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Joe Mullins Falsely Claims 2 Associations of Retired Cops Support Him, Drawing Sharp Disavowals

July 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

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Reeling from publicity about his disrespect of Florida Highway Patrol troopers, Joe Mullins falsely claimed on Facebook this week that he had the “support” of local organizations of retired police officers, drawing disavowals from the presidents of both organizations and being forced to reword the post, which he still got wrong.

Palm Coast Lands $739,000 Grant for Regional Recreation Center Through Tourism Council

July 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The future Southern Regional Recreation center off Belle Terre Parkway in Palm Coast.

Flagler County’s Tourist Development council this morning approved a $739,000 grant for Palm Coast government’s ongoing expansion of the city’s tennis center off Belle Terre Parkway into a Southern Regional Recreation Center, with a new and park-like trailhead, a community center, and a dozen pickleball courts. The grant will defray the cost of the pickleball courts.

The Music Plays On: School Board Renews Flagler Youth Orchestra, with Call for Indefinite Support

July 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Supporters of the Flagler Youth Orchestra filled the school board's meeting room Tuesday evening. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County School Board Tuesday evening voted 5-0 to renew funding for the Flagler Youth Orchestra for an 18th year after hearing pleas and plaudits from some 20 community members, former and current participants and parents.

Human Remains Found at Toscana Development Off Old Kings Road in Palm Coast

July 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The sifting operation where the human remains were found at an expansion of the Toscana development will be laborious and take several days. (FCSO)

Flagler County Sheriff’s detectives and partner agencies are investigating the discovery of human remains at a construction site expanding the Toscana subdivision off Old Kings Road in Palm Coast, Sheriff Rick Staly said this afternoon. 

Palm Coast’s Chelsea Hawk, 39, Dies of Crash Injuries, as Does 12-Year-Old Son

July 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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Chelsea Hawk, a 39-year-old mother of three young children and one grown son and a fierce political activist, died late Monday night at Halifax hospital from injuries sustained in a car crash off I-95 Sunday. He 12-year-old son Died Tuesday.

Curtain Calls for Flagler Youth Orchestra as School Board Frets Either Encores or Coda

July 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

In extremis? FYO (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County School Board this evening votes on whether to renew the Flagler Youth Orchestra for its 18th year. Renewal was not in question in previous years, as it has been this year. A former superintendent, parents, community members at large, current and former FYO student participants sent numerous letters and emails to school board members.

15 Years in Prison for Ian Davis as Child Victim of His Abuse Indicts Those Who Disbelieved or Blamed Her

July 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Ian Davis, left, with his defense attorney, Assistant Public Defender Bill Bookhammer, who argued on his behalf to limit Davis's prison sentence to nine or 10 years. He was sentenced to 15. (© FlaglerLive via zoom)

Just before Ian Davis of Palm Coast was sentenced to 15 years in prison for molesting his 14-year-old niece, she described, in a remarkable impact statement, how her own grandmother disbelieved her and her own pastor turned the blame on her.

Alphonso Joseph, 48, Pastor at Bunnell Church, Charged With Molesting Teen on Golf Course

July 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

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Alphonso Joseph, a 48-year-old Palm Coast resident and pastor associated with several Bunnell churches and spiritual organizations, was arrested Friday and charged with molesting a 15-year-old boy in a vehicle on the Matanzas Woods Golf Course. 

Eddie Branquinho Walked Out of Palm Coast Council for Attention, and May Run for Mayor in 2 Years

July 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Calling his move a pre-meditated ploy for attention, Palm Coast City council member Eddie Branquinho says he will be returning to council meetings after storming out at the beginning of last week’s workshop, and may run for mayor, challenging David Alfin, in two years.

As Joe Mullins Draws National Embarrassment Over Troopergate, Pennington Trounces Him in Straw Poll

July 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 84 Comments

Joe Mullins. (© FlaglerLive)

It’s been the worst week of Joe Mullins’s nearly-four year tenure on the Flagler County Commission, less than six weeks from the Aug. 23 primary, with a Republican Party straw poll showing him far behind challenger Leann Pennington and major national media reporting on his abuse of authority with Florida Highway Patrol troopers.

