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Flagler Beach’s ‘Big Blue’ In Business as Glass-Crushed Recyclables Will Decrease Dumping and Increase Uses

April 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

It was all pomp and crushed glass at a demonstration of Flagler Beach's "big Blue" glass-recycling machine this morning on the grounds of the city's sanitation department. (© FlaglerLive)

Scores turned up Wednesday morning at Flagler Beach’s aromatically breezed sewer plant to see the sanitation department’s new, $200,000 glass-crushing, glass-recycling machine that will turn tons of glass into re-usable sand for public works, drainage or home uses, at $2 a pound.

Between Missing Toes and Blood Spatter, the Play’s the Thing at AdventHealth Palm Coast’s $1 Million Simulation Center

April 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

New Smyrna Beach resident Mandee Coomer and her “husband,” Orlando resident Hood Roberts, are actors who participate in simulated medical scenarios at AdventHealth Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

The $1 million simulation center at AdventHealth Palm Coast’s campus on State Road 100 uses high-tech, interactive, realistic mannequins, flesh-and-blood actors, makeup artists whose creations rival anything concocted by Hollywood splatter films, sophisticated computer equipment, and seasoned medical personnel to simulate a variety of health conditions and scenarios. The center provides realistic training for AdventHealth nurses of all skill levels, as well as nursing students from the University of North Florida and Jacksonville University studying in Palm Coast.

Mistrial in Case Against Kwentel Moultrie, Accused of Raping 16-Year-Old Girl, as Jury Deadlocks

April 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Kwentel Moultrie took the stand in his own defense today. (© FlaglerLive)

An all-white jury of five women and one man could not agree on a verdict on the charge against Kwentel Moultrie, now 23, of raping a 16-year-old girl when he was 20 in a P-Section house in Palm Coast. The three day trial hinged on whether the sexual encounter was consensual or forced. Moultrie remains in jail on this charge and on unrelated second-degree murder and burglary charges resulting from a December alleged home invasion in the R-Section.

Snubbing Parental Authority, DeSantis Administration Now Targets Youth Transgender Treatment

April 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The flag has been under relentless attack in Florida. (© FlaglerLive)

The Florida Department of Health on Wednesday released guidance that said treatment such as puberty-blocking medication and hormone therapy should not be used for transgender youths, clashing with federal officials over the issue.

Flagler School Board Will Clarify Student Demonstration Policy to Balance Rights and School Operations

April 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The March 3 student walk-out at Flagler Palm Coast High School. (© FlaglerLive)

With some of its members still smarting from the “Don’t Say Gay” student walkouts at Matanzas and Flagler Palm Coast High School last month, the Flagler County School Board agreed to clarify a policy addressing boycotts and walkouts, both to preserve the rights of students to free expression and to protect school functions from disruption.

Moultrie’s Defense in Rape Trial: He Was Framed in ‘Cover-Up’ By 16-Year-Old Girl, But His Lies Uncloak Him

April 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Flagler County Sheriff's detective Joe Costello and a bailiff showing the jury the comforter that was on the bed where the alleged assault took place a June night in 2019, in Palm Coast's P Section. (© FlaglerLive)

Kwentel Moultrie’s defense attorneys argue the sex with a 16-year-old girl was consensual, but was followed by a “cover-up” by the girl and a friend who did not want to be found out after partying with Moultrie and others. Moultrie, in his trial’s second day, faces a first-degree felony rape charge in the 2019 alleged incident in a P-Section house in Palm Coast.

DeSantis Opens Special Session with Retaliatory Salvo Against Disney Over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Stance

April 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

It's Disney on one side, Gov. DeSantis and Republican lawmakers on the other. (© FlaglerLive)

Ratcheting up a fight with Walt Disney Co., Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded a special legislative session to consider eliminating a decades-old governing district set up for Disney World and nearby properties.

Palm Coast Council Votes Itself 151% Pay Hike Plus Benefits Plus Annual Raises

April 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

Alan Petersen, who had been a Palm Coast City Council member when the panel last voted itself a raise in 2007, addressing the panel in opposition to a much bigger raise proposal this morning. (© FlaglerLive via YouTube)

Council members’ salary will rise from $9,600 a year to $24,097, a 151 percent increase. The mayor’s salary will go up from $11,400 a year to $30,039 a year, a 164 percent increase, substantially less than the more than 300m percent increase Mayor David Alfin originally sought, but still equally costly to taxpayers as the original proposal, since benefits are now part of the compensation package.

