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Belle Terre Parkway Road Work Near Indian Trails Middle School Will Cause Headaches Through March

December 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Belle Terre Parkway construction near Indian Trails Middle and Belle Terre Elementary will run from Dec. 12 to March 30. The stormwater culvert pipes that run parallel to and under the southbound lane of Belle Terre Parkway must be repaired to stabilize the road and prevent more dips from forming.

Don’t Vote for Just One: Ranked Choice Voting Is Gaining Ground

December 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

They need more choice. (© FlaglerLive)

Ranked choice voting has seen steady success in recent years. Proponents of the voting method argue it leads to better representation of voters’ viewpoints and more collegial campaigning while eliminating the need for costly runoff elections. Opponents say it’s too complicated for the average voter to understand.

Don’t Say Fraud? Joe Harding Has Resigned, But Effects of His ‘Parental Rights’ Law Live On

December 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

LGBTQ advocates and lawmakers speak out against HB 1557. March 7, 2022. Credit: Danielle J. Brown

The Florida House of Representatives is down a member following the resignation of former Rep. Joe Harding following his federal indictment on fraud charges. Harding sponsored the “Parental Rights in Education” or “Don’t Say Gay” bill from the 2022 session that became law in July.

Ending Green Lion Era, Palm Coast Readies to Sign 5-Year Lease With Loopers at Palm Harbor Golf Course

December 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Green Lion at Palm Harbor Golf Club is soon to become Loopers. (Palm Coast)

The Palm Coast City Council at a meeting Tuesday is set to approve a five-year lease with Loopers at Palm Harbor Golf Club, replacing the Green Lion after five years. Loopers is owned by Jamie Bourdeau, who has owned Beach Front Grille in Flagler Beach since 2014.

State Panel Developing Guidelines on Book Bans for School Librarians May Be at an Impasse

December 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

A book discussion announcement at the University of Central Florida's library this fall. That sort of announcement would be banned in high school libraries. "All Bopys Aren't Blue" is banned in Flagler school libraries. (© FlaglerLive)

A new law that intensifies scrutiny of school library books requires school boards to adopt procedures that provide for the “regular removal or discontinuance” of books from media centers based on factors such as alignment with state academic standards. The panel designated to develop the training playbook for librarians is mired in disagreement, with a Jan. 1 deadline looming.

Flagler County Accuses Dune Hold-Out of ‘Bad Faith’ and ‘Abomination,’ and Wants Property Seized

December 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The Cynthia d'Angiolini homestead is--ironically--more protected from bankruptcy court than it is from a surging ocean, though she has continued to refuse to sign easements for a beach-front parcel, or dune remnant, in front of the house (across the street), and one other nearby, thus preventing the county from going forward with a dune-reconstruction project. The county learned last week that she had also not disclosed ownership of the remnants in bankruptcy proceedings, as required by law. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County government is accusing the lone hold-out in a planned dune-rebuilding project along State Road A1A in Flagler Beach of “bad faith,” “fraud” and deception, and is asking a federal court to revoke her discharge from bankruptcy and enable the government to seize all but her homesteaded assets. Cynthia d’Angiolini, the 71-year-old property owner, today countered that “Flagler County is not a creditor in this case and has no standing.”

18 Arrested Out of 35 Sought in Sheriff’s Latest Round-Up of Suspected ‘Poison Peddlers’

December 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The round-up today netted. (FCSO)

The 11-month undercover operation started in January, culminating today with 24 search warrants and the seizure of drugs with a street value of $5.7 million. The round-up netted 18 arrests at the time of the sheriff’s announcement, out of 35 people sought. Heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, morphine, methamphetamines, marijuana and other drugs were among those seized, along with 13 firearms–seven of them rifles.