DeSantis Calls on ‘Moms for Liberty’ at National Summit to Fight ‘Leftist’ Agenda

July 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Gov. DeSantis receives a rousing welcome at the Moms For Liberty summit Friday in Tampa. (Laura Cassels)

Claiming that Florida schools are undergoing “leftist indoctrination,” a “leftist agenda,” and “sexualization of children,” Gov. Ron DeSantis called on hundreds of members of “Moms For Liberty,” gathered in Tampa Friday, to fight.

Flagler Beach Commission Again Clashes, Reducing Mayor to Tears and Lawyering Up Over Roles

July 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Flagler Beach Commissioners Jane Mealy and Ken Bryan, along with Deborah Phillips (not pictured) are having sharp differences with Mayor Suzie Johnston over the mayor's role on the commission. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach commissioners today in a budget workshop again clashed sharply over Mayor Suzie Johnston’s, and commissioners’, respective roles, several of them charging that Johnston is overstepping her authority. The clash ended what only the night before had been a pledge on the panel to “reset” and seek a more collegial approach.

Pool Contractor Dan Priotti Sentenced to 5 Years’ Probation for 3rd DUI, and Gives Up Right of Appeal

July 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Dan Priotti sentencing. (© FlaglerLive)

Dan Priotti, the temperamental owner of Agua Construction Co., was found guilty of his third drunk driving charge in 10 years after a one-day trial last March. But the trial was flawed and ripe for appeal. The prosecution and the defense agreed to a deal that, in exchange for no prison time, Priotti would give up all rights of appeal.

On the Brink of War, Flagler Beach City Commission Agrees to ‘Reset,’ with Rescue from Ex-Mayor

July 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission and Manager William Whitson need a reset. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission, faced with a two-front war–with conflict over City Manager William Whitson’s future and growing conflict between the commission itself–pledged Thursday to “reset” after getting a peace-keeping assist from former Mayor Linda Provencher. It had been at the edge of a cliff.

Experts Say Florida’s Medicaid Ban for Transgender Health Lacks ‘Scientific or Medical Justification’

July 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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National medical and legal researchers have issued a report condemning Florida health officials’ plan to block Medicaid coverage for gender-dysphoria treatments. The critical report was released by Yale School of Medicine researchers and professors.

No ‘Lynching’ for Embattled Flagler Beach Manager Whitson, But a 90-Day Probation Period

July 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Flagler Beach City Manager William Whitson has 90 days to prove to commissioners that he's still their guy. (© FlaglerLive)

Just 14 months into his tenure as Flagler Beach City Manager, William Whitson is on a 90-day probation period that could result in his firing if he doesn’t show the sort of reset in communications and management style a majority of commissioners want to see.

Drug Sweep on Flagler’s West Side Nets 13 Arrests as Sheriff Underscores Fentanyl’s Toll

July 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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The youngest offender was 18, the oldest 66, and most had trails of arrests behind them already–64 felony and 95 misdemeanor convictions between them, Sheriff Rick Staly said, including one, Twain Slater, who’s been arrested more than a dozen times since becoming an adult (he’s 31), for a combined 23 felony and misdemeanor convictions.

Confirmed: Jersey Mike’s Subs Opening Restaurant at Palm Coast’s Island Walk, Near Brass Tap

July 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

One of several Jersey Mike's Subs locations in Orlando, that one off University Boulevard. A Jersey Mike's will open at Island Walk in Palm Coast likely in November. (© FlaglerLive)

Jersey Mike’s Subs, the famed franchise that opened its first restaurant in Point Pleasant, N.J., in 1956, and  was the fastest-growing sandwich chain in 2022, will open its first Palm Coast restaurant in the Island Walk shopping center in late November.

