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State Seeks to Strictly Deny Home Rule to Florida Cities and Counties on Gun Regulations

November 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Pointing to a “hierarchical relationship” with local governments, the state late Friday asked an appeals court to uphold a 2011 law that has threatened tough penalties if city and county officials approve gun regulations.

Belle Terre Elementary Principal Culver ‘Retires’ As District Investigates Allegations of Hostile Work Environment

November 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Belle Terre Elementary Principal Terence S. Culver. (© FlaglerLive)

Belle Terre Elementary Principal Terence Culver was under internal investigation over a hostile work environment when he announced his “retirement,” following other investigations that looked at unaccounted funds in the PTO account and issues with disciplining of a special education student.

Two Engineering Companies On Contract With Bunnell Giving City a “Gift” For Its Christmas Event

November 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Snow at Bunnell's Christmas event in 2013, a snowfall the city is planning to replicate on Dec. 13. (© FlaglerLive)

Kimley-Horn and CPH Engineers, on contract with Bunnell city government, made a combined $1,750 gift to the city for its Christmas event on Dec. 13, a gift city officials say is no different than any corporate sponsorship of city events.

Judiciary Lets Down Its Robes as It Celebrates Flagler County Judge Totten’s Investiture

November 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Newly robed Flagler County Judge Andrea Totten at her investiture Friday. (AJ Neste)

Flagler County Judge Andrea Totten’s investiture at Channel Side in Palm Coast drew more than a dozen judges and nearly as many ceremonial presentations and speeches advising the judge on her new course.

Political Committee Forms to Oppose 2020 Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative

November 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Organizers of Floridians Against Recreational Marijuana, or FARM, issued a news release Friday announcing the formation of the political committee, aimed at combating “the mega-marijuana, out-of-state corporate interests” behind legalization.

Kentucky Fried Chicken on Old Kings Road Target of Bomb Threat

November 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Kentucky Frioed Chicken restaurant at 3 Old Kings Road North in Palm Coast was evacuated for several hours Saturday night after a bomb threat.

The Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant at 3 Old Kings Road North in Palm Coast was the target of a bomb threat Saturday evening, forcing the business to be evacuated and surrounding traffic rerouted for several hours. No bomb was discovered after a bomb squad from Volusia County searched the premises.

Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare For All: Unfair and Irresponsible

November 23, 2019 | Pierre Tristam | 45 Comments

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Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare for all proposal is right in principle but is not realistic, fair or honest and it ensures that Warren’s candidacy will not succeed at a time when a door knob should have the capabilities of defeating Donald Trump.

County Administrator Cameron Sells Land to Commissioner Joe Mullins’s Company for $405,000, then Pays Off Home Mortgage

November 22, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

County Commissioner Joe Mullins, left, and County Administrator Jerry Cameron made a land deal focused on St. Johns County. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Administrator Jerry Cameron sold a parcel of land on U.S. 1 in St. Augustine to the Mullins Companies for $405,000 in August in what Cameron described as an “arms-length transaction” with Joe Mullins, the Flagler County county commissioner.

Search Fatigue or Satisfaction Limit Turnout at Public Forum on Choosing Next School Superintendent

November 21, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Some of the participants at Thursday evening's public forum at Buddy Taylor Middle School's library. The state School Board Association's Bill Vogel and John Reichert are to the left. (© FlaglerLive)

Just eight people participated in a public forum designed to hear ideas about what sort of school superintendent should be hired next, what challenges lay ahead and what works in the district today.

It’s All About Landing UNF as Palm Coast Rallies Cities and County in Show of Unity Before Legislative Delegation

November 21, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland addressing the county's legislative delegation this afternoon in Bunnell, flanked and backed up by Flagler Beach Mayor Linda Provencher, Bunnell Mayor Catherine Robinson, Palm Coast City Manager Matt Morton, Bunnell City Manager Alvin Jackson, Flagler Beach City Manager Larry Newsom (behind Morton), and County Administrator Jerry Cameron. The topic was the University of North Florida's initiative in Town Center and its partnership with Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

Local cities and the county joined Palm Coast in an unprecedented show of unity and common goals at Thursday’s annual legislative delegation meeting, to press Rep. Paul Renner and Sen. Travis Hutson for support in bringing the University of North Florida to Palm Coast’s Town center.

