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Flagler County Crime Falls 20%, Steepest Drop in Decades and Almost 3 Times Larger Than Florida Average

June 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Flagler County's crime rate fell 20.2 percent in 2018, compared with the previous year. Above, the crime rate is represented through the various sheriffs' administrations, starting with Bob McCarthy's last year in 2000, followed by Jim Manfre's first administration, the eight years of Don Fleming, Manfre again for four years, followed by the current administration of Rick Staly. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County’s crime index in 2018 fell by 20.2 percent, by far the largest year-over-year drop in at least 18 years, and a decline almost three times the 7.4 percent drop in crime across Florida over the same period.

Bunnell’s Mean Streak

June 24, 2019 | Pierre Tristam | 37 Comments

Bunnell is acting like it's 1913 again. (© FlaglerLive)

The city that calls itself the crossroads of Flagler County is losing its bearings, its heart, and sometimes its mind–over the homeless, over panhandlers, over the sheriff’s office. It is becoming petty. It is becoming mean and resentful, and discriminatory.

Michael Wilson Acquitted of Attempted Murder of His Pregnant Wife, Jury Convicts on Lesser Charges

June 21, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Michael Wilson. (c FlaglerLive)

Michael Wilson was acquitted of the most serious charge against him–attempting to electrocute his wife–but convicted on a grand theft charge and a battery charge, exposing him to up top five years in prison.

Just Fired in Volusia, Tom Russell Overcomes Deep Skepticism to Win FPC Principal’s Job

June 21, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Tom Russell was superintendent in Volusia County since January 2015. (Facebook)

Tom Russell, Fired last week after a four and a half year tenure as Volusia’s superintendent, becomes the eighth principal in 15 years at FPC, but pledges to be there for up to seven years, and finish his career there.

‘I Do Hear Voices,’ Man Accused of Plotting Wife’s Electrocution Says, But He’s Not Allowed to Tell the Jury

June 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Michael Wilson with his attorney, Assistant Public Defender Regina Nunnally, this afternoon in court. (© FlaglerLive)

Wilson faces an attempted first-degree murder charge, for rigging his own home’s entry door in Palm Coast with a contraption intended to electrocute his wife around Christmas 2017. But he’s barred from speaking of his mental health or issues in front of the jury.

40-ft. Trawler Is Gutted in 2-Hour Fire By Moody Ramp Under Flagler Beach Bridge

June 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The trawler had started its journey in DeLand. It began smoking near the Flagler Beach bridge, where its pilot docked it and got off as the flames went out of control. Two hours later the boat was totaled. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

A 40-ft. trawler that had begun its journey on the St. Johns River and was making its way south was gutted by fire this afternoon, burning for some two hours as firefighters fought the blaze under the Flagler Beach bridge at Moody Boat Launch. No one was injured.

Flagler Health Department Wants To Offer Free HPV Vaccine to Teen Students, But School Board Is Unconvinced

June 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The Flagler County Health Department's Bob Snyder is leading the way for more free vaccination in county schools. (c FlaglerLive)

The HPV vaccine immunizes against the sexually transmitted disease and prevents nine cancers, and local immunization is very low, but two Flagler school board members are not eager to see it offered to 13 to 17 year olds.

Man Accused of Attempting to Kill His Wife By Electrocution Says Using a Gun Would’ve Been Easier, If That’s What He Intended

June 19, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Michael Wilson, who faces an attempted first-degree murder charge, just before testifying this afternoon in Circuit Court at the Flagler County courthouse. (c FlaglerLive)

Michael Scott Wilson, 33, is accused of rigging up the entry door to his Palm Coast home in the W Section with electric current to shock his wife to death around Christmas 2017 as the couple was having serious marital difficulties.

To Sue or Not to Sue: County Wrestles With Sheriff’s Space Needs at Courthouse

June 19, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Whose courthouse? (© FlaglerLive)

Despite a county commission vote ordering its administration to find more space for the sheriff at the county courthouse, the county administrator and the county attorney have demurred.