Palm Coast Taxes Would Rise About 14% To Pay for 7% Budget Increase, Including 5 More Deputies

July 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Firefighters and cops would be exempt from a bill targeting public sector unions. (© FlaglerLive)

In its first comprehensive recommendation to the Palm Coast City Council for the coming year’s budget, the city administration is proposing a 7 percent budget increase that includes money for five new sheriff’s deputies, two new firefighters and a fire inspector, and nine additional administrative positions. But it would require a tax increase.

From Controversy to Harmony: Ambitious, $11.4 Million Expansion of Tennis Center and Trailhead Draws Praise

July 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

The future recreation and community center on the grounds of the Palm Coast tennis center off Belle Terre Parkway.

In contrast with bitter controversy last year, a revised and largely expanded $11.35 million plan to remake the grounds of the Palm Coast tennis center with a luxurious community center, solar-power-arrayed pickle balls, a dog park and a trailhead as bucolic as it’ll be ritzy drew almost nothing but praise and no detectable resistance from four council members.

‘I Don’t Belong Here,’ Eddie Branquinho Says, Storming Out of Council Meeting After Not Getting His Way

July 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Palm Coast City Council member Eddie Branquinho is considering quitting the council, with four months left in his term. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast City Council member Eddie Branquinho walked out of a workshop meeting this morning and is considering not completing the four months left in his term after fellow-council members refused to go along with his demand that they issue a tendentious two-question survey on apartment and single-family home construction in the city. Branquinho, a staunch opponent of apartment construction, likened current trends to turning Palm Coast into Newark–coded language about race and crime.

1,200-Home Eagle Lakes/Radiance Development Clears County Commission Against Opposition, 3-1

July 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

A Kolter Homes development's amenities, similar to the ones proposed for Radiance off of Old Kings Road, as shown to the Flagler County Commission this evening.

In a victory as major for the developer of future phases of Eagle Lakes as it is a blow to existing residents of Eagle Lakes, the Flagler County Commission this evening cleared the way for a 1,200-home development on 612 acres at the south end of Old Kings Road, a development one commissioner likened to Palm Coast’s Grand Haven, at least by size.

Florida Moving toward Medicaid Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender People

July 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Students protesting at the Florida Capitol. Mar. 3, 2022. (Danielle J. Brown)

The DeSantis administration moved toward banning gender-affirming care for transgender Floridians under Medicaid, meaning that treatments such as hormone therapy and puberty blockers may soon be out of reach for many low-income members of the LGBTQ+ community.

‘I Run the County,’ Commissioner Joe Mullins Tells FHP; A Trooper Calls Him ‘Belligerent’ and ‘Disrespectful’

July 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 109 Comments

Joe Mullins last January at the opening of SMA Healthcare's Access Center in Bunnell, a facility that provides mental health and addiction counseling. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins, who has made a chronic habit of speeding, getting pulled over then attempt to get out of a ticket by abusing his authority, told a Florida Highway Patrol trooper that “I run the county” in one such attempt on I-4 last month, video of the encounter shows, and another trooper called him “extremely condescending, belligerent, illogical, and disrespectful.”

In a First, Mary McLeod Bethune’s Statue Is Unveiled at U.S. Capitol Wednesday in Place of Confederate General

July 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The statue of Mary McLeod Bethune to be unveiled Wednesday. (B-CU)

The likeness of Bethune will replace a statue of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, which stood in the Capitol for nearly a century. Bethune, who died in 1955, will be the first Black person to represent a state in the collection.

By Focusing Only on ‘Resilience,’ Florida’s Governor Ignores Climate Change’s Deadly Heat

July 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis distributed an infrastructure resilience grant to Bonita Springs on Jan. 12, 2022. (DeSantis Facebook page)

“Resilience” is the word politicians use when they mean “climate change is an opportunity for me to hand out lots of big government contracts for construction work that will try to cope with rising sea levels.” But resiliency does nothing to reverse dangerous courses.

