, the old Country Hearth Inn on Old Dixie Highway is facing a county injunction and possible demolition. The owners have not been responsive to the county's demands for cooperation. The image is part of the court documents in a suit against the owners.

Flagler County government has filed suit to condemn and demolish the long-derelict, yellowed Country Hearth Inn motel that’s vexed law enforcement, residents and county code enforcement officials for years near Dixie Commons along South Old Dixie Highway, not far from the interchange with I-95.

Lawmakers Still Aim to Penalize Bright Futures Recipients for Not Taking ‘Approved’ Majors

March 15, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

bright futures penalty

Under the amendment filed by Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, Bright Futures scholarships would be “reduced” for students who don’t choose an academic discipline deemed promising for job prospects.

Flagler County’s Unemployment Rate Rises Back to 5.1%, Florida’s Falls to 4.8%

March 15, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The unemployment rate in Florida and most counties, including Flagler, fell faster than in the United States in January. (© FlaglerLive)

While 595 more Flagler residents qualified for unemployment in January, an unusually sharp one-month rise in part reflecting retail’s post-holiday layoffs, almost 200 more people were employed in January than in December, and the labor force grew by 788, a strong indication of confidence in the local economy.

FPL Files Proposal That Would Raise Base Power Rates 18% Over the Next 4 Years

March 12, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

fpl power lines

Customers who use 1,000 kilowatt hours a month would see their bills go from $99.05 in January 2021 to $109.58 in January 2022. The bills would then go to $113.49 in January 2023; $115.61 in January 2024; and $117.06 in January 2025.

With Stimulus Dollars On the Way, Florida’s 1st-Time Unemployment Claims Fall to Lowest Level in Pandemic

March 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Restaurants and the hospitality industry have steadily made back gains on covid job losses in Florida. (© FlaglerLive)

The U.S. Department of Labor estimated Thursday that Florida had 16,005 initial unemployment claims filed during the week that ended March 6, down from a revised count of 19,020 claims in the week ending Feb. 27.

One Year Later, Stories of AdventHealth’s first Covid Patients Highlight Compassion in Medicine

March 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Linnette Johnson, a chief nursing officer for AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division, at today’s AdventHealth Morning Briefing. (AdventHealth)

On the one year anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration of a global pandemic, AdventHealth officials reflected on the changes brought on by the virus and how it emphasized the hospital system’s founding mission of caring for the whole person – body, mind and spirit.

In a Victory for Flagler Government, Key Local Vacation Rental Regulations May Survive Yet Again

March 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Sen. Travis Hutson speaking at today's Appropriations Committee hearing during the segment on a vacation-rental bill. Hutson voted to preserve local regulatory authority. (© FlaglerLive via Florida Channel)

A Florida Senate panel today in a surprise shift voted to preserve local regulatory authority of short-term vacation rentals. If that version of the bill survives and overrides a different House bill, as appears likely, then local regulations will remain in place unscathed, surviving attempts to scrap that local authority for the seventh straight year.

Chillin’ Out: Palm Coast Residents Love Their Quality of Life and Safety, But Have Issues With Their City, Too

March 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

"Chilling Out," a photograph by Joan Twing, was among the winners in the 2020 Palm Coast Photo Contest. The city's latest survey reflects much the same satisfaction from residents with neighborhoods and quality of life, though unlike the subject of the photograph, respondents skewed overwhelmingly toward the 55 and older set. (Palm Coast)

The 3,000 Palm Coast residents who responded to the city’s survey about living here were overwhelmingly 55 and over, appeared to have been little affected by the pandemic and declared themselves happy with the quality of life and safety of the city, but less so with economic, cultural and shopping opportunities.

Between Employer Wage Theft and Political Meddling, Florida’s Minimum Wage Boost to $10 Is Struggling

March 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Even Flagler County Commissioners Greg Hansen, left, and Dave Sullivan last week, during a commission meeting, spoke of the voter-approved constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in ominous terms, at least in so far as it relates to restaurants. "They are concerned about offering benefits to their employees," Hansen said, "one of the restateurs said it would be 51 percent of his intake, income, would go towards benefit packages for his his kids, and they just can't do that." Sullivan also spoke of the amendment as a "problem," albeit with no evidence: "Then the problem is if you start moving up the minimum wage, then the person who is next in line expects a raise, if everybody is up to $15 bucks, next guy in the chain is going to want more, pretty soon--it's going to be an overall problem." (© FlaglerLive)

The Florida Legislature is looking to tinker with the amendment that raises the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026, and advocacy groups for higher wages are concerned about employers who violate the law by paying some employees below the minimum wage, ripping off employees.