Wawa Will Rise in Place of Paul Katz Building on Palm Coast Parkway and Florida Park Drive

December 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 60 Comments

A second Wawa in Palm Coast will take the place of the Katz Office Building at 1 Florida Park Drive, one of the oldest and architecturally more eye-catching structures in the original part of the city. (© FlaglerLive)

A second Wawa is coming to Palm Coast. It’ll be built in place of the Paul Katz Professional Building at 1 Florida Park Drive South, on Palm Coast Parkway, next year. The three-level, 35,000-square-foot Katz office building, one of the oldest and more architecturally eye-catching structures in the city will be demolished.

Supreme Court Seems Unwilling to Embrace Broad Version of ‘Independent State Legislature’ Theory

December 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday signaled that it may not be ready to adopt a sweeping interpretation of the Constitution, known as the “independent state legislature” theory, that would give state legislatures broad power to regulate federal elections without interference from state courts.

Surging Private and Home School Enrollment Shelves One of Flagler District’s 2 Planned New Schools for Now

December 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Flagler Palm Coast High School has been busting at the seems for a few years. The picture above is pre-Covid. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County school district will start planning for a third high school during the 2024-25 school year. But plans for a new middle school, originally projected for the end of the decade, have been pushed out beyond that horizon for now as enrollment is not meeting expectations.

Flagler School Board’s Colleen Conklin and Cheryl Massaro Will Not Run for Re-Election in 2024

December 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Cheryl Massaro, left, and Colleen Conklin. (© FlaglerLive)

Colleen Conklin’s and Cheryl Massaro’s decision will have far-reaching consequences, ensuring that the new board in 2024 will have the shortest combined experience on the board in at least two decades and a half and giving the culture-war hard-right another opening to win a majority.

FPL Rates Will Go Up $10 a Month by February

December 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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FPL residential customers in areas traditionally served by the utility will see 1,000-kilowatt-hour bills go from the current $120.67 to $125.39 in January. They will go up again to $129.59 in February.

Billing Herself as ‘Fiercely Independent,’ Dr. Wendolyn Sneed Will Be District’s Next Medical Examiner

December 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Dr. Wendolyn Sneed during her interview today. (© FlaglerLive)

A panel of powerful law enforcement, judicial and medical officials today unanimously chose Dr. Wendolyn Sneed, the chief medical examiner in Palm Beach county, as the next chief medical examiner for Flagler, St. Johns and Putnam counties, one of the most powerful, least visible jobs in the judicial system. The job pays $320,000 a year.

18 Years in the Works, Commerce Parkway Connection from SR100 to US1 Is Finally a Go

December 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Commerce Parkway in Bunnell as it looks today. It curves to the right, where the Sheriff's Office's Operations Center has gone up. Once construction starts on the road, it will go straight and through scrubland to U.S. 1. (© FlaglerLive)

The $15 million two-lane road (utilities included) will connect State Road 100 to U.S. 1 around Bunnell’s east side, with construction expected to start next summer. The County Commission cleared the project on Monday.

Flagler County Gets $5 Million for Emergency Sand, But It’ll Rebuild Barely 2 Miles of Skinny Dunes

December 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Homeowners along Flagler's shore want help with sand. The county's emergency sand allocation will only go so far. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County government secured $5 million in state dollars for emergency sand to rebuild shoreline eviscerated by recent storms. The money will only allow for about 2 miles of thin, not very durable dune reconstruction, but an additional $5 million is expected in federal funds for thicker dunes, but on a much shorter stretch of shore.

Flagler’s Kindergarteners Have Florida’s Highest Rate of Religious Exemptions from Immunization

December 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

A notorious Flagler County anti-vaxxer. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County’s kindergarteners enrolled in public schools have the highest rate of exemption from immunization on religious grounds in Florida–5.5 percent, according to a new report by the Florida Department of Health. It now appears that disinformation about Covid vaccines, which played a large role in keeping the Covid-immunization rate below 70 percent, is infecting trust in other vaccines. That trust is being undermined even by the Florida Department of Health.

