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Amid Uptick in Anti-Asian Hate, Florida Democrats Want Students to Learn More Asian American History

October 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The other pandemic. (Viviana Rishe on Unsplash)

Following 18 months of hate, violence and discrimination against Asian Americans and Asian immigrants, three Florida lawmakers want to incorporate the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders into the state’s curriculum. If approved by the Legislature and the governor, the AAPI courses and other materials would be added to required instruction under Florida law, such as history of African Americans and the history of the Holocaust.

First Friday, Christmas Parade and Starry Nights Are Returning to Flagler Beach in December as Grinch Variant Wanes

October 15, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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The Flagler Beach City Commission signed off on returning the city’s popular holiday-season events and First Friday, kicking off on Dec. 3 and 4. The city will also launch the second edition of Starry Nights, lighting up the pier, Veterans park and participating businesses, also starting on Dec. 3.

Flagler’s 1st Domestic Violence Conference Confronts Myths and Silences Often Complicit With Abusers

October 15, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Trish Giaccone, who heads the Family Life Center, moments before launching the conference this morning at the Palm Coast campus of Daytona State College. (© FlaglerLive)

Panels at the conference, called Rise Up 2021, was organized by Daytona State College and the Flagler County Domestic Violence Task Force, delved into religious organizations’ silence toward or complicit enabling of domestic violence, the mechanics of stalking, trauma on children and other prevalent but rarely discussed fallout from a widespread problem.

Darlene Love, Melissa Manchester and ‘Let’s Hang On’ Highlight Flagler Auditorium’s First Full Season Since Covid

October 15, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The 17-show new season features the return of nationally touring acts, including Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer Darlene Love (of “He’s a Rebel” renown) on Dec. 11, Melissa Manchester on Feb. 6, the Canadian Brass on March 29 and a number of tributes such as the season-concluding Bobby Darin show Splish Splash on April 24.

Palm Coast Man, 63, With Recent History of Domestic Violence, Faces 1st-Degree Attempted Murder Charge Over Roommate Attack

October 15, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Steven J. Schneider at the time of his arrest. (FCSO)

Steven Schneider, on probation over a stalking charge, was charged with attempted first-degree murder after allegedly attacking his 29-year-old roommate with a hammer and a knife and repeatedly stabbing him. The roommate survived. the incident was witnessed by the roommate’s mother.

On Little More Than Junky Evidence, Palm Coast Councilman Wants $1,000 Fine for Littering and Cops Turned Trash Patrol

October 14, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 50 Comments

Palm Coast code enforcement has jurisdiction on parks, trails and city properties, which tend to be kept quite neat. It may not police littering elsewhere. That enforcement falls to sheriff's deputies. But they've issued one charge or citation for illegal dumping in a year countywide. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Council member Ed Danko wants to see Sheriff’s deputies paying more attention to litterers, and he wants to increase littering fines from $150 to $1,000, though neither he nor the city administration could provide a way of measuring whether there is an unusual littering problem in the city, or how anything more than an awareness campaign could improve matters.

Flagler Health Department Chief Tells Cities and County: Decision to Hold Events Is Yours, Not Health Department’s

October 14, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler Health Department Chief Bob Snyder during a vaccination clinic at the county airport earlier this year. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Health Department is making it clear to local city and county governments: the department is no longer in the business of telling them whether to hold events or not. That goes for the Christmas parade in Flagler Beach. That was true of the Creekside Festival last weekend. That goes for events at the Flagler Auditorium and anywhere else.

Panel Discusses Eliminating Flagler Beach’s July 4 Parade, or at Least Significantly Scaling It Back

October 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The Flagler Beach July 4 parade is more ingrained in the city's traditions than its fireworks show. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach City Manager William Whitson suggested doing away with the Independence Day parade, an idea that gained little traction among July 4 committee members today, but there was more unanimity about significantly scaling back the parade and eliminating politicians and most businesses from participation.

Florida Wildlife Commission Wants $7 Million to Deal With Record 1,000-Manatee Deaths in State’s Polluted Waters

October 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Florida's manatees are in trouble. (FWC)

The state is approaching 1,000 manatee deaths this year, from a population estimated around 8,800, with a large number of the deaths linked to poor water quality along the East Coast. The main cause of the deaths has been starvation, as seagrass beds that are prime foraging areas for manatees in the Indian River Lagoon have declined because of repeated algae blooms over the past decade.