At Twice the Cost a Year Later, $6.5 Million T-Hangar Project Advances at County Airport as Terminal Lags

April 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

High demand, sky-high costs for T-hangars at Flagler County's airport. (Flagler County)

Delaying the construction of a new terminal building at the county airport, the County Commission today approved building 42 T-hangars at the airport at a cost double its original projection just a year ago, with the county picking up 29 percent of the cost for now, and hoping that state dollars will shoulder a larger share in coming months.

Moultrie’s Trial on Rape Charge Begins After He Rejected a No-Prison Deal, and Got Charged With Murder

April 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Kwentell Moultrie today, flanked by his attorneys, Assistant Public Defender Regina Nunnally, right, and Assistant Public Defender Alexis Nava-Martinez. (© FlaglerLive)

Kwentell Moultrie turned down a no-prison deal on a first-degree felony charge of raping a 16-year-old girl, then got charged with second degree murder. His trial on the rape charge began today. He faces up to 30 years in prison if found guilty.

Claiming ‘Indoctrination,’ Florida Education Department Rejects 41% of Math Textbooks Submitted

April 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

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Friday afternoon heading into a holiday weekend, statewide education officials announced that they rejected 54 math textbooks out of 132 — that’s 41 percent — claiming that some of the materials attempt to “indoctrinate” kids with references to so-called critical race theory.

With Median Rent Now at $1,760 a Month, Tenants Across Florida Are Struggling to Afford Housing Costs

April 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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Florida’s rental market has become problematic for many families and workers battling to afford surging rent prices over the past two years, with median rent prices jumping from $1,340 in February 2020 (right before the pandemic) to just over $1,760 in February 2022, a 31.4 percent increase over two years, according to a new report by Florida TaxWatch.

A Year After Giving Up on It, Flagler Beach Is Crushing Back Into Glass Recycling with $200,000 Machine

April 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

"Big Blue," Flagler Beach's new glass-crushing machine. (Flagler Beach)

The glass-crushing machine, nicknamed “Big Blue” by the city, will transform residents’ recycled glass into useable products, but it’s also the reason residents are paying an additional $2 recycling fee. The machine will help reduce the city’s glass-garbage volume and turn pulverized glass to numerous other uses.

Sheriff’s Office Is Flush With New Deputies, a New Operations Center and a New Mobile Command Center Ahead

April 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Sheriff Staly 's address from the Hilton Garden Inn Thursday, to a significantly smaller audience than in pre-pandemic years, was simulcast on Facebook and on WNZF radio. (© FlaglerLive)

The sheriff’s annual address gave him a chance to boast of a crime index 53 percent lower than when he took office in 2017, to summarize the past year in policing, explain current initiatives and project some of what’s ahead, including the big-ticket items–a new mobile command center and the opening of the Sheriff’s Operations Center later this year–and another big ask from the County Commission.

DeSantis Signs 15-Week Abortion Ban Into Law During Quasi-Religious Ceremony

April 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Republican State Rep. Erin Grall, House sponsor of HB 5 — the 15-week abortion ban. Gov. Ron DeSantis (background) signed the bill into law today. (DeSantis Facebook)

Gov. Ron DeSantis went to church Thursday to sign a 15-week abortion ban into law during a ceremony bearing many of the accoutrements of a worship service. The American Civil Liberties Union immediately promised to challenge the law in court.

Proposed Self-Storage Facility in Hunter’s Ridge Draws Sharp Opposition as It Heads to County Commission

April 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Life Storage in Hunter's Ridge in a conceptual plan. The proposed self-storage facility drew sharp public opposition before the Flagler County Planning Board Tuesday.

The proposal for a 102,000 square foot facility, to which the planning board recommended approval on a 6-1 vote, drew the sort of public opposition that now routinely shadows new self-storage facilities in Flagler and Palm Coast. But the assistant county attorney cautioned residents that the project is vested, with little to no legal wiggle room for opposition.

