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School District’s Broadest Uniform Policy Survey: Tepid Support and No Effect on Discipline or Grades

March 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The survey of more than 2,000 students, parents and faculty was prompted by a student leader’s push to loosen the policy, which has had no effect on improving discipline or grades.

Road Rage on Belle Terre, Car Break-in at Cracker Barrel, Illegal Brass Knuckles and Drinking

March 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Weekend criminal activity in Palm Coast and Bunnell included a young mother and her children in their car being assaulted on Belle Terre Parkway, an underage drinking party at the Holiday Inn and other incidents.

In Fear of ATS: The Palm Coast City
Council’s Red-Light Camera Delusions

March 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

After coming close to suspending its red-light camera [program, the Palm Coast City Council has retreated, again exposing a willingness to do its camera vendor’s bidding before looking after its residents’ interests.

The State of the State Floridians Should Hear

March 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

With 3.2 million Florida households struggling every month to stretch paychecks to cover basic necessities, former Florida Sen. Dan Gelber outlines a State of the State Floridians swill not hear when the governor opens the Legislative session this week.

Why Almost 1 in 4 Floridian Driver Has No Car Insurance: Poverty

February 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Florida’s poverty rate is 17 percent and 23.8 of its motorists are uninsured. Uninsured drivers face stiff fines in many states, but some that have such penalties on the books often fail to enforce them.

Good Samaritan Act Leads to Charges of Forgery, Grand Theft, Assault and a Stand-Off

February 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

John Sole, a 31-year-old resident of Paul Lane in Palm Coast with a brief but recurring history of trouble with the law, became allegedly violent with his mother after she could not cash fraudulent checks.

To Replace Manager Bruce Campbell, Flagler Beach Returns to Old Playbook: Doing Nothing

February 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Like his predecessor, who was an interim manager of Flagler Beach for five years before he decisively quit, Bruce Campbell is finding it difficult to walk away from the job, and the city commission is not making it easy for him.

Bi-Partisan Lawmakers Looking to Expunge Criminal Records of Non-Violent Juveniles

February 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

An Orlando Senator is sponsoring a bill that would allow the expunging of records for minors who commit nonviolent misdemeanors and go on to complete diversion programs.

From Harry Potter to Indian Trails Complex, Quidditch Tournament Snitches In on Brooms

February 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Quidditch doesn’t exist. At least not officially. But for two days at Indian Trails, the United States Quidditch South Regional Tournament will feature 14 teams from four states competing in the game Harry Potter made famous, and that’s now played on thousands of college and university campuses.

Palm Coast Will Borrow $30 Million to Build New Sewer Plant, Pledging No Rate Increase For 5 Years

February 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The new plant would be financed with a 20-year loan at less than 1 percent interest, and the city’s total debt load would rise to around $200 million. It also depends on steady growth in coming years.

Pot. Beer Wars. Gambling. Even Pension Reform. Sen. Rob Bradley Says Bring ‘Em On

February 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Many of this Florida legislative session’s thorniest issues — and more — rest in the hands of Sen. Rob Bradley, a laid-back junior legislator and chairman of a committee dubbed by Senate President Andy Gardiner as the “Thunderdome.”

Palm Coast Man, 19, Charged With Raping 11-Year-Old Girl He Met on Facebook

February 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Karl Westgate, a 19-year-old resident of Palm Coast who became a father two months ago, faces a capital rape charge and other charges of possessing child pornography after exchanging nude pictures of himself and the girl with her.

Father Jailed on Felony Child Abuse After 15-Year-Old Films Beating and Abuse on Mac

February 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Anthony Schneider, 42, of Royal Leaf Lane in Palm Coast, represents the fourth arrest of a parent or guardian in Palm Coast this month over charges of violently abusing a child.

1.6 Million Floridians, 6,000 in Flagler, May Lose Health Subsidies: Supreme Court Decides

February 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Subsidies may be lost for 90 percent of ACA participants if the U.S. Supreme Court rules that residents of states like Florida, which have no health marketplace of their own, may not qualify for federal subsidies. The Supreme Court hears arguments in the case next week.

Gov. Rick Scott Heading Back to Paris Air Show in Hopes of Attracting Aerospace Jobs

February 25, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

In 2013, the every-other-year air show drew more than 315,000 visitors, 2,215 international exhibitors and delegations from 102 different countries. The effectiveness of Scott’s trips, however, remains suspect to some.

Special Election Candidates Slog Through Only Local Forum, Except When Talk Turns to Guns

February 25, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The largely plodding Q&A forum organized by three Flagler business groups held few surprises and featured Senate candidates David Cox and Travis Hutson and House candidates Adam Morley and Paul Renner.