Expect Delays and Detours Over Next 10 Nights as Paving Coats Widened Old Kings Road at Palm Coast Parkway

October 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

It's almost over: though delayed, the substantial completion date for the widening of Old Kings Road at Palm Coast Parkway is now scheduled for Oct. 22, a month past the original date. (Palm Coast)

Traffic frustrations around the construction zone at Old Kings Road and Palm Coast Parkway are about to ramp up for a few nights before they get better as the widening project, already weeks past its completion date, enters its final, paving phase. The $6.5 million project was due to be substantially completed by Sept. 22. The completion date is now Oct. 22.

U.S. School Boards Association Asks Biden for Better Security at Meetings. Florida Association Says Count Us Out.

October 12, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Far-right extremists, some in camouflage, some belonging to the Three Percenters, the anti-government militia, preparing to enter the Flagler County School Board meeting last month in Bunnell. (© FlaglerLive)

The Florida School Boards Association is refusing to pay membership dues to the National School Boards Association after the Washington, D.C.-based organization wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden’s administration that the country’s “public schools and its education leaders are under an immediate threat.”

In Swap Deal With Developer of 450 Homes, Citation Boulevard Will Extend to Seminole Woods, Saving Cost of New Firehouse

October 12, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Right now Citation Boulevard just ends. It will soon be extended all the way to Seminole Woods Boulevard. (Google)

Plans are being laid out to stretch Citation Boulevard from Belle Terre Boulevard all the way to Seminole Woods Boulevard, creating one of those rare east-west thru-ways in Palm Coast, and possibly saving the city the need to build a firehouse, at least in the longer run.

Palm Coast Government Will Give 75% Property Tax Break to Company Moving Here, With Some Strings Attached

October 12, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The previous Palm Coast Data offices at 2 Commerce Drive, now being converted into offices, warehouse space and call center for Ground Up, the auto parts company. (© FlaglerLive)

Ground Up, the muscle-car parts company moving into Commerce Boulevard, will get a 75 percent rebate on the Palm Coast portion of its property tax bill for five years, in exchange for spending the money on community-related initiatives or reinvestments in the company’s plant.

4 Months Late, Last in Nation, Florida Submits Plan to Feds on How It’ll Spend $2.3 Billion in School Covid Relief Funds

October 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Back in March, the Biden administration announced that $122 billion dollars nationwide was available for schools from the American Rescue Plan act, with two thirds of the money immediately available to states and the remaining third contingent on the U.S. Department of Education’s approval of a state plan indicating how the funds will be used.

Sheriff Staly Elected Chairman of State Board that Sets Policing Standards Across Florida

October 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Law enforcement accreditation by the legislatively-created state organization is both a sign of distinction among law enforcement agencies and of reassurance to the public:, while Sheriff Rick Staly’s election as its chairman “speaks very clearly about how trusted and respected Sheriff Staly is here and across the State of Florida,” in a former agency director’s words.

Big Crowds, Bigger Blasts, Biggest Hearts: Flagler Broadcasting’s Creekside Festival Raises $22,500 for Community Food Pantry

October 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

It was like old times at the Creekside Music and Arts Festival last weekend, just bigger. (© FlaglerLive)

Pastor Charles Silano had no idea the Creekside Music and Arts Festival would turn out to be one of the biggest-ever fund-raisers for Grace Community Food Pantry, which he runs. Not long after the two-day festival at Princess Place Preserve was over this past weekend, Flagler Broadcasting general Manager David Ayres, who’d produced the event, called Silano and told him the goal of raising $20,000 for the pantry was met–and exceeded.

Bunnell City Manager Alvin Jackson Gets ‘Exceptional’ Reviews from His Bosses, with Some Reserve About ‘Favoritism’

October 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Bunnell City Manager Alvin Jackson is in his third year. (© FlaglerLive)

The five evaluations combined add up to an average rating of 2.75 out of a possible 3, placing Alvin Jackson in the “exceptional range.” He got perfect or near-perfect scores from Commissioner Tina Marie-Schultz, Mayor Catherine Robinson and Commissioner John Rogers. He was “highly effective” in the eyes of Robert Barnes, and merely “effective” in the eyes of Tonya Gordon, his harshest grader. His merit raise recommendations range from 1 to 3 percent, averaging 2.4 percent.