Flagler Pines RV Storage Will Soon Be History to Make Way for BJ’s Wholesale Club Shopping Center

April 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

The clock is ticking on an old business. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Planning Board on Tuesday approved the next step–the first with significant construction–in the development of the 31-acre site that will be home to BJ’s just west of the RaceTrac gas station along State Road 100 in Palm Coast. The shopping center is to be called Cornerstone at Seminole Woods.

Palm Coast’s Belle Terre Park and Frieda Zamba Pool Need ‘Total Rebuild,’ But Council Is Wary of Another Expansion

April 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

One of several dangerous cracks running through the tennis courts at Belle Terre Park. The city's Parks and Recreation department says the whole park's facilities need a rebuild, including the swimming pool. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast with Belle Terre Park and its Frieda Zamba Pool is in the same boat as the school district with its nearby Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club: both facilities are on their last legs and need millions in repairs or construction, but the two agencies have yet to discuss cooperation. On Tuesday, Palm Coast council members were taken aback by the extent of the needs at Belle Terre Park.

Palm Coast Mayor Is Willing to Scale Back Council Raises, But Latest Proposal Is Still a 275% Increase

April 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Alfin reconsiders, a little. (© FlaglerLive)

While Mayor David Alfin said he was willing to lower the amount of the raise, he left it to his four colleagues to propose actual numbers. Council member Nick Klufas is proposing salaries in line with those of School Board members–$36,000, which would still result in a 275 percent increase. Alfin and Council member John Fanelli appeared closest to that number.

Seven Years On, a Judge Signs Off on Legality of Florida’s 24-Hour Waiting Period for Abortion

April 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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After nearly seven years of legal battling, Judge Angela Dempsey issued a ruling Friday that upheld the constitutionality of a 2015 law that called for women to wait 24 hours after initial visits with physicians before having abortions.

Damari Barnes, 15, Wants Out of $500,000 Bond in Man’s Killing But Lurid Detention Fight May Complicate Things

April 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Damari Barnes, right, with his attorney, Steven Robinson, in court Monday. (© FlaglerLive)

Damari Barnes, the 15-year-old Matanzas High School student accused of killing Jamey “JuJu” Bennett, 19, at a party in February, wants his $500,000 bond lowered so he can go home, but he and another inmate allegedly ganged up on a cell-mate on April 3, beat him and forced him to drink urine, making more difficult his attorney’s argument that he should be released to his mother on a lower bond.

Splash Pad Boondoggle at Holland Park: Council Considers Suing Builders and Scrapping $5.1 Million Amenity

April 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

Palm Coast's splash pad at Holland Park opened barely a few weeks before it had to be closed because of failures in the system. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast’s much-vaunted $5.1 million splash pad at Holland Park It opened for barely a few weeks before failing twice, closing the second time in July and soon closing for good. The failure is causing the city to threaten a lawsuit against the contractor and designer of the splash pad and consider scraping off the whole thing and replacing it with more traditional, less breakdown-prone amenities.

Facing Life in Prison, Aaron Thayer Pleads to Attempted Murder, 6 Years in Prison and 12 on Probation

April 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Aaron Thayer on several occasions today looked at his wife and daughter, who were in the courtroom. He pleaded to several charges, including attempted murder. His wife was the victim. (© FlaglerLive)

Aaron Thayer, 40, the son of George Contos, who vanished from his Mondex home in 2015, faced an attempted first degree murder charge and numerous other charges after threatening to kill his then-girlfriend at the same Mondex property. Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies intervened even as his girlfriend was hiding from him and speaking to a 911 operator.

DeSantis Signs Bill, Passed Unanimously in House and Senate, Addressing ‘Fatherhood Crisis’

April 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

It takes parenting. (Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash)

A significant portion of the money earmarked for the program, about $32.6 million, will go toward funding grants aimed at assisting fathers. The grants will be targeted at issues such as helping fathers find employment, manage child support obligations and transition from a period of incarceration.

