Miller Clayton, the boy who saved his brother and himself from a fire last month, will be honored by several firefighters associations, a dangerous dog designation may be reversed.
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Weekend Briefing: Starlight 5K in Town Center, Handel’s Messiah, Dancing Around Flagler, Christmas With a Deputy
Christmas With a Deputy is tonight at Target, Handel’s Messiah in two weekend performances at First Church of Palm Coast, the Starlight 5K is Saturday evening in Town Center, and more.
Thursday Briefing: Flagler Beach Contracts With New Manager Newsome, McLaughlin Takes Over Economic Opportunity
The Flagler Beach City Commission may approve a contract with Larry Newsome, its new city manager, this evening. Commissioner Nate McLaughlin takes over chairmanship of the county’s economic opportunity council.
Wednesday Briefing: A $40,000 Tax Subsidy for a Writers’ Conference, Jeff vs. Luka, Bach’s Brandenburgs
The county’s Tourist Development Council is asked to consider a $40,000 tax subsidy for the four-day Florida Outdoors Association conference at the Hammock Beach Resort next September, four times the amount awarded last year.
Tuesday Briefing: Justin Boyles Guilty of Murder, Coming Years’ School Calendars, Wadsworth Park Closure
Justin Boyles was convicted of second-degree murder and faces life in prison for the murder of Hammock resident Ed Mellener in 2013, the Flagler School Board takes up calendars for the next two school years.
Monday Briefing: A Garden For South Bunnell, A Sensitive Acquisition on Lake Disston, Library Talk
The Flagler County Land Acquisition Committee is considering the potential acquisition of a $2.8 million, 116-acre property on Lake Disston. The public library board talks finances, and officials meet in South Bunnell to dedicate a vegetable garden.
Weekend Briefing: Community Chorus, Starlight Parade, Holiday Pops, Chess in Jax, Lotsa Schubert
The Community Chorus of Palm Coast in concert at Trinity Presbyterian Friday, Palm Coast’s Starlight Parade and preceding events start Saturday afternoon, The St. Augustine Orchestra at the Flagler Auditorium Sunday, and a whole lot more.
Thursday Briefing: Flagler Beach’s Water Break, Scalia’s Blacks Problem, Christmas Shows
In a hearing on affirmative action Justice Antonin Scalia echoes a brief questioning whether blacks belong in certain advanced universities, Flagler Beach may approve a contract with Larry Newsome, its new city manager, Old Kings Elementary and Buddy Taylor have Christmas shows.
Wednesday Briefing: Youth Orchestra in Concert at the Auditorium, Hammock Murder Trial
The Flagler Youth Orchestra’s 370-some musicians are in concert at the Flagler Auditorium this evening, the murder trial of Justin Boyles, who is accused of murdering Hammock resident Edward Scott Mullener in a love-triangle dispute in 2013, continues in St. Augustine.
Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Total Muslim Ban, Palm Coast’s Plans for Old Kings Road, Women of Ireland
Donald Trump calls for banning all Muslims entering the U.S., without exceptions, Palm Coast discusses widening Old Kings Road and amending the city manager’s contract, an unhygenic incident at Rymfire’s VPK.
Monday Briefing: Spartan Race Is Back, Ambulance Debate Shuttles to Flagler, Bunnell Debates Managers
The Flagler County Commission is expected to approve a $25,000 subsidy for the Spartan Race, this time on private land, and debate the delivery of ambulance service in the county and Palm Coast, in answer to Palm Coast’s mounting wish for a new system.
Weekend Briefing: Youth Orchestra at Salvo, First Fridays, Belle Terre Swim Club Open House, Boat Parade
A busy weekend of entertainment starting with Friday evening’s performance of the Youth Orchestra at Salvo gallery, Saturday’s open house at the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club, the boat parade that evening and plenty more.