We’re Losing Our Humanity: Cruelty and Hostility From School Boards to Vaccination Centers

October 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

A scene at the Aug. 17 school board meeting in Bunnell. The meeting had to be recessed for half an hour because of hostility and chaos. (© FlaglerLive)

It’s not just Flagler County, and certainly not just at the Flagler school board: The stories of cruel, seemingly irrational and sometimes-violent conflicts over coronavirus regulations across the country have become lingering symptoms of the pandemic as it drags through its second year.

DeSantis Makes Unfounded Claim About Federal Help Under Biden Compared to Trump

October 9, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

DeSantis prefers the other guy. (White House)

The governor marked the near-three-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael to indulge nostalgia for the Donald Trump presidency, when he enjoyed a close connection to the White House, and to criticize the Joe Biden presidency, which he implied is hostile to Florida.

Here, There, Everywhere: Why Self-Storage Facilities Are Booming All Over Flagler, and Will Keep Booming

October 8, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The latest of many self-storage facilities that have opened or will open in Flagler, this one on State Road 100 (Old Moody Boulevard) not far from the bridge. (© FlaglerLive)

Everywhere you go in Flagler County these days, there’s a business with wide-open lockers and lots of space for you to store your goods. Reasons vary, but the Palm Coast area is especially attractive to the market.

Doctor Recommends Sending Man Who Killed His Father Back to State Hospital. Defense Wants 2nd Opinion.

October 8, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Richard Dunn appearing in court this morning by zoom, from the county jail. (© FlaglerLive via zoom)

Dunn, 60, killed and mutilated his elderly father in Palm Coast 15 years ago. He was close to regaining his full freedom this summer when he started exhibiting strange behavior and violated his probation, landing him back in jail for the first time in eight years. A doctor is recommending that he be returned to a state psychiatric hospital.

Journalism Wins

October 8, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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It is revealing that in a year that drew 329 candidates for the peace prize, including organizations fighting climate change or covid 19, the committee opted for journalists. It’s a happy surprise for us reporters. It’s also, finally, a necessary one.

Despite Delays and Nervousness on County’s Part, Motel on Old Dixie Is Moving Toward Renovations

October 7, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Flagler County officials have required of the new owners of the old Country Hearth Inn on Old Dixie Highway to pay a $250,000 cash bond and reassure the county that the renovation project of a property that has long vexed officials and residents is still on track, after missing a key August deadline.

Ruth Rupprecht, Owner of Animal Rescue Operation with Checkered History, Faces 17 Animal Cruelty and Drug Charges

October 7, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

The scene inside Ruth Rupprecht's animal rescue operation. (FCSO)

Ruth Rupprecht, accused of using her animal rescue operation as a front for selling drugs, has run the organization known as Saffari since 2012, and surrendered numerous animals to the Humane Society in 2016. A search of her property in September revealed deplorable conditions–and drugs–and she surrendered 46 animals before being charged.

What a Difference an R-Section Makes: New, Limited School Rezoning Proposal Draws Near-Empty Hall

October 7, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

That was all the audience there was at a "listening session" at the Indian Trails Middle School cafeteria Wednesday evening, a contrast with previous listening sessions, when the rezoning proposal was much broader. (© FlaglerLive)

In contrast with two previous “listening sessions” on school rezoning, which drew dozens and reflected sharp if concentrated opposition to the proposal at the time, the session the Flagler school district held at Indian Trails Middle School’s cafeteria Wednesday evening drew at most five people, not counting double that number in district staffers, including Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt.

Judge Hears Private Business’ Challenge to DeSantis Ban on Covid Passports

October 7, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Circuit Judge Layne Smith is considering the case two months after a federal judge in South Florida sided with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings in a challenge to the law, which seeks to prevent businesses from requiring customers to show proof of vaccination against covid and threatens fines for violations.