Behind AdventHealth’s da Vinci Robot, Sharp Improvements in Patients’ Recovery and Lesser Pain

November 21, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Dr. Steven Brown, a surgeon at AdventHealth Palm Coast, describing his work with the da Vinci robot at a Common Ground breakfast this morning at the Hilton. (© FlaglerLive)

Dr. Steven Brown, a surgeon behind the da Vinci robot at AdventHealth Palm Coast, described the machine’s successes through 1,000 surgeries at a Common Ground breakfast presented by the Chamber of Commerce this morning.

Appointments to Federal Bench Open Two More Seats on Florida Supreme Court

November 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Musical chairs. (Steven Martin)

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved Florida Supreme Court Justice Barbara Lagoa’s appointment to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, setting the stage for Gov. Ron DeSantis to make two appointments to the state’s highest court.

A Case of Bruising Corporal Punishment Is Deemed Child Abuse and a 46-Year-Old Father Is Jailed

November 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

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Ramon Pardo, 45, faces a felony child abuse charge after school authorities alerted DCF of bruising on his 10-year-old son’s body, the result of a “spanking” with a belt because the child had allegedly lied.

Dave Sullivan Is New County Commission Chairman, McDonald Retains School Board Chair

November 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The titles don’t necessarily mean as much as they imply. No chairman or vice-chairman has more power than he or she would have had without the title, though some try to use more heft than they have.

School Board Rules Out Prayers at Meetings, Ending Controversy Started by August ‘Invocation’

November 19, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The Flagler County School Board opted against prayers at its meetings. (© FlaglerLive)

School Board members Colleen Conklin and Andy Dance argued against the “circus” and divisiveness that would be invited if the board abandoned its custom of the last four decades and resumed opening meetings with prayers, ending a controversy began in August when Board Chairman Janet McDonald unexpectedly invited a pastor to offer an invocation.

Video Captures High-Speed Fleeing Through Bunnell and Capture of 2 in a Palm Coast Garage

November 19, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

The suspects' black behicle as it weaved from the northbound lanes to the southbound lanes, seen from a Florida Highway Patrol aircraft that was tracking it.

Franklin Crawley, 37, of 34 Woodhollow Lane in Palm Coast, is accused of stealing his grandmother’s car before taking airborne and ground-based cops on a chase through Bunnell and Palm Coast. He and Christian Grasso, 37, were arrested. Both face felony charges.

UNF’s MedNex Plan With Palm Coast as Hub Creating “A Lot of Buzz” as Committee Deliberates

November 19, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

University of North Florida President David Szymanski presenting the MedNex concept to the Florida Board of Governors' Budget and Finance Committee this morning at Florida Gulf Coast University. (Via the Florida Channel)

University of North Florida President David Szymanski this morning briefed a committee of the university system’s Board of Governors on UNF’s plans for an innovative “medical nexus” that would include Palm Coast and AdventHealth as key partners.

Flagler County Tells Sellers, Realtor and Inspector of Damaged Sears Building to Buy It Back or Get Sued

November 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

The beleaguered former Sears building off of Palm Coast Parkway, now part of the flock of county albatrosses. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County commissioners voted to offer the sellers of the $1.25 million Sears building the chance to buy back the damaged structure or face a lawsuit. Flagler bought the building in November and discovered it to be damaged from a pre-existing water-intrusion condition.

New Cell Tower At Frieda Zamba Pool Will Improve Coverage for P and W Sections Starting Next Year

November 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The Palm Coast City Council Tuesday is expected to approve leasing yet another site for a tall cell tower, the fourth in the past year and a half, to improve cell coverage in the city. AT&T is signed up for the 150-foot tower at Frieda Zamba pool, behind Wadsworth Elementary School.

DeSantis Proposes $91.4 Billion Budget, With Focus on Teachers and Environment

November 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Lawmakers will decide whether to move forward with DeSantis’ priorities, such as his plan to set minimum teacher salaries at $47,500 --- an idea that would cost $603 million next year.

Lawmakers will decide whether to move forward with DeSantis’ priorities, such as his plan to set minimum teacher salaries at $47,500 — an idea that would cost $603 million next year.