Attempt to Extend Olive Branch to Green Lion Fails as Council Cites ‘Disrespect’; City Will Issue RFP

July 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 43 Comments

Palm Coast City Council member Nick Klufas, left, attempted earlier this week to have negotiations with the Green Lion Cafe reopened. His motion failed on a 3-2 vote. Mayor David Alfin, right, voted against Klufas's motion. The two council members are seen here at a meeting this morning unrelated to that issue. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast government’s relationship with the Green Lion Cafe is over, and an attempt by City Council member Nick Klufas to extend a two-week grace period and hold a workshop with the restaurant’s owners failed. The Green Lion now has six months to clear out of Palm Harbor, and the city must pay a year’s back rent, or $7,200.

Developments Could Stall If County, Cities and District Can’t Agree on School Construction Payments

July 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, left, chaired this morning's Intergovernmental Agreement Oversight Committee meeting intended to outline the various governments' positions on the collection of fees from builders for school construction. Those in attendance were County Commissioners Dave Sullivan and Andy Dance, Bunnell City Commissioners Bob Barnes and John Rogers, School Board members Janet McDonald and Colleen Conklin, School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker, and Palm Coast City Council member Nick Klufas. (© FlaglerLive)

As they hurtle toward an arbitrary Aug. 31 deadline that could potentially bring some local development to a halt, the Flagler County School Board on one side and the county, Palm Coast and Bunnell on the other remain in sharp opposition over how to collect money developers owe the district to ensure there are enough schools for incoming students.

Portables Are Back: Buddy Taylor Middle Takes Delivery of 7 Classrooms, Leased for $105,000

July 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

A crew this morning worked on installing water and sewer connections to seven used portables just delivered to Buddy Taylor Middle School, re-starting a trend the district had hoped to avoid. (© FlaglerLive)

After an absence of 14 years, Buddy Taylor Middle School this week was again the scene of installations of portable classrooms, a trend the Flagler County school district has been trying to avoid by planning for new construction. But wrangles with the county and cities over school financing is increasing the likelihood of more portables ahead.

In the Shadow of Tom Joad: Pride in Flagler’s Food-A-Thon, Wrath That It Is Still Needed

July 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The car line eevry Saturday and Sunday leading into Grace Community Food Pantry on Education Way off U.S. 1. It usually extends out and up the highway. (Grace Community)

One naturally feels proud about a community capable of generosity on the scale of Flagler Radio’s Friday Food-A-Thon. But there’s no pride in the persistent poverty it speaks of: There’s something pathologically wrong about any community in what is supposedly the wealthiest country on earth still having to do this to ensure something as basic as putting food on the table for 3,500 families every week.

School Board at Impasse With County and Palm Coast Over Billing Developers for New Schools

July 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The Flagler County School Board says it needs to collect a larger portion of impact fees up front to plan for $175 million in new school construction. The County Commission and Palm Coast object, proposing a plan that would let developers pay a smaller share up front, and pay as they go.

Taxable Values Surge at Highest Pace in 16 Years, Setting Up Windfall for Government

July 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Taxable values in Flagler County rose 18 percent higher than the previous year, the fastest pace since the housing boom's peak in 2006. (© FlaglerLive)

Taxable values in Flagler County rose 18 percent in 2021, higher than initially estimated two months ago. Values rose nearly 20 percent in Palm Coast, 14.5 percent in Flagler Beach and 22 percent in Bunnell. The school board’s taxable values increased by 25 percent. For local governments, the surging values can translate to surging revenue–if the governments do not hold the line on tax rates.

State Government Veteran Pete Antonacci Will Lead Florida’s Elections Police

July 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Pete Antonacci interviewed before the governor and Cabinet on Dec. 15, 2020, to run Florida’s Division of Administrative Hearings. (Florida Channel screenshot)

The Legislature voted this year to create the office at DeSantis’ urging in a Republican-led push to ensure “voting integrity” despite the overall agreement that the 2020 election ran smoothly in Florida.

After 17 Years, Two School Board Members Put Flagler Youth Orchestra’s Future in Doubt

July 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

Superintendent Cathy Mittlestadt, right, in a solo performance at last May's year-ending concert of the Flagler Youth Orchestra at the Flagler Auditorium, under the direction of Joe Corporon, the FYO's artistic director. The Youth Orchestra has been a special project of the school district for 17 years. Some school board members are not as supportive of the model this year. (© AJ Neste for FlaglerLive)

Even as they professed support for what the Flagler Youth Orchestra has achieved and acknowledged its cost-effectiveness, School Board members Janet McDonald and Jill Woolbright questioned whether the board should continue supporting the model.