Ed Danko Is Cautioned of Being Removed from Dais for Violating Council’s Rules in Repeated Outbursts

October 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

Flagler Beach attorney Scott Spradley was repeatedly interrupted by Ed Danko, the Palm Coast council member, and his public comment mischaracterized Tuesday evening, forcing the mayor and city attorney to caution Danko about being removed from the dais if he didn't let Spradley finish. (© FlaglerLive via Palm Coast TV)

Ed Danko, a Palm Coast City Council member for less than a year, was admonished and cautioned about being removed from the dais after repeated angry outbursts interrupting a public speaker at the beginning Tuesday’s council meeting. Never in the 21-year history of the Palm Coast City Council had a council member come close to eliciting so much as the suggestion of being asked to leave the dais.

James Egan Jr., 64, a Flagler School Bus Driver, Is Killed in Motorcycle Wreck on Belle Terre and Ponce de Leon

October 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

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James Egan Jr., a 64-year-old Palm Coast resident and school bus driver with the Flagler County school district since 2016, was killed in a motorcycle crash at Belle Terre Parkway and Ponce De Leon Drive Tuesday evening.

Flagler Beach Golf Club’s Terry McManus Is Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison on DUI, After Snubbing 2-Year Deal Hours Earlier

October 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Terry McManus, who owns the company running the Ocean Palms Golf Club for Flagler Beach government, had snubbed a plea offer of two years in prison, setting two separate cases. He got sentenced to four years in prison in one case, and now still has to deal with another case where he may yet get more prison time.

Michael McIntyre, 35, Is Latest Flagler Resident Indicted for Murder in Overdose Death of a Client–Chelsea Price, 33

October 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Chelsea Price of Palm Coast died of a fentanyl overdose on Aug. 11, 2020. Michael G. McIntyre, who has a history of drug trafficking, allegedly sold or gave Price the fentanyl that killed her. He was in jail on a charge of selling meth when he was served the grand jury’s indictment for murder, a capital felony.

‘Marinas Are Dead for Now!’ County Rejects Proposal That Would Have Facilitated Huge Boat-Storage Facility in Scenic A1A

October 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

John Russell, who's co-owned Hammock Hardware for over four decades and whose property adjoines that of the proposed, controversial boat-storage facility at the heart of a land-use amendment, had one message for the County Commission today as he lifted a petition containing 1,200 names:

The Flagler County Commission today voted 3-1 to reject adoption of a controversial land-use amendment that would have allowed marinas in such areas as Scenic A1A, in essence further clearing the way for a controversial 240-boat storage facility next to Hammock Hardware. The vote was the latest victory for the Hammock Community Association, which has been opposing the already litigated facility.

Flagler Commission Appoints Heidi Petito Permanent County Administrator, if Less Aptly Than 1 Commissioner Wished

October 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

On the job: Flagler County Administrator Heidi Petito last month with Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, during the filming of AdventHealth Palm Coast's groundbreaking on the hospital getting built on Palm Coast Parkway. Petito has developed working relationships with colleagues in local government. (© FlaglerLive)

Commissioner Andy Dance wasn’t opposed to Heidi Petito’s appointment, which was not a surprise, but to the haphazard manner in which Commissioner Greg Hansen brought it up, at the end of the meeting, when the matter was not on the agenda. It was yet another reflection of a commission inclined to bypass process for improvisation.

With 99.05% of Dunes Project Shoreline Secured, Flagler Extends Hold Harmless Branch in Bid to Secure Last 3 Easements

October 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

What it's all about: one of the three dune "remnants" still in contention along State Road A1A in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

With $25 million still sitting idle, awaiting a go-ahead to rebuild 2.6 miles of dunes in Flagler Beach, Flagler County government is down to securing signatures for easements from just two hold-outs after two years of efforts. The county is hoping it will keep its 104-year streak going of never having to invoke eminent domain proceedings against a county property owner.

“Don’t Texas My Florida!” Protesters Mobilize for Women and LGBT Rights Across U.S.

October 3, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Reproductive rights advocates gather in front of Florida’s historic Old Capitol building to protest a Texas-style abortion ban that was filed last month in Florida. Oct. 2, 2021. Credit: Danielle J. Brown

The marches and rallies were scheduled in cities and communities across Florida and states elsewhere on Saturday, part of a “Day of Action” nationwide as tensions rise over the threat to the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.