Far More Than Stimulus Checks: Premiums Will Fall for Many in Biggest Obamacare Revamp in 10 Years

March 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

They;'re being heard: a pro-Affordable Care Act demonstration in Palm Coast, near AdventHealth Palm Coast hospital, in 2017. (© FlaglerLive)

The proposal would ensure no one who buys insurance on the exchanges pays more than 8.5% of income. It is part of the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. But the Affordable Care Act revamp, largest in a decade, would expire in 2022.

Latest Reinvention of Palm Coast Tennis Center Sees $5.7 Million Expansion and More Ahead, But Speculation Abounds

March 9, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Agnes Lightfoot, long an advocate of the Palm Coast Tennis Center, was on her home grounds this morning soon after attending a City Council workshop where plans for a vast expansion of the center were unveiled. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast government is proposing an ambitious, multimillion transformation of the city’s tennis center off Belle Terre Parkway into a “Regional Racquet Center” featuring 42 tennis and pickleball courts, a clubhouse, space for events and other amenities. But the plan is based on largely speculative assertions of need even as tennis declines as a sport and the school board is rethinking its own racquet club’s future.

Essential Workers Deserve $15 an Hour

March 8, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Putting food on your table. (Paul Sableman/Flicker)

I’m one of America’s millions of essential workers. We’re working in your children’s schools, at your grocery stores, and at drive-through windows. We’re cleaning your homes. And we’re struggling so hard to make ends meet.

Why We Can’t Make Vaccine Doses Any Faster

March 7, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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President Biden has promised enough doses for all American adults by this summer. There’s not much even the Defense Production Act can do to deliver doses before then.

Now Florida’s Only 2nd All-American Road, Storied A1A Has Long Navigated Between Quaint and Crass

March 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

A storied road even before it was known as A1A, the oceanshore stretch from St. Johns through Flagler County is now an All-American Road, only the second such designation of a road in Florida. (© FlaglerLive)

State Road A1A is now an All-American Road, adding to the road’s paradoxes of beauty and history on one side and and relentless commercialization and development on the other, though the same people who applaud its scenic designation are also those who endanger it most.

Flagler Health+ Appoints David Rice, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive

March 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Dr. David Rice. (Flagler Health+)

David Rice, MD, has joined Flagler Health+ as Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive as current EVP & Chief Medical Officer Miguel Machado, MD, announced his plans to retire in September.

Palm Coast Council Retreats On Closing Slow Way in Seminole Woods, Seeking More Input

March 3, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Ironically, the city is repairing Slow Turn even as it is considering closing it permanently. The Palm Coast City Council on Tuesday opted to delay the decision. Above, Slow Turn, at the intersection with Slowdrift Lane, as it looked this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

Two weeks after voting to close Slow Way, a tiny road connecting Slow Drift Turn with County Road 325 in Seminole Woods, the Palm Coast City Council voted 5-0 to table the issue after being subjected to a long stream of resident voices in opposition to the closure.

It’s a County Priority, But Quest to Bring Broadband to Flagler’s West Side Runs Into County Hurdles

March 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Flagler County's west side, a mainstay of Flagler's economy because of its agriculture businesses, has been left behind by the information revolution. Residents there are pursuing avnues to extend broadband access to the region, so far without success. (© FlaglerLive)

County Commissioner Joe Mullins is seeking county staff’s help with an informal broadband “task force” he leads to land a grant that could improve internet services on the west side, raising questions about the extent to which the county can get involved in a group it has not formally recognized or knew much about even though broadband access is now a county priority.

Productivity Math: A $15 Minimum Wage Is Still $9 Short of Where It Should Be

March 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Better wages are better than food stamps. (Fibonacci Blue/Flickr)

The weakening and undermining of unions, tax policy, urban and suburban planning and minimum wage standards no longer adjusted for inflation have left an obscene gap between worker productivity and poor and working class wages and benefits.

Florida Lawmakers Want New THC Caps on Florida’s Already-Weak Medical Pot Content

March 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

It's easier in Oregon. (Oregon Department opf Agriculture)

Medical marijuana advocates fiercely criticized a pair of restrictive bills filed by lawmakers, which they maintain will force patients to spend more money to achieve the same effects from their medical treatment.

What Do You Want From Your Next Garbage Hauler? Palm Coast Surveys Your Preferences.

March 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Palm Coast will be considering whether to stick with Waste Pro, go with a new garbage hauler or alter its type of hauling contract for the next five years. The city is seeking residents' input about what they want from their hauler.