In Stunning Revelation, Dune Hold-Out Had Filed for Bankruptcy–and Not Disclosed Parcels’ Value; County Now Has Leverage

December 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

One of the two dune "remnants" Cynthia d'Angioliniowns, and for which Flagler County has been seeking an easement. (Flagler County)

Cynthia d’Angiolini, the only property owner holding out from signing an easement to allow a dune rebuilding project in Flagler Beach, had failed to disclose the value of the two parcels in question in a federal bankruptcy proceeding. That now gives the county great leverage to win her signature, since she now may have to pay creditors a five-figure sum, which she does not have, enabling the county to bail her out–and get her signature.

Matanzas High Teacher Calls Bathrooms a ‘Privilege’ and Threatens to Close Them. District Disavows the Sign.

December 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

School officials disavowed a sign calling toilet access a “privilege” and threatening to shut down bathrooms at Matanzas High School. The sign was the work of a teacher frustrated by vandalism and students spending too much time in bathrooms, not school or district policy, officials said, but it’s also a reflection of an ongoing problem with vandalism in school bathrooms, largely attributed to a TikTok “challenge.”

GOP’s Election Afterparty: Owning the Libs, No Matter the Cost

December 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

One side of Capitol Hill will be trying to impersonate the Amityville Horror.

True, the U.S. Senate is still in the hands of the godless Democrats who want to destroy America, but the House of Representatives now belongs to Republicans, the party of God, AK-47s, F-150s (and not the electric kind, either), manliness, Merry Christmas, and our lord and savior Donald Trump.

Nicholas Ceraldi, 50, Is Killed After His Motorcycle Strikes Two Deer in Palm Coast’s F-Section

December 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Nicholas Ceraldi in a Facebook portrait from earlier this year.

Nicholas A. Ceraldi, a 50-year-old resident of Firethorn Lane in Palm Coast, was killed shortly after midnight this morning when the motorcycle he was driving struck two deer on his street. 

Federal Lawsuit Charges DeSantis Migrant Relocation Program Is ‘State-Sponsored Harassment’

December 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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Accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis of an “attempt to legalize state-sponsored harassment,” immigrant-advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging an “unauthorized alien” relocation program approved by state lawmakers earlier this year.

America Wins World Cup of Orientalism

December 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

First, look in the mirror. (Omar Chatriwala)

It’s been a perplexing World Cup. Should we be watching this thing? Should we be enjoying it? Shouldn’t we be getting outraged about human rights, LGBTQ rights, the death of migrants, environmental impacts? The questions reflect back on our own prejudices and stereotypes as much as they raise legitimate questions about Qatar’s right to host the biggest sports tournament in the world. 

In Local Interview, Paul Renner Repeats Baseless Claims About Drag Queens and ‘Sexualization’ Of Children

December 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Rep. Paul Renner, left, the new Speaker of the House, has espoused culture-war rhetoric favored by Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, including repeated attacks on ESG. (© FlaglerLive)

Rep. Paul Renner, the Palm Coast-based Republican just elected Speaker of the House, returned to his criticism of “drag queen storytime” today in an interview on WNZF, repeating controversial–and baseless–claims that some parents are more interested in defending drag queens than ensuring that children learn to read.

Setting Off From New North Pole, Shop With a Cop Returns Tonight, Lights Ablaze and Sirens Blaring

December 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A participant in last year's Shop with a Cop at Walmart. (FCSO)

Tonight’s the night when the Walmart parking lot will be ablaze with the emergency lights of dozens of cop cars as they converge on the store with 119 children aboard for the annual Shop With a Cop event.

DeSantis’s New Target: Restricting Demonstrations at State Capitol in Name of Protecting Children

December 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Demonstrating for human rights may be "harmful to children." (NSF)

The state Department of Management Service’s proposal, in part, seeks to prohibit actions or displays that are “harmful” to children from taking place in the Capitol. The DeSantis Administration proposal is the latest in a series of measures restricting protest and speech.