Thursday Briefing: FPC Improv at the Auditorium, Support for Bunnell Fire Victims, Carson’s Fall from Space
Flagler Palm Coast High School performances improvise at the Flagler Auditorium this evening, the Legislature takes up computer coding as a substitute for foreign language classes, Ben Carson loses his shine.
Wednesday Briefing: Interviews in Bunnell, Code Enforcement in Palm Coast, Kant in Königsberg
The Bunnell City Commission interviews three internal candidates for city manager this evening starting at 6 p.m., Florida lawmakers take on Fracking, Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative explained.
Tuesday Briefing: World AIDS Day, Demolishing an ITT Icon, Palm Coast’s Video Awards
It’s World Aids Day, the Flagler School Board will seek bids to destroy Corporate One, its former home and ITT’s once-upon-a-time headquarters, the Palm Coast council is set to approve a moratorium on bottle clubs.
Monday Briefing: It’s Shirley Chisholm Day, Tree-Lighting Tonight, Charles Mingus Always
Shirley Chisholm Day is celebrated in Palm Coast this evening, Central Park is aglitter with the tree-lighting ceremony and the Fantasy Lights, and three full concerts of Charles Mingus.
Thanksgiving Briefing: Humanitarians of the Year, Alan Thicke at the Auditorium, Trump in Sarasota
Government offices and schools close for a breather, but Donald Trump invades Florida, Alan Thicke stars in “The Toy Shoppe” at the Flagler Auditorium, and Jeb Bush still doesn’t get it.
Tuesday Briefing: Palm Coast Talks EMS and Its Own Pay, Imagine’s K-Kids, Hubert Grimes Gives Thanks,
The Palm Coast Council talks about its own pay and discusses overhauling county’s EMS system, Hubert Grimes gives thanks at Methodist gathering, Imagine school’s K-Kids care for the less fortunate.
Monday Briefing: Mayor Netts Honored, Enterprise Florida’s Fans, Scott’s Budget Unveiled
Palm Coast Mayor Jon Netts is the recipient of a Northeast Florida Regional Council award, Gov. Scott unveils his proposed budget while pushing for more powers for Enterprise Florida.
Weekend Briefing: Salvo Art Project’s 1-Year Bash, Jim Guines Appreciation, Chili Pipers at the Auditorium
The great Jim Guines is celebrated and appreciated Sunday at 3 p.m. at FPC, JJ Graham’s and Petra Iston’s Salvo Art Project turns 1 year old in a Saturday celebration, the myth of Sisyphus in an Oscar-Nominated short film from 1974.
Thursday Briefing: Civil Liberties v. Security, Ambulance Wars, Jindal Drops Out, and Henryk Wieniawski
How to balance civil liberties in an age of insecurities, Palm Coast and Flagler County are at loggerheads over ambulance services again, Bobby Jindal is the latest GOP candidate to drop out of the presidential race.
Wednesday Briefing: Curbing Bottle Clubs, a Manager’s Job Description in Bunnell, ISIS Debates
Palm Coast’s planning board takes on bottle clubs, where patrons gather with their own liquor to socialize, Bunnell takes on its manager search, and a slew of other government meetings are scheduled before Thanksgiving.
Tuesday Briefing: FPC Band in Concert, Flagler Auditorium in Review, Florida Lawmakers Ride Refugee Crisis
The FPC band just returned from scoring superior for the 13th straight year. The school board and Auditorium board hold a joint workshop. Florida lawmakers seize on the Syrian refugee crisis to talk illegal immigration.
Monday Briefing: John Oliver Gives It to ISIS, A Cell Tower on Colbert, Open Government
The county commission considers a cell tower on Colbert Lane, no more county-provided bus trips for the Historical Society, John Oliver takes on ISIS in terms befitting ‘premium-cable profanity.’
Weekend Briefing: Legislative Delegation Meeting, Marineland’s 75th, Sevyn, Greetings and Roof-Raising
Flagler-Palm Coast officials will appear before the county’s legislative delegation–Travis Hutson and Paul Renner–to make their pitch of priorities, Marineland is celebrating all weekend.