Roy Carlisi, Facing Domestic Violence Charges and No-Contact Order, Is Arrested for 3rd Time in 9 Days

June 19, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Roy Carlisi was booked at the Flagler County jail for the third time in nine days after allegedly tampering and breaking his GPS angle monitor, claiming it had become too tight.

Stunning Her Colleagues, School Board’s Janet McDonald Says It’s Time to Look
For New Superintendent

June 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Superintendent Jim Tager

Superintendent Jim Tager is at the end of the second year of a three-year contract, and is required to stop working in July 2020 for at least six months, being in the state’s drop program. One board member said he could sit out six months and return.

Palm Coast Woman On Probation Threatens Suicide-By-Cop, is Tased, Then Arrested

June 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Melanie Botts.

Melanie Botts, 36, of 20 Beth Lane in Palm Coast, had violated her probation and was allegedly holding a butcher knife to her neck, daring sheriff’s deputies to shoot her before one of them Tased her.

In Reversal, County Approves 50-Home Development That Will Change Complexion of Hammock’s Jungle Hut Road

June 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

It'll be more hut and less jungle along Jungle Hut Road.

The Flagler County Commission approved a zoning change that will enable a 50-home subdivision on a 12-acre parcel between Jungle Hut Road and Hammock Beach Parkway in the Hammock.

Determined Advocates Gather to Plan Reversal of Bunnell’s Vote Against Homeless Shelter

June 17, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Sue Bickings, right, addresses some 70 people at a meeting of the Sheltering Tree board in Bunnell this afternoon. The meeting was to discuss ideas on countering Bunnell's decision to shut down the cold-weather shelter after 11 years. (c FlaglerLive)

The Sheltering Tree board that runs Bunnell’s cold weather shelter held a brainstorming session with supporters to reverse a city boards decision that shut down the shelter after 11 years,

Ex-Councilman Jason DeLorenzo, a Voice for Homebuilders, Is Palm Coast’s New Development Chief

June 17, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

He's back: Jason DeLorenzo, who served five years as a Palm Coast Cioty Council member and ran for a County Commission seat two years ago, will be Palm Coast's development chief starting in July. (© FlaglerLive)

Jason DeLorenzo served as a Palm Coast City Council member for five years until the end of 2016 and was the government affairs director of the Flagler Homebuilders Association, two roles that will factor in his running of the city’s development department.

Palm Coast’s George J. Serafino, 76, Dies In SR100 Crash Triggered by Medical Issue

June 16, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

George J. Serafino's Nissan did not suffer significant damage after it veered off State Road 100 in Palm Coast and crashed into a concrete pole. (© FlaglerLive)

George J. Serafino, a 76-year-old resident of Lakewalk Drive in Palm Coast, died Saturday (June 15), following a crash on State Road 100. The Florida Highway Patrol determined that the crash was caused by a medical episode.

Flagler About To Sign 50-Year, $100 Million Deal to Rebuild 2.6 Miles of Dunes in Flagler Beach. It Has Only a Fraction of the Money.

June 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

What dredging looks like as a beach is re-nourished: an example from Coney Island, where beach renourishment has been taking place since the 1920s. See the video below. (© FlaglerLive via PBS Newshour)

Flagler County is teaming with the federal government to split the $100 million cost of dune renourishment in Flagler Beach, but the deal is fraught with uncertainties, and Flagler can only pay its first phase.

‘Are You Kidding?’ Deeper Inspection Finds Captain’s BBQ Building Sound and Repairable for $60,000

June 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Captain's BBQ, to the left, appears not to be in as poor shape as assumed for the past year. (© FlaglerLive)

In a dramatic turnaround, an inspection concluded that the Captain’s BBQ building at Bing’s doesn’t have to be replaced or destroyed and can be repaired for a small sum of money, changing a year’s worth of assumptions.