Palm Coast Opts for FCC Environmental After 16 Years With Waste Pro, Dismissing Pleas and Accusations

July 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

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The Palm Coast City Council voted 4-1 to approve a $32 million, seven-year contract with FCC Environmental, ending what will be a 16-year relationship with Waste Pro, whose employees and supporters unsuccessfully attempted to sway the council back their way Tuesday evening.

State Quickly Appeals Abortion Law Ruling, Leaving New Restrictions in Place

July 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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A new Florida law blocking doctors from performing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy remains in effect despite a Leon County circuit judge’s ruling that it is unconstitutional, as attorneys for the state swiftly appealed the decision Tuesday.

Doctor’s $1 Million-a-Year Endowment, Largest of Its Kind, Launches Flagler Cares Initiatives for Neediest

July 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The Flagler Cares team at Flagler County Village. From left, Bob Snyder, Dr. Stephen Bickel, Jeanette Simmons, DJ Lebo, Danielle Geiger, Carrie Baird, Rachel Gerow, and Kajsa Lebo. (© FlaglerLive)

In what amounts to the largest health-related private endowment in Flagler County’s history, Dr. Stephen Bickel is pledging to award Flagler Cares, the Palm Coast-based non-profit focused on health and social services for the neediest, $1 million a year, every year, leading to a self-sustaining endowment worth $10 million. Flagler Cares today is launching mold-breaking innovative grants and local health initiatives with the money.

Two Trauma Evacuated, Including Child, in 3-Vehicle Crash Near Flagler Beach Bridge

July 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Two occupants, including a child, were reported thrown from the Jeep in a three-vehicle crash today near midday on the approach of the Flagler Beach bridge. (© FlaglerLive)

The eastbound lanes across the bridge into Flagler Beach were shut down this morning just as the city’s annual Independence Day parade was ending following a severe three-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Road 100 and John Anderson Highway.

Palm Coast Plans to Trash Waste Pro for New Hauler, FCC Environmental, and Another Fee Increase

July 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 58 Comments

Waste pro's days as Palm Coast's garbage hauler, after a 15-year relationship, may be numbered. (© FlaglerLive)

After 15 years with Waste Pro, Palm Coast government is proposing to drop the trash hauler and sign a seven-year, $32 million contract with Houston-based FCC Environmental, raising residential homes’ monthly trash fee to $32.32 a month, up 59 percent from last year, and 7.8 percent from the existing, temporary one-year extension contract with Waste Pro.

No Fireworks in Flagler Beach? No Problem: Palm Coast Hosts July 3 Fireworks Show at County Airport

July 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Celebrate Independence Day with “Fireworks Over the Runways” on Sunday, July 3, with a 20-minute production by Fireworks by Santore at the Flagler Executive Airport, 201 Airport Road in Palm Coast. The show features more than 1,000 exploding shells and a jaw-dropping finale.

‘If You Get Out of This Car You’re Going to Jail,’ Troopers Warned Joe Mullins in Confrontational Stop

July 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 105 Comments

Troopers pulled over Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins, who was driving his Mercedes at over 90 miles per hour in the express lanes of I-4 the evening of June 2. Mullins was threatened with arrest before the traffic stop was over. (© FlaglerLive via FHP video)

Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins was threatened with arrest by troopers as he argued with them and told them, twice, he was an elected official, after being pulled over for going 91.7 mph on I-4 in June, and after initially ignoring the troopers even as one of them clocked him.

Contentious Education Laws Take Effect Today as Schools Grapple With Confusion and Unknowns

July 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Students protesting on the 5th floor of the Florida Capitol Building. Mar. 3, 2022. (Danielle J. Brown)

Florida state laws that went into effect today include measures that prohibit certain lessons in history from being taught, limit class discussions on matters involving the LGBTQ+ community, and even remove books from school libraries.