Thursday Briefing: Flagler Beach Rezones, Dick Cheney at Sunshine Summit, Homecoming at Stetson,
Flagler Beach takes on rezoning 3 acres it doesn’t want to rezone, Dick Cheney opens the GOP’s Sunshine Summit at Disney’s Contemporary, Stetson celebrates homecoming.
Wednesday Briefing: Veterans Day Ceremonies, “Flashdance” at the Auditorium, Shrinking Deficit
Veterans Day ceremonies are scheduled in Palm Coast, at the Government Services Building and in veterans Park in Flagler Beach. “Flashdance,” the musical, is at the Flagler Auditorium.
Tuesday Briefing: Discover the Vince Carter Sanctuary, Goodbye Killer Whale Shows (Finally)
The Stewart-Marchman-Act Foundation hosts an open house at Vince Carter Sanctuary, SeaWorld will end its Shamu theatrics in San Diego, but it’s not clear whether it will follow suit in Orlando and San Antonio.
Monday Briefing: The News-Journal’s Special Report on Officer-Involved Shootings, Bunnell Reorganizes, Rotary v. Hunger
The News-Journal’s “Shots Fired” investigates the murky world of officer-involved shootings in Florida, where 249 people have been shot in two years. The Rotary needs volunteers against hunger. Bunnell government reorganizes after its manager’s resignation.
Weekend Briefing: AJ Fernandez Skate Competition, Siberian Dancers, Carnage, Greetings and Poker Run
A busy weekend in Flagler with plays at City Rep, FPC and the Playhouse, the AJ Fernandez benefit skate competition at Wadsworth Park, Palm Coast Rotary’s Poker Run, the Auditorium’s Disco Gala, and a lot more.
Thursday Briefing: Puppy Killer Gets 5 Years, “You Can’t Take It With You” at FPC, Flagler Beach Tees Up Again
Kevin McClenithan, the 46-year-old felon and Bunnell resident, is sentenced to 5 years for killing a puppy, FPC Thespians stage a 1937 Pulitzer-prize winning play, Flagler Beach negotiates for a new golf club.
Wednesday Briefing: Flagler Beach Interviews, Road Closure on Florida Park Drive, Jeb’s Tanking Numbers
Flagler Beach takes on the third of five candidates for city manager, an overnight road closure is planned for Florida Park Drive, Jeb is going the way of Obamacare.
Tuesday Briefing: Grand Openings Galore, Humane Society Takes SC’s Homeless Cats and Dogs
Gov. Rick Scott is at the sheriff’s operations center’s grand opening at 11 a.m., Palm Coast holds an open house for its city hall at 4:30 p.m. at Town Center.
Monday Briefing: Storm Spotters Class, Palm Coast’s Home Businesses, Bush and Carson in Florida
Would you believe that home-based businesses make up 86 percent of all business in Palm Coast? Jeb Bush brings his faltering campaign to Florida, as does Ben Carson, in the guise of a book tour.
Weekend Briefing: Halloweenomania, CRT’s “God of Carnage,” Tom Gibbs Chevrolet’s $11,000 to Pink Army
It’s Halloween weekend everywhere, “God of Carnage” opens Friday evening at CRT, Tommy Tant Classic in Flagler Beach, Tom and Nancy Gibbs donate to the Pink Army.
Thursday Briefing: Wadsworth’s John Fanelli, Principal of the Year, Haunted Houses Everywhere, Rubio’s Jeb Slam
Wadsworth’s John Fanelli is Flagler’s principal of the year, Marcus Sanfilippo is assistant principal of the year, Halloween haunted shows at Palm Coast’s Fire Station 21 and tghe Agriculture Museum, Marco Rubio body-slams Job Bush.
Wednesday Briefing: Greenland Melting, Commercial Development West of I-95, Mad Endures
A new commercial development may rise west of I-95 at the intersection with State Road 100, Greenland’s ice sheet is melting, with untold consequences, Mad Magazine endures.