County Calms Bunnell’s Anger Over Sheriff’s Move to Palm Coast, Disarming Threats of Lawsuit

June 13, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The relic Bunnell doesn't want to lose. (© FlaglerLive)

Sheriff Rick Staly’s and County Manager Jerry Cameron’s joint appearance before the Bunnell City Commission on Monday went a significant distance to disarm the city’s threats of a lawsuit and calm its anger over the sheriff’s move to Palm Coast.

Facing Rape Charge, Larry Cavallaro Is Briefly Booked at Flagler Jail and Released on $100,000 Bond

June 13, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Larry Cavallaro at the Flagler County jail.

Larry A. Cavallaro, the 72-year-old man facing a charge of drugging and raping a woman in Flagler Beach, was briefly extradited to Flagler before posting bail, on $100,000 bond end being released today.

Does Flagler Beach Have a Panhandling Problem? Not Exactly, But City Will Consider New Rules.

June 13, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

City Commissioner Eric Cooley owns the 7-Eleven in town, where he says he sees the good and bad sides of panhandlers. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission this evening will discuss adopting an ordinance against “aggressive” panhandling at the urging of City Commissioner Eric Cooley, a business owner in town.

Shake-Up at Palm Coast City Hall: 3 Directors and 2 Managers Resign, Yielding to New Manager Morton’s Headwind

June 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

City Manager Matt Morton is asserting himself at Palm Coast City Hall as he rebuilds what had been an 11-year-old regime in his image. (© FlaglerLive)

Human Resources Director Wendy Cullen, Parks and Recreation Director Alex Boyer, IT Director Chuck Burkhart and managers Renee Shevlin and Cindi Lane all resigned between Thursday and today. Morton named new appointments, some interim, some permanent.

Backers and Foes of Bunnell’s Condemned Homeless Shelter Duel Ahead of Appeal

June 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The homeless at a dinner organized at Bunnell's First United Methodist Church. (Sheltering Tree)

The Bunnell City Commission got a preview of the two sharply divided sides that will appear before it again soon in defense of and in opposition to the preservation of the cold-weather shelter for the homeless at First United Methodist Church on Pine Street.

Marion Gavins Jr. Pleads Not Guilty in Killing of Curtis Gray, Raising Prospect of Stand Your Ground

June 11, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Marion Gavins Jr. has not denied shooting Curtis Gray in front of several witnesses the night of April 13, but has intimated it was self-defense as he feared Gray was reaching for a gun. Gray was unarmed.

Captain’s BBQ Sues Flagler County, Alleging ‘Politically Motivated’ Breach of Contract

June 11, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 52 Comments

The owners of Captain’s BBQ at Bing’s Landing filed a four-count lawsuit against Flagler County government, alleging breach of contract and seeking damages in excess of $15,000.

City Launches Civic Engagement Platform Called ‘Palm Coast Connect’ to Better Serve and Track Residents’ Issues

June 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

The audience at April's State of the City with Mayor Milissa Holland got its first look at Palm Coast Connect, the new citizens' engagement portal for the city. (c FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast’s new citizen-engagement platform is hoping to better understand what’s driving the 10,400 calls a month to the city’s customer service lines, and to more efficiently remedy the complaints.

Coming Off Daring Banner Year, Flagler Playhouse Readies for a 41st Season of ‘Arsenic,’ Abba, Guys and Dolls

June 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler Playhouse President Monica Clark and Artistic Director Larry Williams are preparing for a new season of musical and comedy productions. (c FlaglerLive)

Founded in 1978, the Flagler Playhouse had one of its best ever seasons artistically and financially, and is preparing to stage five plays and musicals in the season opening in September with “Mama Mia!”

Carjacking Suspect Attempts to Mow Down 2 Flagler Deputies on I-95 in Eerie Near-Replay of 2003 Cop Fatality

June 8, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Jesse Estep has been arrested a dozen times in Flagler and Volusia counties in the past nine years, many of those times involving charges of resisting or assaulting cops, burglary and grand theft.