Visiting Flagler, State Board of Education Singles Out Wadsworth’s Anna Crawford, a Finalist for State Award

November 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Matthew Carleton, a sixth grader at Wadsworth Elementary, and Anna Crawford, the principal at Wadsworth. The state Board of Education recognized both at a meeting in Bunnell Friday. (© FlaglerLive)

Wadsworth Elementary Principal Anna Crawford is one of three finalists for the 2019-2020 Innovative Principal Award, and was recognized, along with one of her sixth grade students, during a state Board of Education meeting in Bunnell.

Fact Check: Surgeon General’s Marijuana Warning of ‘Gateway Effect’ Revives Controversial Claim

November 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Whether marijuana can “prime your brain for addiction” elicits responses all over the map ⁠— reflecting just how contested this issue is and how difficult it is to speak definitively about marijuana’s impact.

Some 33 Pounds of Cocaine Wash Up on the Beach Near Surfside Condos in North Flagler

November 17, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The cocaine as it was laid out on a deputy's patrol car by the Surfside condominiums Friday evening.

The dark gym bag was dark and covered in barnacles and seaweed, and the 15 bricks within were covered in sand and seashells, suggesting that the bag had been in the ocean a long time.

Coastal Flooding Warning for Palm Coast East of I-95 and Flagler Beach

November 17, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The National Weather Service Sunday morning issued a coastal flooding warning for Palm Coast and Flagler County east of I-95 and the entirety of the barrier island, including Flagler Beach.

DeSantis Pitches Bonuses for Teachers and Principals Based on School Grades

November 16, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis. (© FlaglerLive)

Bonuses would be up to $7,500 for teachers and up to $10,000 for principals, drawing immediate criticism from the teachers union, which has long pushed for salary increases rather than bonuses.

Craig Coffey Lands Deputy Administrator Job in Okaloosa County, Ending Nearly Year-Long Search

November 15, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Craig Coffey is all smiles. (© FlaglerLive)

The Okaloosa County Commission voted unanimously to confirm the appointment of Craig Coffey as deputy county administrator for $136,000 a year.

Sheriff’s Deputy Injured, New Charger Patrol Car Totaled, in Crash With Pick-Up in the Hammock

November 15, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff's Deputy Kyle Gaddie's new Dodge Charger was likely totaled in the wreck today off 16th Road in the Hammock. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Sheriff’ deputy Kyle Gaddie was injured in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Road A1A and 16th Road in the Hammock late this morning. 

Sharlyn Johnson, 60, Is Killed, in Two-Vehicle Crash at U.S. 1 and Eagle Rock Road

November 15, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

The Dodge Neon was struck on the driver's side. (© FlaglerLive)

Sharlyn Johnson, 60, was killed Thursday evening in a two-vehicle t-bone crash at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Eagle Rock Road, just north of Plantation Bay. Christen Barney, 22, of Bunnell, suffered minor injuries.

Parent Who Allegedly Threatened to Burn Down Bunnell Elementary Over Racism Faces Felony Charge–and Potential Hate Crime

November 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

The incident took place at Bunnell Elementary on Nov. 6. (© FlaglerLive)

A 23-year-old parent of two children at Bunnell Elementary accused school staff of being racist and was heard allegedly threatening to burn down the school. The sheriff’s office forwarded a felony charge to the State Attorney’s Office and recommended a more serious charge under the state’s hate-crime law.

Should Commissioner Joe Mullins Be Chained and Muzzled?

November 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 69 Comments

Clounty Commissioner Joe Mullins

In what he said was sarcasm, Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins wrote a woman that “We did decide to chain and muzzle all radical liberals in the county” at Tuesday’s town hall on dog-chaining, which he hosted. It’s an inadmissible offense on many levels.

Waste Pro Taps Home Grown Talent to Head Its Palm Coast Operation in Latest Reinvigoration

November 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Waste Pro, the garbage hauler on contract to provide garbage and recycling service for residents in Palm Coast and unincorporated Flagler, appointed DSC graduate and long-time local resident Heather Badger-Felmet as division manager in Palm Coast.

