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Calmer Swearings-In at County and School Board; Mullins Will Not Be Commission Chairman This Year

November 17, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

County Judge Melissa Distler swore-in Colleen Conklin to her sixth school board term and Jill Woolbright, left, and Cheryl Massaro to their first this evening. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County School Board and the Flagler County Commission held swearing-in ceremonies for a combined six new and re-elected members. Donald O’Brien was named chairman of the commission, Trevor Tucker chairman of the school board.

Holland and Klufas Hold On, Staly Wins Re-Election, Don O’Brien and Andy Dance Win County Commission, Ed Danko, Victor Barbosa Win Council Seats

November 3, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland held on. (© FlaglerLive)

With all early voting results counted, Sheriff Rick Staly had an insurmountable lead to win re-election to his second term, as did County Commissioner Donald O’Brien. Andy Dance, the school board member, also had an insurmountable lead to win the County Commission seat Charlie Ericksen opted not to contest.

Electionland: The State of Election Day in Palm Coast and Flagler County

November 3, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

It's been like that since this morning at the Flagler Beach City Hall voting precinct. (© FlaglerLive)

At the current rate, and with mail ballots still being dropped off, Flagler could end the day with 75,000 ballots cast out of 92,000 eligible voters, for a turnout of 81 percent–close to the records of the 2000 and 2004 elections.

Candidates for County Commission and Sheriff Self-Promote Unchallenged in Tame Tiger Bay Forum

September 24, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The candidates kept their masks on when Danielle Anderson lined them up for a picture after the forum. (© FlaglerLive)

It was a rare in-person forum for the candidates in this covid era, without a live audience, but the restrictive and genteel format turned the occasion into something resembling a series of short infomercials for the candidates rather than a challenging political forum.

Bexley, Johnston, Gardner and Lenhart Re-Elected Without Opposition in Near-Sweep for Flagler Constitutionals

June 12, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

From left, Supervisor of Elections Kaiti Lenhart, Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston, and Property Appraiser Jay Gardner, shortly after they'd been re-elected at midday today. (© FlaglerLive)

Three dozen candidates will contest local Flagler County and Palm Coast elections, while Clerk of Court Tom Bexley, Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston, Property Appraiser Jay Gardner, and Elections Supervisor Kaiti Lenhart were re-elected without opposition.

Flagler County’s Crime Rate Falls 19% in 2019, After 22% Drop Year Before; Staly Credits Innovations

April 13, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Two decades of sheriffs. The crime rate each year includes rates in Bunnell and Flagler Beach, which do not fall under the sheriff's jurisdiction but do not usually substantially alter the overall figures. (© FlaglerLive)

Much of the crime drop was in non-violent crimes, burglaries and larcenies especially. Vehicle thefts increased 26 percent despite the increasing use of license-plate readers. Rapes increased, and murders matched the previous year’s total: three.

Rick Staly, Unusually Popular for a Flagler Sheriff, Announces Re-Election Run as Challengers Have Yet To Appear

October 3, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly is hoping for a less intensely competitive election campaign than the one he fought in 2016, and has his eyes on a third term if he wins a second. (© FlaglerLive)

Sheriff Rick Staly, riding continued popularity, announced his run for a second term by pointing to more work and new initiatives ahead. In 2016 he broke campaign finance records. He says he’s ready to do what’s necessary to win, but it is unlikely that he will face the challengers he did in 2016, when nine candidates ran.

Hansen, Mullins Win County Commission, Howell and Branquinho Win Palm Coast, McDonald Re-Elected to School Board

November 7, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Campaign volunteers amid a small forest of signs at the Palm Coast Community Center this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

The races for Flagler County Commission and Palm Coast council were not close in a mid-term election that saw turnout rise to an astounding 64 percent.

Broad-Ranging Gun Control Proposal Could End Up on November Ballot as an Amendment

March 15, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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A proposed constitutional amendment would a minimum age of 21 on all firearm purchases, a 3-day waiting period and a comprehensive background check.

School Board’s Trevor Tucker Mulls Run for Tax Collector, Nate McLaughlin Eyes House Seat

January 4, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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School Board member Trevor Tucker confirmed he was considering a run for tax collector in four years, and if so would not run for school board again in 2018, while Commissioner Nate McLaughlin has his eyes on Paul Renner’s House seat in 2022.

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