Palm Coast will be considering whether to stick with Waste Pro for the next five years, alter its contract, including recycling or number of weekly pick-ups, or go with a new garbage hauler . The city is seeking residents’ input about what they want from their hauler.

A Driver’s License and a Beer: Tax Collector Will Open New Location Next to Brown Dog Pub at St. Joe Plaza

March 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The new Tax Collector's branch location in Palm Coast will open at St. Joe Plaza, immediately adjacent to the Brown Dog pub. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Tax Collector will replaced its closed branch location at the Staples shopping center with a new branch at St. Joe Plaza on Palm Coast Parkway later this month.

A Tax Break for Residents of Flood-Prone Areas? Florida House Floats Sea Rise Proposals

February 26, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Sea Colony in the Hammock, living up to its name after Hurricane Matthew in 2016. (© FlaglerLive)

Floridians would be asked to approve a tax break for people who elevate their homes to avoid the threat of flooding, while up to $100 million a year would be set aside to help local governments combat rising sea levels, under proposals announced Friday by House Speaker Chris Sprowls.

In 3rd Arrest in 6 Months, Owner of Dessert Bar in Flagler Beach Charged With Threats to Kill Ex-Employee in Racist Rants

February 26, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Daniel "Danny" Catalan.

Daniel Fernando Catalan, 41, owner of the Dessert Bar in Flagler Beach, allegedly texted numerous racist threats to kill a former employee months after he’d been arrested on an aggravated battery charge in one incident and a domestic battery charge in another, triggering an “Officer Safety Bulletin” about his behavior.

School Board Will Not Sell the County 20 Acres of Pristine Hammock Land It’s Owned Since 1984

February 25, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The school board's land extends in the shape of a trapezoid from Pamela Parkway--the dirt road to the right--south to Yacht Harbor. (Google)

Flagler County government’s Environmentally Sensitive Lands program began showing interest in the district’s 20 acres on the Intracoastal around the same time that a flood-control issue had arisen at nearby Pamela Parkway, involving residents there.

As Captain’s BBQ Case Against County Nears Trial, Details Emerge of Bitter Conflicts, Jockeying and Blunders

February 24, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Captain's BBQ at Bing's Landing. (© FlaglerLive)

As Captain’s BBQ’s breach-of-contract case against Flagler County government slowly moves to trial, Circuit Judge Terence Perkins today opened the door to having County Attorney Al Hadeed and County Administrator Jerry Cameron deposed by Captain’s attorneys, a move the county has strenuously resisted. But there are conditions.

Outta’ Sight: Flagler Auditorium Celebrates Community with Covid-Conscious Concert Series

February 24, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Cherry Drops include, from left: Jimmy Mason, drums, backing vocals; Josh Cobb, guitar, backing vocals; Vern Shank, lead vocals, percussion; James Markowski, bass. (Vern Shank)

The Cherry Drops’s Feb. 27 show will be Flagler Auditorium’s second in its Community Celebration Series, a multi-artist, multi-media string of spring performances that lives up to its title. Along with concerts by mostly area music artists, each event will include presentations and activities by area civic and cultural groups such as the Flagler County Historical Society, and the Palm Coast Cruisers with their car show.

New Galleria d’Arte Lights Up Contemporary Art in Palm Coast, Countering Sharp Decline in Exhibit Space

February 18, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Photographer Lisette Otero-Lewis, owner of Galleria d’Arte in Palm Coast, with her work “Joy Within.” (© FlaglerLive)

Lisette Otero-Lewis’s Galleria d’Arte in Palm Coast’s St. Joe Plaza has informal partnerships with the Gargiulo Art Foundation and with artist J.J. Graham of Salvo Art Project. Otero-Lewis is seeking to counter the effects of the pandemic, which hs limited art exhibits.

Flagler Beach Chooses William Whitson, Veteran of Municipal Leadership, as Its Next City Manager

February 17, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

William Whitson during his interview with the Flagler Beach City Commission this evening. (© FlaglerLive)

Whitson’s style and personality, if not his career path and sense of humor, could often evoke that of the late Larry Newsom, and may have played a strong role in the decision of a commission that had grown to depend on Newsom’s command of local and state issues.

Controversial Vacation Rental Proposal All But Eliminating Local Regulation Advances in Senate

February 17, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

vacation rental

The ongoing battle over short-term rental regulation is of special interest to Flagler County and its local government, which last decade initiated the movement that led to the 2014 law granting local governments the power to regulate short-term rentals up to a point.

The ACA Marketplace Is Open Again for Insurance Sign-Ups. Here’s What You Need to Know.