Jesse Estep, 29, of Bunnell, is accused of attempting to strike two deputies with a stolen truck as they deployed stop sticks in the same area of I-95 where a Flagler deputy was killed doing the same thing against a car thief in 2003.

Four Arrested After Fleeing in Stolen Vehicle and Hiding in B-Section Woods

June 8, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Jemari Overstreet (age 18), Steven Johnson (age 20), Heron Burson (age 18),

Three young men were arrested and sent to the Flagler County jail Friday, and a juvenile was also arrested, after the quartet allegedly fled in a stolen vehicle and hid in the woods before being caught.

FPC’s IB Class of 2019 Soars as 45 Students Collect 176 Acceptances from 60 Colleges and Universities

June 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Stanford, Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, the University of Virginia, and of course UF and Florida State were among the 60 schools that accepted some of FPC’s IB students in one of the program’s most successful years.

Former Flagler Beach Gallery Owner Arrested on Charge of Drugging and Raping a Woman

June 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Larry Cavallaro in an Orange County jail mugshot today.

Larry Cavallaro, 72, a Beverly Beach property owner and former owner of Castle Designs Gallery in Flagler Beach, was arrested on a charge of raping an incapacitated woman he is alleged to have drugged at his home.

Flagler Palm Coast High School Principal Bob Wallace Resigns After Just 10 Months

June 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Bob Wallace was at Flagler Palm Coast High School less than a year. (Flagler Schools)

For FPC, Wallace’s departure means the school will have its sixth principal in 14 years by the time school resumes in August. The former Volusia County administrator had never quite fit in in Flagler.

Allegations of Falsified Records and Bogus Inspections Lead to Resignation of Palm Coast’s Chief Building Inspector

June 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Allegations centered on favoritism between Palm Coast Chief Building Inspector Charlie Mini and a pool contractor. (c FlaglerLive)

Charlie Mini, Palm Coast’s Chief Building Inspector, resigned after an investigation concluded that he was falsifying records about inspections he did not perform and favored one pool contractor in particular.

Richard S. Hartung, 76, Dies in Apparent Suicide, County’s 3rd Self-Inflicted Death in 8 Days

June 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Richard S. Hartung in a Facebook profile picture from two and a half years ago.

Flagler County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the death by apparent suicide of Richard S. Hartung, 76, in his condominium at 7 Avenue de la Mer in Palm Coast on May 30.

Lawmakers Promise Flagler Schools a $242 Per-Student Increase. That’s a Lie. District Faces a $1.5 Million Deficit.

June 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Tom Tant, the Flagler school district's finance chief, is eager to explain why the state's allegations of an education funding increase for Flagler aren't nearly what they seem. His office's shelves were bare because he was temporarily moving to a different floor for renovations. (c FlaglerLive)

A look behind the state’s allegation of a per-student funding increase for Flagler reveals the line-item fine print of deceptions, slippery definitions and unfunded mandates, resulting in a deficit, not an increase.

Talk of Divorce Preceded Shooting that Resulted in Apparent Man’s Suicide and Woman’s Injury

June 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Ralph Lockwood in a profile picture on his Facebook page.

Maureen Lockwood said she’d told her husband Ralph that she wanted a divorce before he shot her then turned the gun on himself. He died. She survived. The investigation is continuing.

Bunnell Rudely Tells Church’s Cold-Weather Shelter for Homeless to Get Out Of Town

June 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 43 Comments

The Sheltering Tree's cold weather shelter has operated for 11 years at Bunnell's United Methodist Church on Pine Street, opening on nights when the temperature falls below 40 degrees. (c FlaglerLive)

Bunnell’s zoning board voted to disallow the Sheltering Tree, the county’s only cold-weather shelter, from operating out of the United Methodist Church, potentially ending 11 years of service by the non-profit. The Sheltering Tree intends to appeal to the city commission.