Flagler’s Permissive Rules on Dog-Chaining Draw Loud Calls for Revision as Palm Coast Takes Note

November 13, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Some 65 people turned up at a "town howl" on dog tethering at the Flagler Humane Society Tuesday evening, featuring, among others, the state official

Some 65 people turned up at a “town howl” on dog tethering at the Flagler Humane Society Tuesday evening, where County Commissioner Joe Mullins pledged he would be revisiting a controversial county ordinance. The debate may have consequences beyond county government as Palm Coast is in the midst of revising its own animal ordinance, and Flagler Beach may follow suit.

Michael Cummings Pleads to Murdering Ex-Wife at Palm Coast Home and Faces 30 Years to Life in Prison

November 13, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Michael Cummings in court today. Deputy Brian Sheridan is to the right. (© FlaglerLive)

Days from his trial on a first-degree murder charge, Michael Cummings, 48, pleaded to second degree murder in the death of Faith Cummings, 44, at their Point Pleasant home in Palm Coast in January 2018.

The Thrill Is Gone: Bunnell’s Alvin Jackson Survives Firing Attempt, Then Gets Small Raise After Tepid Evaluations

November 13, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Alvin Jackson and Jan Reeger, toe to toe immediately after the end of the meeting Monday evening when Reeger attempted to fire Jackson. (© FlaglerLive)

An attempt by Bunnell City Commissioner Jan Reeger to fire Manager Alvin Jackson failed Monday, but brought to light divided opinions about Jackson’s performance and serious claims about his financial and employee management.

Mary Ann Clark, Resolute Founder and Leader of Innumerable Flagler Institutions, Dies at 91

November 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Mary Ann Clark, 1928-2019. (© FlaglerLive)

Mary Ann Clark’s eclectic leadership, tenacity, verve and love for her community founded, fostered or shaped many of Flagler County’s cornerstone civic and cultural organizations over the past four decades.

Flagler’s Fair Housing Rules Would Add Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence, Veterans and LGBTQ

November 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Flagler County's Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, meeting this morning in Bunnell, developed the revisions to the county's 1990 fair-housing ordinance over the past several months. The proposal goes before the County Commission likely in December. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission in the next few weeks is expected to hear a proposal to revise the county’s fair housing ordinance, which hasn’t been revised in 30 years. The proposal would add or clarify several protected classes.

Solitary Confinement in Florida’s Prisons and Juvenile Detention Challenged in Court

November 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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In separate but parallel lawsuits, civil-rights and legal groups are challenging Florida’s use of solitary confinement in prisons and juvenile detention centers —- but are facing pushback from state agencies.

At Opponents’ Meeting on The Gardens Development Off John Anderson, More Vigilance Than Chest-Thumping

November 8, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Preserve Flagler Beach President Elizabeth Hathaway was jpoined by Ken Bryant, the organization's vice president, and former County Commissioner Barbara Revel;s, a core member of the group, during a Q&A session at the end of Thursday evening's community meeting on The Gardens development. The meeting drew some 100 people. (© FlaglerLive)

A community meeting by a group that opposes The Gardens development off John Anderson Highway drew some 100 people Thursday evening but kept the shrillness and triumphalism to a minimum, focusing instead on how to maintain “positive, respectful pressure,” in the group’s president’s words.

Palm Coast Uber Driver, 53, Accused Of Molesting Deceased Girlfriend’s 11-Year-Old Daughter for 2 Years

November 8, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Martin Frederick Philip of Palm Coast.

Philip Frederick Martin, 53, of 95 Wedgewood Lane in Palm Coast, had been allowed to continue visiting with his deceased girlfriend’s daughter, who reported the alleged molestation took place over two years.

New Report Concludes Sheriff’s Operations Building ‘Should Be Ready for Re-Occupancy’ With Repairs

November 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Relic or repairable? (© FlaglerLive)

There are continuing issues at the sick, former Sheriff’s Operations Center in Bunnell, but they are repairable, or treatable, a moisture and concrete evaluation report to the county concludes even as it lists a series of problems.

Flagler Is No Citrus: Local Officials Say New York Times Is Safe From ‘Fake News’ Censorship at Library

November 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The Flagler County Public Library: a safe place for The Times. (© FlaglerLive)

In the wake of Citrus County commissioners rejecting a public library digital subscription to The New York Times, Flagler County’s library and government officials stressed that nothing like that would be tolerated locally.

