If it weren’t for City Manager Rick Belhumeur’s rather sour, outlying evaluation, Larry Newsom would have had a comfortable “outstanding” combined score from the other commissioners and the mayor as he approaches the fourth anniversary of his tenure in Flagler Beach.
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Thursday Briefing: Bova Trial, Wal-Mart Effect, Dunes, Flagler Beach Panhandling, Handel Heroes
The prosecution enters day two in the Joseph Bova murder trial, the Flagler Beach City Commission again considers a panhandling ordinance and discusses the dunes restoration project in its city limits.
Flagler Deputy Resigns, Without Charges, After Accusation of ‘Excessive Force’ On Older, Mentally Ill Inmate
Jared Tazewell, 34, was a detention deputy at the Flagler County jail for three years. He allegedly punched 54-year-old Mark Duncanson after Duncanson threw his walker at him. The sheriff’s office released no documentation Tuesday.
Flagler Hepatitis Cases Up to 9, Volusia Has 3rd Highest Total in State, With 236
Another 64 cases of hepatitis A were reported to the state last week, bringing the total number of reported cases this year to 2,609 and continuing a massive increase in cases compared to last year.
Tuesday Briefing: Old Kings Road Widening, NAACP Meeting, FPC Drama Talent, Stetson Value Days
The Palm Coast council discusses an $8.2 million plan to widen a section of Old Kings Road, the Flagler Palm Coast High School drama club’s talent show is at the Auditorium, Flagler County’s NAACP meets.
An Erratic Joseph Bova Goes On Trial Monday for 2013 Murder of Zuheili Rosado, Arguing Insanity
Joseph Bova II’s trial begins Monday for the murder of Zuheily Roman Rosado at a Palm Coast gas station in 2013, after six years of see-sawing between Flagler’s jail and a psychiatric hospital. He is arguing insanity.
UNF Pitches Medical Hub in Palm Coast’s Town Center in Major Partnership With City, Schools and AdventHealth
The University of North Florida is submitting a $23 million request to the State Board of Governors that includes Palm Coast’s Town Center as a hub of an innovative concept of medical higher education that ties directly to medical-sector jobs in Northeast Florida, a concept UNF calls MedNex.
Weekend Briefing: Global Climate Strike, Neil Simon’s ‘Laughter’ at CRT, Rockin’ Our Rights, Meshuggah Nuns
The Global Climate Strike is Friday, with half a dozen locations in Central Florida, City Repertory Theatre opens its new season with Neil Simon’s “Laughter on the 23rd Floor,” Great Guitarists at Stetson.
Facts Dissolve in Antifreeze In Largely Misinformed Protest of Palm Coast’s Taxes and Budget
Palm Coast’s 2020 tax rate and the size of its budget drew some protesters at a hearing Wednesday, but many residents addressing the council were misinformed or mis-characterized the numbers.
Hurricane Dorian in Pictures and Video, Flagler Edition
Hurricane Dorian has monopolized lives in Palm Coast and Flagler County. Here’s a rough visual draft of the emergency as it has unfolded over the past few days in various parts of Flagler.