Parents Asked to Pick-Up Their Children as Power Outage at Belle Terre Elementary Causes Early Dismissal

April 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The principal confronted an apparently impaired teacher soon after the end of school at Belle Terre Elementary on Monday. (© FlaglerLive)

An extended power outage at Belle Terre Elementary led the school district to end the school day early there and request that car-rider pick-up their children starting at 12:30 p.m. All children who cannot be picked up will be supervised until dismissal time, or through the period usually reserved for extended day, which has also been cancelled.

Palm Coast’s Opelka Wins Fourth ATP Tour Title, Besting Isner in Houston Ahead of European Circuit

April 11, 2022 | Michael Lewis | 4 Comments

besting longtime friend and rival John Isner, 6-3, 7-6 (7) in the championship match of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court championship.

Reilly Opelka, 24, captured his fourth career ATP Tour title on Sunday in Houston, besting longtime friend and rival John Isner, 6-3, 7-6 (7) in the championship match of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court championship.

Julie Demers, 43, Dies of Self-Inflicted Gunshot After 7-Hour Standoff with Deputies at Palm Coast Plantation

April 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

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Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies, including units of the SWAT team, were involved in a seven-hour standoff with a suicidal woman at 112 Emerald Lake Drive in Palm Coast Plantation since shortly before 8 this morning. 43-year-old Julie Demers shot herself in her pool after tear gas pushed her out of the house. She died at Halifax hospital.

New Laws Let Visitors See Loved Ones in Health Care Facilities, Even in an Outbreak

April 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill April 6 that will make it easier for people like White to see their loved ones in health care facilities. Before Florida, at least eight states had passed similar laws, and several others have bills under consideration.

Not One Reason for Palm Coast Council’s 365% Raise for Itself Passes Smell Test

April 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, left, and Council member Eddie Branquinho have been at odds over the mayor's proposed quadrupling of council members' salaries. (© FlaglerLive)

The quadrupling of Palm Coast City Council members’ salaries was shoveled through hurriedly and sloppily on baseless assumptions posing as evidence. Every single one of Mayor David Alfin’s or supporting councilmen’s rationales collapses with a little scrutiny, leaving a proposal contemptuous of the public and insulting to city staff.

Judge Perkins Calls It ‘Outrageous’ That Man Is Sitting in Jail Month After Month Awaiting State Hospital Evaluation

April 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Richard Dunn zooming in this morning from the Flagler County jail. All participants in the hearing were on zoom except for the judge, who held the hearing from his courtroom. (© FlaglerLive)

Richard Dunn’s case is sharply illustrative of a judicial and mental health system both overwhelmed with mental health cased and often ill equipped to handle them–and of the frustrations of both courts and attorneys in the face of that system. Circuit Judge Terence Perkins spoke without reserve this morning to express his dissatisfaction.

Borrowing Page from Trump, DeSantis Attacks Judge Who Doesn’t Rule His Way, Drawing Rebukes

April 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis has tailored mannerisms, speech modes and tactics after Donald Trump, such as attacks on judges who disagree with his policies. (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Ron DeSantis and legislative Republican leaders unloaded at U.S. District Judge Mark Walker after he struck down key portions of last year’s voter suppression law. James Gustafson Jr., president of the Tallahassee chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), wrote an opinion piece defending Walker against the attacks.

3 Incumbent Judges–Andrea Totten, Kenny Janesk and Stacia Warren–Speak (Almost) Freely at Candidate Forum

April 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Flagler County Republican Club's Ed Fuller introducing Flagler County Judge Andrea Totten, Circuit Judges Kenny Janesk, who sits in Volusia and Putnam, and Stacia Warren, who sits in Volusia. (© FlaglerLive)

A Flagler County Republican Club forum Wednesday evening at the Palm Coast Hilton was a chance for the three incumbents–Flagler County Judge Andrea Totten, Circuit Judges Kenny Janesk, who sits in Volusia and Putnam, and Stacia Warren, who sits in Volusia–to speak about themselves without the strictures of their robes and in unusually personal terms, but within the bounds of Canon 7, the unique ethical rules that frame judicial races.

Funnel Cloud Spotted in 3 Locations, from Fairgrounds to Beverly Beach, as Severe Storm Sweeps Through Flagler

April 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The picture above was taken during the storm today by Flagler Beach photographer Tony Caruso.