Ex-Palm Coast Doctor Doesn’t Contest Civil Suit Alleging Grave Claims; Judge Sets Trial for Damages

December 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Cinnamon Beach Way condos. (FCMLS)

An unusual trial for civil damages that may feature only the plaintiff is scheduled in Flagler County Circuit Court for January against former Palm Coast physician Gerard Abate in a lawsuit he did not contest, alleging he drugged and raped a woman he had met on a dating site.

In Flagler Schools, New Regime of Book Challenges Is Laborious, Subjective and Fraught With Uncertainties

December 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Scott Rooke lectern (© FlaglerLive)

Gray areas of uncertainty, anxiety, subjectivity and a gaping lack of state direction are shading the new regime of serial book challenges and book bans in the Flagler school district as the state Department of Education has yet to issue directions on library holdings.

State Wildlife Crews Will Again Feed Lettuce to Manatees as Pollution and Algae Blooms Deplete Seagrass

December 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Looking for seagrass. (FWC)

During the 2021-2022 winter, 202,000 pounds of lettuce were fed to manatees, with nearly $117,000 spent on the project. Wildlife officials say the public should not feed manatees.

At Waterfront Park, a Favorite Trailhead Will Soon Become Accessible By Boat, Or Launch Them

November 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Palm Coast City Council member Nick Klufas and City Manager Denise Bevan, who makes Waterfront park part of her itinerary every weekend, at today's groundbreaking at the park. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast officials and others today ceremonially broke ground on a two-phase, $1.8 million expansion of Waterfront Park, starting with a $1.3 million boat and kayak launch that will provide direct water access from the park for the first time when it opens next summer.

Shirley Chisholm Trail, Marking Giant National Legacy, Is Dedicated Along Palm Coast’s Pine Lakes Parkway

November 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Jill Reynolds, left, and Marva Jones unveiling the bronzel plaque commemorating the Shirley Chisohlm Trail along Pine Lakes Parkway this morning. (© FlaglerLive)

The Shirley Chisholm Trail, the work of the Democratic Women’s Club of Flagler County, connects Chisholm’s retirement years in Palm Coast to her historic achievements as the first Black member of Congress and the first woman to run for president from a major party, among many firsts. She died in 2005.

Critical Medical Examiner Choice for Flagler’s District Down to Chief of Palm Beach Office and One of Her Assistants

November 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

State Attorney R.J. Larizza, as chair of the search and interview committee for the next medical examiner for Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns counties, exerts an outsized influence in that role. (© FlaglerLive)

Dr. Wendolyn Sneed is the Chief medical Examiner for District 15 in Florida, which covers all of Palm Beach County. She is also Dr. Catherine Miller’s boss. Miller is an associate medical examiner. On December 6, Sneed and Miller will be vying for the same job: Chief medical Examiner for District 23, which covers Flagler, St. Johns and Putnam counties, and is one of the least visible, most consequential jobs in the criminal justice system.

City Repertory Theatre Presents Festive Revue for Launch of Flagler County Cultural Council

November 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

City Repertory Theatre, a Palm Coast community theater troupe, will present “A Holiday Treat: A Special Night of Story and Song” as a fundraiser for the Flagler County Cultural Council, which in October was designated the county’s official local arts agency.

Accused of Killing His Grandfather, Luke Ingram Now Faces 1st Degree Murder and Rape Charges

November 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Luke Ingram, 19, at the doorstep to his grandfather's house in Palm Coast the mpornin of Nov. 9, just before he was Tased and detained. (Still from FCSO bodycam)

Luke Ingram, 19, previously charged with second degree murder in the death of his grandfather, Darwin Ingram, at the Ingrams’ Palm Coast home, now faces a capital felony for the killing, exposing him to the death penalty, and a charge of rape, a life felony.