Armed Car-Jacking in Bunnell Ends in Volusia With Arrest of Four Flagler Teens

February 25, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

All four suspects are from Palm Coast and Bunnell, the youngest being 15. They were arrested after a pursuit involving four police agencies and Volusia County’s Air One helicopter.

Days Before 11th Grade Language Test, Gov. Scott Issues Executive Order Suspending It

February 24, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Union officials had pushed for suspending the entire school-accountability testing system for a year. The education commissioner wants a few more tests curtailed, but the bulk of the system would remain in place.

Palm Coast May Reduce Red-Light Cameras to 5, But Won’t Scrap Program For Fear of ATS

February 24, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

Fearful of a lawsuit from ATS, its red-light camera provider. the Palm Coast City Council says it would reduce the cameras from 43 to five, but not eliminate them, even if it means ending all its revenue from the cameras but preserving that of ATS.

County Attorney Al Hadeed Responds to “Extreme Allegations” in Ex-Supervisor Weeks’s Florida Bar Complaint

February 24, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The Florida Bar complaint against Hadeed by Kimberle Weeks, never made public until the county administration released it Monday, was part of a series of similar maneuvers Weeks and an ally filed with the state ethics commission and the state elections commission.

Dustin Sims of Flagler Palm Coast High School Named Florida’s Assistant Principal Of the Year

February 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

For the first time in recent memory–and possibly in the district’s history–a Flagler County educator has won his category’s top honor in Florida.

As FAA Issues Rules, New Palm Coast Drone Company Beguiles Realtors and Others

February 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

CAVU Aerial Photography, a drone company in Palm Coast since August, has been showing Realtors, communications companies and others the many uses of drone technology, which is expected to boom with the FAA’s new, more permissive rules.

Special Election’s Final Four: Cox, Hutson, Morley and Renner in Tuesday Forum

February 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

This time the forum, at the Realtors building on SR100, will feature audience questions. All four candidates are scheduled to appear at the 6 p.m. event.

2015 Legislative Session: 10 Issues To Watch

February 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Starting March 3, and for 60 days, the House and Senate will grapple with hot-button issues ranging from standardized testing in public schools to reforming the troubled prison system, plus the one must-pass bill of the session: a roughly $77 billion state budget.

When Your Armed Neighbor Comes
Knocking: Guns and Muslims in Chapel Hill

February 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

What kind of country do we live in, where it’s legal for a man to bring a weapon to a noise complaint? Or a parking dispute? Mitchell Zimmerman confronts the Chapel Hill killings of three Muslims.

Florida Ports Want Government Help Luring Shipping From New York, Georgia and Texas

February 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Florida Ports Council calls for lawmakers to create an advertising effort to attract shipping, import-distribution centers as well as export-oriented manufacturing companies to Florida.

From His Flagler Beach Home Base: Ray Black Jr.’s Road to NASCAR’s Truck Series

February 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Ray Black Jr., competing tonight in NASCAR’s Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway, tells of his joujrney from Alabama to Flagler Beach, and the wisdom in not wrecking.

After Just One Arrest in 4 Years on Prostitution-Related Charges, Sheriff’s Detectives Arrest 4 in 48 Hours

February 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Flagler sheriff’s detectives Wednesday and Thursday arrested two men for soliciting sex, a woman for prostituting herself, and a man for pimping another woman, to a group of men who turned out to be undercover detectives.

Lawmakers Punt to Full Legislature on Millions in Tax Subsidies for Speedway and Jaguars

February 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

A process intended to reducing lobbying may do the opposite now that the Joint Legislative Budget Commission moved any funding decisions regarding the stadiums to the full Legislature.

Southwest Palm Coast Records a Low of 25 as Cold Snaps Power for Over 800 Customers

February 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The lowest temperature in the county was reported at Eagle Rock, sinking to 24. Despite a cloudless sun, temperatures were still around 40 in Palm Coast at mid-morning, with winds strong enough to make it feel more like in the lower 30s.

Ending Long Fight, County Approves Short-Term Rental Regulations–With Grandfather Clause

February 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

New rules limit short-term rental homes to 10 overnight occupants, and require inspections and a certification process, ending a three-year effort by the county to change state law and enable the commission to regulate the industry.

Fearful of Scaring Buyers or Undervaluing Property, School Board Haggles to $2.3 Million Price for Corporate Building

February 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Flagler school board now finds itself in the paradoxical position of attractively advertising the ex-ITT property for sale after it was essentially condemned as a school facility.

“Halleluiah Jesus”: From “Project Hot Dog” to Foreign Investors, Flagler Sees Commercial Real Estate Turn-Around

February 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Ukrainian entrepreneurs, Chinese investors and local businesses looking to expand are resulting in robust new activity on Flagler’s long-dormant commercial real estate sector, the county’s economic development council learned this morning.