A funnel cloud was spotted in three locations late this morning as a tornado-warning leaden storm swept through northeast and central Flagler County from the east, but the funnels never touched down and damage was limited to a few, immediately contained brush fires from lightning strikes. “We got off pretty well, lightly,” Flagler County Emergency Management Chief Jonathan Lord said.

Ormond Beach Father Faces Death Penalty as Jury Finds Him Guilty of Murdering His 5-Month-Old Child for Crying

April 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Calib Scott faces the death penalty when the sentencing phase of his trial begins next week.

Daemon Scott already bore a history of brutality on his body when his father, Calib J. Scott, 25, threw, slapped and slammed him because he would not stop crying, killing him. A jury of 12 today found Scott guilty of first degree murder and aggravated child abuse, among other charges. The sentencing phase of the trial begins next week.

In Denise Bevan and Lauren Johnston, Palm Coast Has 1st All-Female Administrative Leadership in City’s 23 Years

April 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Denise Bevan, left, and Lauren Johnston. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast made history Tuesday evening. The city council ratified the contract of Denise Bevan, the first female city manager in Palm Coast’s 23 years. Moments later, Bevan announced the appointment of Lauren Johnston as the assistant city manager, giving the city an all-female administrative leadership in a sector still overwhelmingly dominated by men.

Palm Coast Council Approves $8 Million Bank Loan, Its Sixth for Ongoing Repairs to Stormwater Infrastructure

April 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The flood-control structure to be repaired, off Royal Palms Parkway, handles 50 to 60 percent of all flood waters in Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

The $532,000 annual financing of the latest loan–which will cost the city a total of $10.6 million by maturation–brings annual stormwater debt costs to $1.84 million. The loans are all is secured by the annual revenue from the stormwarter fee that residents and businesses pay on their utility bills.

In Victory for Mayor But Against Loud Public Opposition, Palm Coast Council Will Quadruple Its Own Salaries

April 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 66 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin tonight won a major victory, at least for now, in getting three other votes to raise council members' salaries and that of the mayor, starting after November. (© FlaglerLive via YouTube)

The Palm Coast City Council this evening voted 4-1 to quadruple the mayor’s and council members’ salaries starting after the election in November, a raise that will benefit three sitting council members and two to be elected later this year. The first of two required votes on the ordinance Mayor David Alfin proposed only last month was a victory for the mayor, who was elected less than a year ago, but at a steep price.

Pride Flag Flies in Flagler Beach Rally in Protest of Florida’s Latest Charge Against LGBTQ Rights

April 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

There was no shortage of pride flags at Wednesday's rally, making the corner of A1A and SR-100 the perfect spot for the message to be easily seen.

Eryn Harris, a Palm Coast student cinematographer and editor, last week organized a rally in Flagler Beach in support of civil rights and the LGBTQ+ community and produced an Op-Art photo essay about the event.

DeSantis on Defensive After New York City Mayor Launches Campaign Against Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law

April 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

New York City Mayor Eric Adams preparing to address Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law, with an advertising campaign of his own in response. (Facebook/screenshot)

Adams, a Democrat, invited Floridians to move to New York if they are in opposition to the recently signed legislation that critics say threatens LGBTQ people by prohibiting discussions on gender identity and sexual orientation in public school classrooms.

Palm Coast Man Shoots His 1-Year-Old Dog After German Shepherd Mix Bit Fiancée

April 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

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Jamier T. Lee-Bright, a 25-year-old resident of 21 Seaman Trail East in Palm Coast, was arrested on two felony counts Saturday, including cruelty to animals, following the execution-style shooting of his 1-year-old dog after the dog allegedly bit Lee-Bright’s fiancee.

7-Year-Old Boy Critical Following 2-Vehicle Crash and Fire on I-95, Involving 6 People

April 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

One of the two Ford SUVs involved in Monday evening's crash on I-95 near the weigh station, south of Palm Coast Parkway. (Palm Coast Fire Department)

A 7-year-old Palm Coast boy was flown to Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville and an 8-year-old girl was in serious condition following a two-vehicle crash and fire on I-95 Monday night. Six people were involved–four in one car, two in the other–all but the two children sustaining minor injuries.