Coalition Calls for Florida Legislative Committee Focused on Climate Change

November 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

When front decks become docks. (© FlaglerLive)

More than a dozen environmental and community-based organizations are calling on the new leaders of the Florida Legislature to create a special committee to address climate change, saying that the issue is the biggest threat to the state.

Robert Batie, 59, Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Patient, 16

November 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Robert Batie, having shed significant weight since his arrest 15 months ago, just before his plea this afternoon in court in Bunnell. (© FlaglerLive)

Rober Batie, the 59-year-old counselor arrested last year on charges of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old patient he’d groomed over weeks of therapy at a private practice in Palm Coast, was sentenced to 17 years in prison today, followed by 13 years on probation.

$2.89 Gas in Volusia, $3.49 in Flagler as Prices Continue to Fall and Oil Companies Reap Record Profits

November 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

A gas pump at Buc-ees in Daytona Beach Sunday evening. (© FlaglerLive)

The difference in gas price locally could be startling, with a 60-cent-per-gallon gap between prices at Buc-ees and at gas stations in Palm Coast, or a $9 difference for a 15-gallon fill-up. Meanwhile, oil and gas companies’ windfall for the year may reach $4 trillion.

Appeals Court Upholds School Board Speech Rules in Defeat for Moms for Liberty, For Now

November 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler County School Board rules are almost identical to those of the Brevard County School Board. (© FlaglerLive)

A federal appeals court has rejected an attempt by a chapter of the conservative group Moms for Liberty to block restrictions that the Brevard County School Board placed on public participation at board meetings. The Brevard rules are almost identical to those of the Flagler County School Boards, which had been at the center of controversy two summers ago.

Health Harms of Mass Shootings Are Rippling Across Communities

November 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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A growing body of research reveals that the negative effects of mass shootings spread much farther than previously understood, harming the health of local residents who were not touched directly by the violence. Mental health experts say the recognition should prompt authorities to direct more attention and resources toward preventing such events — and helping a broader group of people after they occur.

Florida Is Turning Its Back on the New South, Embracing its Dixie-fied Past

November 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 117 Comments

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Florida for decades was determined to leave Jim Crow behind and separate ourselves from the likes of Alabama, with leadership committed to equal justice, open government, and voting rights — however imperfectly achieved. No more. With the reelection of Ron DeSantis, and ultra-conservative victories in gerrymandered congressional districts across the state, Florida is sliding back into the mire of its Old South past.

Much of Florida’s Eroding Coast is Risking Home Collapses. Why Is Construction Continuing?

November 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Dozens of homes were left unstable in the Daytona Beach area after Hurricane Nicole’s erosion. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

There’s a disturbing trend after hurricanes, and we’re seeing it with Ian: Many damaged areas see lots of money pouring in to rebuild in the same vulnerable locations. An important question communities should be asking is, if these are already in high-risk areas, why rebuild in the same place?

As Hurricane Season Ends, Sort of, an Unfond Look Back at Ian and Nicole, and a Special Committee

November 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Flagler Beach pier, battered but still standing, if inaccessibly so, during Hurricane Nicole's worst. (© FlaglerLive)

Rep. Paul Renner set up a special committee to study lessons learned from Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, and Kevin Guthrie, director of state emergency management, says a second cone of probability should be added to the National Hurricane Center’s forecasts, this one focusing on storm surge.

3-2 Splits Resume as New School Board Members Are Seated and Massaro Is Elected Chair

November 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

County Judge Melissa Distler swears in Christy Chong with the new school board member's husband, Kirk Chong, at her side, this morning. (Flagler Schools)

The school board’s swearing in and reorganization meeting began on a note of unity but quickly turned to muted contention in a pair of telling 3-2 votes that renew the same split the board has contended with for the past several years.