February 17, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Access, not privilege. (© FlaglerLive)

In January, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to open up the federal health insurance marketplace for three months as of Monday so uninsured people can buy a plan and those who want to change their marketplace coverage can do so.

Palm Coast Votes to Close Slow Way Permanently, Ending “Cut-Through” Access in Seminole Woods Neighborhood

February 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Slow Way

The slither of Slow Way connects Slow Drift Turn to County Road 325, which crosses County Road 330 before ending at U.S. 1. It’s been used as a shortcut out of and into the otherwise quiet Seminole Woods neighborhood.

Palm Coast Prepares for New Garbage Contract as Waste Pro starts ‘Inappropriate’ Courtship of Council Members

February 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 49 Comments

Waste Pro has been Palm Coast's garbage hauler since 2007. That contract is up in 2022. (© FlaglerLive)

Waste Pro’s 5-year contract with Palm Coast ends in 2022. The city will bid out the contract this year and seek residents’ input through a survey on what they want from their next hauler, especially to keep costs down, such as automated hauling, larger garbage cans, reduced pick-up days, recycling changes and the like.

Once Again, Florida Lawmakers Move to Scrap Local Governments’ Vacation Rental Regulations

February 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Bedding down with the right legislators. (Robert Stinnett)

A years-long effort to block local governments from regulating vacation rentals is on the move again, as House and Senate leaders revive a proposal to prevent cities and counties from inspecting and licensing properties offered on platforms such as Airbnb.

Walmart Starts Covid Vaccines Friday But Not in Flagler, Volusia or St. Johns; 9% in Flagler Have 1st Shot

February 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Walmart will start providing covid vaccines on Friday in select stores around Florida, but none in Flagler, Volusia or St. Johns counties. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida residents may get vaccinated at any Florida Walmart location of their choice, regardless of their home address. The Flagler County Health Department meanwhile continues to administer about 800 first shots per week.

Porch Piracy in Palm Coast: 2 Arrested on Felony Charges After Package Thefts in K-Section

February 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Kimberly Ann Dowdy as she walked up to a porch in the K Section to grab a package. In one case, she is alleged to have dropped a piece of trash in exchange. (© FlaglerLive via FCSO and Ring Doorbell)

With 1.7 million packages lost or stolen every day in the country, Palm Coast is no stranger to porch piracy, and on Tuesday two out-of-towners were arrested and charged with felony burglary for allegedly stealing packages from front porches in the K-Section.

Judge Rejects Publix Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Deli Employee’s Covid Death

February 8, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A Publix deli, above. Gerardo Gutierrez, a 70-year-old employee of a Miami Beach Publix, died in April. (Paul Kenjerski)

The lawsuit, filed in November, contends that Gutierrez was infected in late March by another employee who came to work with Covid-19. It makes a series of allegations, including that Publix at the time prevented employees from wearing masks that could have prevented the spread of the disease.

Instead of 5 Years in Prison, Ex-Captain’s BBQ Manager Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail for Sex With a Minor

February 8, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Brandin M. Deoliveira in court this afternoon as the victim's mother, Zoomed in on the screen to his right, spoke her statement to him. (© FlaglerLive)

The sentence, negotiated with the victim’s family, was a significant reduction from the lowest-permissible sentence Deoliveira was facing, and the sort of sentence typically pronounced in such cases locally: at least five and a half years in prison, and a maximum of 15 years.

Economy Adds Just 49,000 Jobs in Modest Rebound from December Losses as Covid’s Effects Persists

February 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Retail's Covid. (Tyler Merbler)

The national economy added just 49,000 jobs in January after losing a revised 227,000 jobs in December, the Labor Department reported today, underscoring the severe effects of the winter pandemic spike on Americans’ willingness to shop, eat in restaurants or travel large distances.

All But 4 Easements Secured, Flagler Beach Dunes Project Will Go Forward as Will Court Action Against Holdouts

February 3, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The 2.6-mile length of the U.S. Army Corps project to rebuild dunes will parallel much of the length of the state Department of Transportation's repair of the beach, with boulders, in the wake of Hurricane Matthew in 2016. (© FlaglerLive)

A year-long effort between Flagler County government and a grass-roots group and its Go Fund Me campaign to secure easements from 13 hold-outs so 2.6 miles of shore can be rebuilt with ample dunes in Flagler Beach has paid off. Only three owners and holding four parcels remain. All others have signed.

Renner Warns of ‘Massive Shortfall’ in State Budget Even as He Projects a Stronger Economy in Flagler

February 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Rep. Paul Renner represents Flagler and portions of Volusia and St. Johns counties. (© FlaglerLive)

While he warns of a nearly $3 billion state budget deficit, Paul Renner, the Palm Coast Republican and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said Flagler is running out of houses to sell and the arrival of two universities and Boston Whaler will significantly improve the local economy.