Court Will Consider Returning Richard Dunn, Father’s Killer, to Psychiatric Hospital After Alarming Behavior

October 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Richard Dunn had been close to regaining his freedom until he violated his probation after exhibiting a series of alarming behaviors. He remains at the Flagler County jail, pending the outcome of a hearing that will determine his status. (© FlaglerLive)

Richard Dunn, the now-60-year-old man who stabbed his father to death in Palm Coast in 2006 and spent years in a psychiatric hospital, may be re-committed there just as he was approaching regaining his full freedom. A psychologist retained by Flagler County Circuit Court is recommending that he be re-committed involuntarily for further treatment.

Brooke Lorenzen, 19, Charged With DUI Manslaughter in Death of Mario Bizier, 56; She’d Been ‘Distracted By Her Phone’

October 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Brooke Anna Lorenzen, 19, of Palm Coast, faces charges of DUI manslaughter and DUI with property damage in the 2020 crash that killed Mario Joseph Bizier, 56, on I-95. Lorenzen, who was to turn herself in at the jail today–and who had won a scholarship to an SEC university–told an investigator she had been distracted by her phone, and her blood-alcohol level registered 0.111.

Why is the Flagler County Commission Holding New School Construction Hostage?

September 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Flagler County Commission is posing an unexpected and unnecessary challenge for Cathy Mittelstadt, the Flagler Schools superintendent. (© FlaglerLive)

Pandering to home builders, the Flagler County Commission is rashly scuttling the school district’s plan to double impact fees on new construction for the first time since 2005, even though the county is doubling its own impact fees. It’s an unjustified and hypocritical assault on district planning and future student needs.

Flagler Commission Expected to Approve Marinas in Scenic Hammock, Clearing Way for Warehouse-Like Boat Storage

September 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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The Flagler County Commission is preparing to approve an amendment to a land-use ordinance that would allow marinas in the Scenic A1A district, opening the way for a 240-boat storage facility that court decisions and the Hammock Community Association have blocked for over two years.

State School Board Will Meet to Police 11 School Districts’ Compliance with Ban on Mask Mandate

September 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Masking the masks: Brevard County public school students earlier this month. (Facebook)

The board will meet Oct. 7 and focus on the school districts in Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Indian River, Leon, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach and Sarasota counties, according to a notice published Wednesday in the Florida Administrative Register.

Jury Rapidly Finds Josh Carver Guilty in Hit-and-Run Death of Jonathan Rogers; He Faces up to 30 Years in Prison

September 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Josh Carver, sitting next to his public defender, Bill Bookhammer, was in fact found guilty of leaving the scene of an accident with a death. (© FlaglerLive)

Joshua Carver, 36, who claimed not to have known that he’d struck Johnathan Rogers, 29, as Rogers walked on State Road 100 in February 2020, was found guilty of the first-degree felony in less than 30 minutes by a jury Wednesday, ending a three-day trial.

In Flagler Beach, Cop Pulls Gun on Once and Future Commissioner Who’d Called in Assault Claim

September 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Doug O'Connor has been building the house to the right for the past year, at times angering Wayne Herboldt, owner of the house to the left. The property line was the scene of a confrontation that resulted in Herboldt's arrest on Tuesday. (© FlaglerLive)

Wayne L. Herboldt, a 66-year-old resident of Flagler Beach, was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault after a confrontation with his neighbor, Doug “Bruno” O’Connor, the former Beverly Beach city commissioner who has spoken of his intentions to run for Flagler Beach City Commission.

Panel’s Latest Ideas: Make Visitors Pay for July 4 in Flagler Beach–and Make Businesses Pay for Fireworks

September 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

"There’s a reason the NFL doesn’t hold the Super Bowl in a city of 5,000,” says Flagler Beach Police Chief Matt Doughney says. City Manager William Whitson is to the left, Tourism Director Amy Lukasik is to the right. (© FlaglerLive)

Members of the committee responsible for recommending whether to keep July 4 fireworks in Flagler Beach or scrap them reflect a broad complexity of opinions in town, for and against fireworks, but more data is emerging about the heavy cost the city is paying–in dollars, safety and quality of life.