A Seemingly Threatening Graffiti Facing Wawa Parking Lot Has Palm Coast Officials on Edge

July 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The graffiti is on a wall facing the Wawa parking lot in Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

An ominous set of red and black graffiti in bold letters, some of it possibly threatening a former Palm Coast City Manager, appeared on the wall of a property facing the Wawa on Bulldog Drive. The property owner and his son have had a long running feud with the city.

Leon County Judge Rules 15-Week Abortion Law Violates Florida’s Constitutional Privacy Protections

June 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Lauren Brenzel, organizing director of the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, speaks to reporters after a Leon County circuit judge ruled that a 15-week abortion limit is unconstitutional. (Ryan Dailey/NSF)

The law (HB 5) is set to take effect Friday. It will be in place for at least a few days before Cooper issues a written order. The state also quickly announced it plans to file an appeal, which would automatically freeze Cooper’s order and effectively put the law back into effect.

Seminole’s Judge Wayne Culver Faces 60-Day Suspension for Rude Courtroom Outbursts

June 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Judge Wayne Culver telling a man in the courtroom to "shut up," before becoming more crass and threatening the man with jail, on Feb. 10, 2022.

Judge Wayne Culver became angry about interruptions, made inappropriate comments to a litigant, and in another instance was rude to a person entering the courtroom.

Flagler Beach Mayor Files Grant On Her Own, Underscoring Grievance With Manager Over Serial Fails

June 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

The Flagler Beach city administration did not file an application for a tourism grant worth up to $739,000, though it had a year and a half to do so. The mayor filed it on her own this week, though it is going nowhere. The mayor's action was likelier intended as a message. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach Mayor Suzie Johnston filed an application to the county’s Tourist Development Council for a $739,000 grant to rebuild the city’s boardwalk, without commission approval, but in reaction to what she sees as a series of failures on the city administration’s part to follow through on city initiatives.

You Cannot Be Serious: Brian McMillan Leaves The Observer

June 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Brian McMillan at the Emergency Operations Center during the pandemic. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Observer Brian McMillan announced today in a column that he was leaving the paper after 12 years. Though he leaves the paper in the equally qualified hands of Jonathan Simmons, it is no less of a gut punch and a loss to the community. McMillan had kept the Observer centered.

As Clock Ticks to Friday Deadline, Green Lion Wraps Compromise Proposal in Threat to Sue Palm Coast

June 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

The city and the Green Lion are still not on the same page as a Friday deadline approaches, with no negotiations possible until then. The Green Lion is still trying. (© FlaglerLive)

The Green Lion restaurant at Palm Harbor Golf Course has until Friday to sign a new agreement with city government or face eviction in the next 180 days. The restaurant issued a counter-proposal to the city in a letter Tuesday, but to the city, the matter has been decided: it’s take it or leave it.

In Rare Invocation of Unsecured Gun Law, Mother faces Felony Charge in Son’s Accidental Shooting

June 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Twice in the last few months R.J. Larizza, the State Attorney for the Seventh Judicial Circuit, which includes Flagler County, was asked about the dearth of prosecution of gun owners who leave their guns unsecured, which in some circumstances is a misdemeanor, in others a felony. His office just filed a felony charge against a mother whose son accidentally shot himself with an unsecured gun. (© FlaglerLive)

Parents or guardians are rarely prosecuted for leaving guns unsecured or within reach of children, even though under Florida law it’s either a misdemeanor or a third-degree felony. Last week, the State Attorney’s office filed a rare such charge against a Bunnell mother whose 13-year-old son accidentally shot himself with an unsecured firearm.

Citing Violent Crime, Commission Approves Costly Expansion of Surveillance Cameras in South Bunnell

June 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Workers at a city-owned surveillance camera at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and U.S. 1 in early May. (© FlaglerLive)

The proposal drew unanimous approval from the five-member commission and near-unanimous approval from the public in attendance, including two former city commissioners and a former sheriff’s office sergeant, all three Black, all of whom either grew up in or still live in South Bunnell.

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