Pennington and Hansen Are Sworn-In Today as County Commission Bids Joe Mullins Beggarly Farewell

November 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Leann Pennington will be only the third woman ever to serve on the Flagler County Commission after she is sworn-in this afternoon. Greg Hansen will also be sworn-in after winning re-election. (© FlaglerLive)

After her trouncing victories over ex-Commissioner Joe Mullins and Independent Jane Gentile-Youd, Leann Pennington today will become only the third woman ever to serve on the Flagler County Commission, and the first Republican woman to do so. Some of the commissioners gave Mullins a send-off more triumphal than the public’s.

Mosquito-Spraying Boundaries Expand to West Palm Coast and Plantation Bay, Adding New Tax on Bills

November 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Mosquito District's helicopter will cover a little more acreage. (© FlaglerLive)

Thousands of Flagler County residents and businesses will be paying a new tax to combat mosquitos starting next October. The Flagler County Commission Monday evening unanimously approved the expansion of the East Flagler Mosquito Control District to all of Plantation Bay at the south end of the county and to a 5,000-acre sliver running north-south, west of U.S. 1, mostly in Palm Coast, including the rapidly-growing Sawmill Creek subdivision.

Flagler Beach Raises Water, Sewer, Garbage and Stormwater Costs $12 a Month for Average Household

November 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Flagler Beach's sewer infrastructure needs a lot of tender loving care. (© FlaglerLive)

A divided Flagler Beach City Commission voted 3-2 to raise the cost of all city-provided utilities–water, sewer and garbage–by 8.5 percent, to match inflation, and the stormwater fee by 42 percent.

Connor Anderson, 30, Fires 6 Rounds at Patrons at Smiles Bar Before Running Out. No One Hurt.

November 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Smiles bar on Palm Harbor Way in Palm Coast, the scene of a shooting in the first minutes of Sunday morning. (FCSO)

Connor Patrick Anderson, 30, of Palm Coast, faces a dozen charges after allegedly firing off a dozen shots inside Smiles bar after an earlier fight at the bowling alley and getting angry with his girlfriend over not having his truck’s keys.

Flagler County Democrats’ Only Way Forward: Become Republican

November 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 71 Comments

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Contrary to media interpretations, Democrats underperformed woefully nationally, and in Flagler County they were again all but wiped out. To survive locally they have two choices: either run their candidates as Republicans (and support other moderate Republicans), or keep dying at the polls.

Sea Turtles Hatching on Florida Beaches Are Feeling the Heat from Warming Climate

November 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Professor Jeanette Wyneken of Florida Atlantic University shows off a newly hatched sea turtle. (FAU)

Florida plays an outsize role in the reproduction of loggerheads. Scientists estimate 90 percent of all the Atlantic Ocean’s loggerheads lay their eggs on Florida beaches. Then the ones that hatch here come back years later to lay their own eggs. But something funky is happening on those beaches: male turtles are disappearing.

Citing Orwell, Federal Judge Calls DeSantis’s ‘Stop Woke Act’ Unconstitutional Muzzling of Academic Freedom

November 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The 'Stop Woke Act' could make it difficult to discuss Bull Connor's response to civil rights. (© FlaglerLive)

Calling the state’s approach “positively dystopian,” a federal judge on Thursday blocked a law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that restricts the way race-related concepts can be taught in universities. The law is “antithetical to academic freedom and has cast a leaden pall of orthodoxy over Florida’s state universities,” Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker wrote in the 139-page ruling.

Willie Gardner, 28, Faces 4 Counts of Aggravated Animal Cruelty in Case of Wounded, Neglected Pit Bulls

November 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Two of the six dogs recovered from an abandoned property at 508 South Railroad Street in Bunnell. (Bunnell Police Department)

Willie Gardner, of Palm Coast, faces four felony charges of animal abuse. The six dogs, all pitbulls, all showed signs of abuse and neglect when authorities surveyed the scene at 508 South Railroad Street in Bunnell. They’d been left all chained in the backyard of the abandoned property.

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