College and University Faculty Across Florida Tell Their Students: Ignore ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Survey

April 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

No limits to "viewpoint diversity" here. (© FlaglerLive)

In a Monday letter to its members by email, the United Faculty of Florida claims that the survey is unconstitutional; that many of the questions are “leading in nature,” and the survey itself poses a threat to higher education campuses by potentially chilling speech on campus.

Appeals Court Affirms Rulings Against Kimberle Weeks, Who Now Owes County Over $170,000 in Fees

April 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Kimberle Weeks at one of her pre-trial hearings in 2018. (© FlaglerLive)

In a pair of one-word rulings on Thursday, the First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee affirmed lower court decisions against Kimberle Weeks, the former Flagler County Supervisor of Elections, who has been contesting attorneys’ fees she owes the county from two frivolous and defamatory ethics complaints she brought against former County Commissioner Charlie Ericksen and county attorney Al Haddeed.

Flagler County Talks Up Affordable Housing Even as Lawmakers Yet Again Raid Dedicated Fund of $100 Million

April 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

But how affordable? (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission this morning approved a proclamation and heard a presentation on the county’s affordable housing efforts, coinciding with revelations last week that the Legislature again broke a promise not to raid the state’s 30-year-old affordable housing trust fund and use its money for other purposes, short-changing needs across the state.

Judge Again Rules Against Muezzin-Like Prayer Before High School Game, But Decision May Have Short Life

April 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A Florida federal judge's decision upholding the state high school association's ban on using the PA system at a stadium to broadcast a prayer before a game may have a short shelf life, now that the U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a related case. (© FlaglerLive)

In a long-running legal battle, a federal judge has rejected arguments that the Florida High School Athletic Association improperly prevented Christian schools from offering a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a 2015 state championship football game. But the decision may have a short life depending on a U.S. Supreme Court’s decision by the end of June on a a somewhat similar case.

First Amendment at Center of Lawsuit Against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law

April 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

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

A pivotal lawsuit in Florida — related to classroom instruction of sexual identity and gender orientation — could have heavy implications for what the discussions will sound like when it comes to free speech and the First Amendment.

Fighting Anti-Trans Legislation Is Suicide Prevention

April 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

From New Mexico to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: Gay gay gay … Credit: Deena Burnett)

Anti-transgender legislation, demanding that the word “gay” isn’t whispered in classrooms, and punishing parents that dare to love their children wholly — none of these things is going to change who these kids are on the inside. The only thing these bigoted “solutions” do is make more kids depressed, tear families apart and kill children.

Anguished Neighbors Beg Judge Not to Let Shooter Back In His Home as He Gets Another Big Break on Sentence

April 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Jamal Nejame was sentenced to two years' probation this morning. (© FlaglerLive)

Jamal Nejame, the former three-time candidate for office in Flagler Beach, used his victims’ fear that he would reoccupy the property from where he shot at their house last July 4 to successfully reduce his charge from a second-degree felony to two misdemeanors, avoiding prison in exchange for two years on probation.

‘We Are In a Good Place’ as Flagler Cases Fall to 2-Year Low, But Covid Rose to 3rd-Leading Cause of Death in Florida

April 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

That familiar curve: Flagler County's weekly totals are back down to levels last seen in the earliest weeks of the pandemic two years ago. Click on the graph for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

The 28 positive cases for the week ending today–an average of four a day–is the lowest weekly total since the week of June 20, 2020, and the four-week stretch of cases has also been the lowest since then. Combined with vaccinations and previous infections, the county may be in strong shape even if another variant were to pierce through, the health department director says.

Palm Coast’s Danville I. Tardiel, 64, Retired Nurse, Teacher and Poet, Killed in Collision as He Was on Foot on I-95

April 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Danville Tardiel in the portrait appearing in the book of poetry he published in 2021, "Rhymes to Rhythm."

Danville Israel Tardiel, a 64-year-old resident of South Coopers Hawkway in Palm Coast, was killed Thursday night on I-95 when an SUV struck him. He was on foot. The circumstances of the fatal crash are not clear.

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