Education Commissioner Stewart Joins Calls For Eliminating Some High-Stakes Testing

February 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Stewart recommended that the state get rid of a language-arts test students take in 11th grade, eliminating some final exams and making optional a college readiness test.

Publix Doesn’t Want You To Buy Liquor In Grocery Stores. Wal-Mart and Target Do.

February 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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A proposed law to end Florida’s 80-year-old prohibition on liquor in any but stand-alone stores cleared a House committee over the objections of Publix, some sheriffs and liquor store owners.

Sheriff Manfre Agrees to $183,000 Settlement Over Wage Dispute With 155 Deputies

February 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The settlement will award an average of $487 in back pay to 104 current and former road deputies, and an average of $1,670 to current and former corrections deputies, ending one of three major legal matters burdening the sheriff’s office.

Ex-Cop Is Charged With Torture of Daughter, 14

February 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Stanley Wykretowicz, 38, and a 33-year-old woman, residents of Palm Coast, were jailed on a charge of willfully torturing Wykretowicz’s daughter. He faces an additional charge of battery by strangulation.

Florida Justices Halt Execution Until U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Lethal Injection

February 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Saying it must “err on the side of extreme caution” or risk threatening the “viability of Florida’s entire death penalty scheme,” the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday halted the Feb. 26 execution of a convicted killer until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a lethal injection drug.

District Adopts School Calendar It Did Not Want, Starting Late and Shortening Thanksgiving Break

February 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Flagler School Board wanted to start school in early August to give students more time to prepare for exams, but state law forbids it, forcing a calendar of its own on local districts.

18-Year-Old Palm Coast Man Tased
And Arrested After Yelling Match

February 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Qyontae Billy Sampson had been arguing with his girlfriend, but not physically, and did not comply when police tried to handcuff him, triggering a brief pursuit and arrest on three charges, including battery on a police officer.

Senate Panel Easily Clears Bill Granting Secrecy to Top College and University Job Applicants

February 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Senate Higher Education Committee voted 7-2 to approve the measure (SB 182), which would exempt information about applicants for the jobs of president, provost or dean from the state’s open-records laws.

Flagler Nears Solution For Marineland Acres Flood Woes, But at Steep New Tax For Residents There

February 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

To fix chronic flooding, residents of the Hammock’s Marineland Acres could see a new tax of up to $680 a year—more than five times the $11 monthly stormwater fee Palm Coast residents pay—added to their tax bills for the next 20 years.

On Flagler Roads, Cyclists Share Some Blame For Wrecks; Legislator Files Protective Bill

February 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

A proposed bill to strengthen protections for cyclists drew mixed reviews from a Flagler County commissioner and a Florida Highway Patrol homicide investigator, who both pointed at cyclists’ responsibilities on the road.

Guns on Florida Campuses: University System Says No, Citing Values and Protection

February 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Florida’s university system wants state lawmakers to holster the idea of allowing guns on campus, saying it would jeopardize providing a safe and secure learning environment.

With “Venus in Fur,” Palm Coast’s City Rep Theatre Goes Fifty Shades of Dare

February 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

John Sbordone’s latest envelope-pushing offering at City Rep Theatre is a play within a play that mixes kinkiness, subtlety, and–as the lead character puts it–a little S&M porn.

Buddy Holly Story at the Flagler Auditorium: The Boundless Influence Of a Rock Legend

February 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

“The Buddy Holly Story,” at the Flagler Auditorium Friday, reflects the enduring influence and popularity of a rock-and-roller whose career spanned just 18 months before he died in a plane crash.

Is Your Facebook Account Private After You Die? Senate Bill Says Not So Fast.

February 12, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Florida Sen. Dorothy Hukill wants to permit online account access after an account holder has died. The Act seeks to open the book on our digital lives, even after we have uploaded to the great cloud in the sky, writes Peter Schorsch.

Early Learning and Child Care Advocates Target Florida Legislature For More Money

February 12, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Advocates are looking for higher health and safety standards for providers, better training for teachers and new money to cut the waiting list of 63,000 children for slots in the school-readiness program, which provides subsidized child care to low-income working families.

John Steele Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison in Hit-and-Run Death of Sean Lynn Ryan

February 12, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Sean Lynn Ryan was 25 when he was killed by a vehicle John Steele drove in December 2012 as Ryan walked along U.S. 1 near Plantation Bay. Steele kept going.

Third General Manager in 5 Years Takes Over Palm Coast’s Troubled Golf and Tennis Clubs

February 12, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Six-figure deficits that taxpayers have subsidized year after year have riddled the budgets of Palm Coast’s Palm Harbor Golf Club and its tennis center since they opened.

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