Tuesday Briefing: NAACP Discusses Cop Body Cameras, Whitman Labs’ Sea Turtle Hospital, Trump’s Lead
The NAACP’s Flagler Branch hears from Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jim Troiano tonight about cops’ body cameras, Trump posts double-digit lead in latest national poll.
Monday Briefing: Full Moon Stroll at Gamble Rogers, Staly’s Money Lead, French Boys Choir
The French Boys Choir in concert at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church tonight, get your full-moon stroll at Gamble Rogers State Recreation Area, ex-undersheriff Rick Staly leads toe GOP money race among sheriff’s candidates with upwards of $70,000.
Thursday Briefing: Flagler Home Sales Tepid but Prices Rise, Alcohol v. Pot, Millennials’ Bores
Flagler home sales fall close to year’s lows but median price rises substantially, why pot is safe and alcohol is not, why millennials don’t protest much.
Wednesday Briefing: Golden Lion’s Gift to Second Harvest, Unity Day, Why Hillary Will Win
Golden Lion donation makes 7,000 pounds of food for the needy possible, Unity Day in flagler schools, National Review explains why Hillary Clinton will likely win the white house.
Tuesday Briefing: Belle Terre Swim Club’s Fate, Palm Coast Attorney’s Raise, Flagler Beach Interviews
The Flagler school board this evening decides the fate of the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club, the Palm Coast City Council votes on a 15 percent raise for its attorneys, Flagler Beach interviews a candidate for city manager.
Monday Briefing: A Home for a Wounded Iraq Veteran, Special Session Starts, County’s Tourism
Sergeant Carlos De Leon, wounded in Iraq, gets a donated modified home in the B Section, the Flagler County Commission prepares to take over the tourism office from the chamber of commerce.
Weekend Briefing: Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” at the Library, Haunted House for Flagler Habitat
Friends of the Library will discuss the Harper Lee novels at the county library, Flagler Habitat’s haunted house opens at Atlantis Industrial and Business Park, Bernie Sanders rejects a donation from the most hated man on the internet.
Thursday Briefing: Hadeed on Long Creek Preserve, FHF’s Organ Donor Registry Award, DeSantis’s Bombs
County Attorney Al Hadeed talks about the history and significance of the Long Creek Nature Preserve in Palm Coast at noon, Ron DeSantis’s House Freedom Caucus throws bombs and thinks nothing of shutting down government, but is it more than that?
Tuesday Briefing: Florida’s Death Penalty Exception, Palm Coast Talks Arts, Kymora’s Memorial
Timothy Hurst is at the center of a case that may reshape Florida’s death penalty law. He was convicted of murder, and a jury recommended death by a 7-5 vote. Florida is the only state in the nation where a simple majority is enough for a recommendation of death. Hurst contests the process is unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court hears the case today.
“God’s Authority” Has No Place In Civil Government
Kim Davis is not the problem. She’s a symptom of a dangerous movement that seeks to carve out religious objections all over the law books, making civil government a vassal of religious edicts.
Overselling Flagler: How County Tourism and Government Zeal Lost the Spartan Race Before It Started
An examination of the documents behind the Spartan Race proposed for Princess Place show tourism chief Matt Dunn repeatedly getting ahead of the process, showing little awareness of policy and protocols and virtually no appreciation for the political context that ultimately sank his biggest pet project to date.
How County Government Is Pimping Princess Place While Spinning Fairy Tales
Flagler County’s justifications for holding a Spartan extreme-sport race at Princess Place Preserve fails the smell test on all counts and raise questions about how tourism chief Matt Dunn and County Administrator Craig Coffey got the deal so far to start with.
Racist Graffiti in Palm Coast’s L-Section Ascribed to Stupidity as Confederate Caravan Rumbles Through Bunnell
The racist graffiti in the L-Section was discovered Thursday and Friday, the Confederate caravan drove through Bunnell Monday, though both incidents appear to be isolated reactions rather than organized hate.