GOP Lawmaker Wants Teen and Felon Exception to Florida’s Voter-Approved $15 Minimum Wage

February 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Sen. Jeff Brandes.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, said his proposal to amend the state Constitution to allow the Legislature to exempt convicted felons and people under 21 from the new minimum-wage requirements would help them get jobs in the future.

Repeatedly Rebuked for ‘Knee-Jerk’ Decisions, County Retreats From Boat-Ramp Giveaway in Hammock

February 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The boat ramp at the east end of Pamela Parkway in the Hammock. (© FlaglerLive)

County Commissioner Andy Dance repeatedly spoke against making hurried decisions without study or community input as commissioners voted 4-1 to reject the administration’s plan to give away a public boat ramp and right of way on the Intracoastal in the Hammock.

Flagler County Government Will Host Weekly Feel-Good Show on Local Radio

January 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

It wasn't yet clear who will host the show--if any singl;e person--but Flagler Broadcasting General Manager David Ayres said the county had "effervescent" staffers lined up. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County commissioners haven’t discussed it publicly yet–or agreed to it–but the county administration is preparing to host a weekly radio show, or infomercial, on WNZF, the Flagler Broadcasting station, starting likely in February. The sponsored half-hour show would focus on feel-good stories, profiles of county employees, and highlights of county doings.

Punting Responsibility, County Pits Hammock Neighbors Against Each Other Over Its Public Boat Ramp Giveaway

January 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The boat ramp at the end of Pamela Parkway, part of a 7,600-square-foot right of way Flagler County owns, and that it is seeking to give away to the two homeowners on either side of the ramp. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County government owns the unmarked, unguarded road segment of Pamela Parkway in the Hammock that ends as a boat ramp and that once cost a woman her life as she unknowingly drove into the Intracoastal. The county wants to give away the right of way to two homeowners in exchange for the homeowners building a seawall. Other residents object.

Flagler Government Planning Code Amendment Specifically to Permit Boat Storage Facility in the Hammock

January 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

boat storage hammock harbour

After losing two court decisions, Hammock Harbour, the developer of a planned 240-boat storage facility near Hammock Hardware on State Road A1A, has filed a new application while the county is preparing an amendment to the Land Development Code that would specifically allow the business.

Flager Beach Rotary’s Race for the Runways 5K Is On at County Airport, With Strong Covid Safety Guidelines

January 27, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Roy Sieger, the county airport director and a member of Flagler Beach Rotary, at last year's Race to the Runway event. (Facebook)

The pandemic requires format changes and safety guidelines for everyone’s comfort and safety, participant and volunteer peace of mind and safety being paramount in this 10th Anniversary Race. Participants will also be required to sign a release.

Appeals Court Sides With Hammock Association Against County and Developer on 240-Boat Storage Facility

January 26, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Hammock Harbour wants to level the old hangar where boats were manufactured, and build a 240-boat storage facility. County government said yes. Two courts so far have said no. (© FlaglerLive)

The Hammock Community Association won another victory today as a district court denied the appeal by a developer of a lower court decision quashing redevelopment of a boat yard into a 240-boat storage facility next to Hammock Hardware on State Road A1A.

Sea Ray Plant Will Reopen as Boston Whaler, Bringing Back 300 to 400 Jobs and Annexing Into Palm Coast

January 25, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Get ready for that familiar sight again as Boston Whaler will take over its sister Sea Ray's plant, abandoned two and a half years ago. (Rusty Clark)

Capping a whirling six months of major economic-development victories for Palm Coast, and two and a half years after the Sea Ray plant shut down off Colbert Lane, eliminating some 440 high-paying jobs, the plant will reopen very soon under the banner of Boston Whaler, a boat builder owned by Sea Ray’s parent, Brunswick Corp.

Senate Pandemic Preparedness Chairman to Advocates of Covid-Safety Lockdowns: Drop Dead

January 24, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Danny Burgess, a Zephyrhills Republican, chairs the Select Committee on Pandemic Preparedness and Response. (NSF)

Businesses will remain open for the economic well-being of the state even as covid-19 cases continue to surge in Florida, the head of a Senate select committee on the pandemic said this week.

Flagler Unemployment Flat for 4th Month in a Row as Economy Struggles To Regain Pre-Covid Confidence

January 22, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Flagler County’s and Florida’s December unemployment figure reflect continued struggles in an economy dominated by a hospitality industry, including bars and restaurants, that lost yet more jobs as the pandemic ramped up in the state.

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