Prosecution Draws ‘Unspeakable’ Motives Behind Hit-and-Run That Left a Man Dead and Another Facing 30 Years in Prison

September 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

"This defendant did the unspeakable, ladies and gentlemen. He fled from the scene," Assistant State Attorney tells the jury as he points to Joshua Carver, the Palatka man on trial in Bunnell over the hit-and-run death of John Rogers in 2020. Carver faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. (© FlaglerLive)

Joshua Carver, 36, faces up to 30 years in prison if found guilty of the hit-and-run collision that killed Jonathan R. Rogers as he walked on State Road 100 a year and a half ago. The case the prosecution built today–and isn’t finished building–left little room for doubt that Carver knew he’d been in a grave collision that required him at least to pull over and call authorities, which he never did.

Makenna’s Story: 9-Year-Old Palm Coast Student’s Covid Hospitalization Upends Glib Assumptions

September 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

One of the cards at Makenna's bedside at Wolfsons Children's Hospital. (Simon family)

Makenna’s story illustrates the pernicious tenacity of a disease that upends, separates and traumatizes families, cuts off income, creates unspeakable loneliness even for those not hospitalized, and leaves its casualties fuming at a community’s refusal to embrace–beyond thoughts and prayers–the small, effortless measures that could prevent much of the harm to most.

New Laws: Florida’s Minimum Wage Goes to $10 an Hour, Vaping Minimum Age Rises to 21, DNA Regulations

September 27, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Minimum wage workers in Florida will get a voter-approved pay boost this week as the state’s wage makes its way to the $15 minimum by 2026, and about two-dozen new laws kick in, including a regulatory framework for electronic cigarettes and DNA sample privacy.

County Goes Over Redistricting Boundaries in ‘Numbers Game’ That Will Barely Affect Voters, Maps or the Elected

September 27, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Flagler County's current districts, which apply both to the county commission and the school board.

The process is formal and obviously important as a reflection of fairness in elections and representation. But at the local level, it is far less consequential than at the state and federal level, especially in counties like Flagler, where school board and county commissioners serve at-large–meaning they are elected by voters across the county, not just by voters in their districts.

Richard Dunn, Who Killed His Father in 2006, Back in Jail as ‘Bizarre’ Behavior Raises Concerns of More Violence

September 27, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Richard Dunn appearing by zoom from the Flagler County jail during a hearing before Circuit Judge Terence Perkins Friday. (© FlaglerLive via zoom)

Richard Dunn, 60, was found not guilty by reason of insanity following the 2006 killing of his 87-year-old father, the famed Dr. Jack Dunn, in Palm Coast. Dunn had been inching his way back to full freedom without court supervision–until a series of weird and at times disturbing behavior in the last few months, including a probation violation, put a pause on all possibilities of full freedom.

How Some Schools Use Weekly Testing to Keep Kids in Class And Covid Out

September 27, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

It's rather simple. (World Bank)

These measures stand in sharp contrast to the confusion in states, including Florida, where people are still fighting about wearing masks in the classroom and other anti-covid strategies, places where some schools have experienced outbreaks and even teacher deaths.

Joshua Carver Goes on Trial on 1st Degree Felony Hit-and-Run Charge in Death of Jonathan Rogers on SR100

September 26, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Joshua Carver.

Jonathan Raymond Rogers was less than two weeks shy of his 30th birthday when he was killed as he walked on SR100, when Joshua Charles Carver’s van swerved and struck him. Carver kept going, claiming he though he’d just hit debris from a truck ahead.

Ground Up, a Muscle Car Parts Company, Moves Into Ex-Palm Coast Data Building With 30 to 40 Jobs

September 26, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The building at 2 Commerce Boulevard is about to have its third incarnation in 13 years, this time as the headquarters of a muscle car parts company. (© FlaglerLive)

Ground Up SS396, a Connecticut-based e-commerce company that sells parts for muscle cars like Chevelles, Camaros and El Caminos, is shifting its warehouse, call center and offices into the 70,000 square-foot building on Commerce Parkway formerly owned by Palm Coast Data, and used as Palm Coast’s City Hall before that. The company will be closing its Connecticut operation. 

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