Next Year’s School Calendar Builds In 2 Days Off for Elections and Hurricane Make-Up Days, Leaving Thanksgiving Week Off Intact

November 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Next year’s Flagler schools calendar will keep students off campus on election days and provide four built-in hurricane make-up days before Thanksgiving Week is affected.

Florida Supreme Court Set to Uphold Restrictions on Felon Voting Rights Based on Repayments

November 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Florida Supreme Court justices appeared convinced Wednesday that a constitutional amendment, overwhelmingly approved during the November 2018 election, requires payment of restitution, fees and other legal costs for felons to have their voting rights restored.

The Gardens Development Off John Anderson Scales Back Significantly, But Still Faces New County Obstacles

November 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The original plan for The Gardens development would have straddled John Anderson Highway with nearly 4,000 dwellings built over decades, as shown in a sketch presented to the public at a July meeting in Palm Coast. The plan has since been scaled back, for now, to 330 dwellings on the east side of John Anderson. But that plan drew a condition from county planning: a rezoning would be in order. (© FlaglerLive)

The Gardens off John Anderson Highway was originally planned as a 3,966-home and apartment development but was scaled back to 330 lots. Even then, county regulators said it would need a rezoning to go forward, a politically uncertain step the developers are loath to take.

5 Children Split in Foster Care, 8 Pets Looking for Homes and Donations Sought as Result of Parents’ Negligence

November 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

The four dogs recovered from the Allen home on Water Oak Road after the homeopwners, parents of five children, were booked at the jail on child neglect charges. (Flagler Humane Society)

With their parents, Betty Allen, 42, and Dennis Allen, 44, facing felony neglect charges the five children have been split between two foster homes and their eight pets, including four dogs, put up for adoption in the fallout from the discovery of a Bunnell house in a deplorable state.

For 1st Time in 11 Years, County Tells Bunnell Homeless Are Shared Problem as Shelter Backers Seek Compromise

November 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The cold-weather shelter in Bunnell operates when the temperature falls to 40 or below, as it did on a night around Christmas last year. (Sheltering Tree)

As a federal investigation forced Bunnell government to allow the re-opening of a homeless cold-weather shelter there, County Administrator Jerry Cameron told city officials what they haven’t heard in 11 years: that homelessness is a shared responsibility.

With Recreational Pot on Florida’s Horizon, a House Panel Looks to Oregon for Insights

November 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Mary Jane's pot shop in Eugene, Ore. (Rick Obst)

Facing the possibility that Floridians could be asked next year to legalize recreational marijuana, a House panel on Tuesday turned to Oregon to learn more about the economic, environmental and health impacts the state has faced since authorizing adult pot use four years ago.

School Board Calls for Investigation of FPC’s Discipline Procedures in Unusual Settlement With Ex-Teacher’s Whistleblower Complaint

November 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Robert Sprouse, toward the right, as his grievance hearing before the Flagler County School Board was about to start this afternoon. Jerry Copland, the school board's consultant and negotiator, sat next to Superintendent Jim Tager. (© FlaglerLive)

Vanishing disciplinary paperwork and lax follow-ups in bullying and harassment complaints were of special concern to the school board as it settled a whistleblower case with ex-FPC’s i3 teacher Robert Sprouse Tuesday, agreeing to pay him up to $30,000.

NRA and Attorney General Moody File Briefs Attacking Proposed Assault Weapons Ban in Florida

November 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Three briefs were filed Friday in opposition to the proposed amendment, which the political committee Ban Assault Weapons NOW is trying to place on the November 2020 ballot.

240-Boat Storage Facility in the Hammock off A1A Will Go Forward as County Rejects Objection

November 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

A schematized image of the area of the proposed Hammock Harbor redevelopment included in the Hammock Community Association's appeal of a county decision opening the way for the project.

The proposed Hammock Harbor boat storage and restaurant development near Hammock Hardware on A1A drew a legal appeal from residents who disputed the county’s interpretation allowing the re-development under existing zoning rules. But county commissioners saw nothing wrong with the project.

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