Pit Bull Attacks and Injures Woman, 45, Then Bites Sheriff’s Deputy in Palm Coast’s P Section

June 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff's deputy Jonathan Schmidt required stitches after being bitten on the hand by the same pit bull that bit Michelle Manfredi in Palm Coast's P Section. Schmidt was investigating that bite when he was attacked. (FCSO)

A 45-year-old resident of Patric Drive in Palm Coast was attacked and seriously injured on her lip and belly by a pit bull, which then attacked and injured Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy Jonathan Schmidt as Schmidt was investigating the incident the following day.

County Will take Back Control of All Plans and Construction for Captain’s at Bing’s in Major Concession to Hammock Group

June 3, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Captain's BBQ is proposing to build a new restaurant at Bing's filled-in peninsula, in the foreground, but a county commissioner is raising question about the soundness of the grounds and the 'broken' sea wall that protects them. Captain's is toward the left in the distance. (c FlaglerLive)

Captain’s BBQ at Bing’s will not get to build its own, larger building as the County Commission today voted to take over all future plans, whether to repair the existing structure or build a new, smaller one.

Flagler Braces for Hurricane Season as Florida Reels From 3-Year Streak of Landfalls

June 3, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Flagler County is still paying the millions in bills from Hurricanes Matthew and Irma, and the state is recovering from a direct hit from a Cat 5 last year, costing $26 billion, as the 2019 hurricane season begins.

2 Shots, 2 Victims, 1 Dead in Palm Coast’s B Section in Feared Attempted Murder Suicide

June 2, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

The double-shooting, feared to be an attempted murder suicide, took place on Beechwood Lane in Palm Cost this morning.

A man and a woman, both shot in the head, were flown out of Palm Coast’s B Section this morning after a double-shooting on Beechwood Lane. The shooting is feared to be an attempted murder-suicide.

Inmate at Flagler Jail Manages to Facebook Live, Breaching Security and Angering Sheriff Over County’s IT Protocols

May 31, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Inmate William Medder was able to broadcast to the world using Facebook Live from a tablet in a class like the one above at the Flagler County jail. (FCSO)

A inmate Facebooked live during a GED class at the jail, the second such breach in two months after sheriff’s officials warned the county, which handles the sheriff’s IT, to address the issue. A county employee has been suspended.

A Trust-Worthy Inspection of Captain’s Building at Bing’s Is Essential Before Any Decision

May 31, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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The Hammock Community Association is urging the County Commission to delay any decision on Captain’s BBQ at Bing’s pending a reliable inspection of the restaurant building. The association is willing to pay up to $4,000 for the inspection.

At FPC and Matanzas Graduations, Curtis Gray’s Memory Echoes in Honors and Emotions

May 31, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Carmen Gray receiving an honorary degree for her late son Curtis from Superintendent Jim Tager Thursday evening at the Ocean Center. Gray would have been part of Flagler Palm Coast High School's Class of 2019. (Jason Wheeler)

Curtis Gray, the 18-year-old FPC senior gunned down on April 13, was awarded a posthumous honorary degree at what would have been his graduation Thursday evening, accepted by his mother, Carmen.

To Spur Town Center’s ‘Innovation District,’ Palm Coast Eagerly Gives Developers
What They Want

May 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Developers have been stirring and churning ground in Palm Coast's Town Center. (c FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast’s Town Center is finally stirring with sustained development after a decade and a half’s slumber, with generous financial breaks and changes in regulations attracting developers.

Chamber’s Public Leadership Institute Seeking Applicants for Non-Partisan Training Program

May 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Public Leadership Institute will split its classes between the Flagler and Daytona Beach chambers. (c FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Volusia Public Leadership Institute trains participants in business-minded leadership, advocacy and potential runs for local office. Four graduates from two previous classes are in office currently.

Judge Perkins on Flagler County’s Drug Court: Celebrating Lives Reclaimed and Empowered

May 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Circuit Judge Terence Perkins speaking at Flagler County's drug court graduation in March, when four participants graduated. (c FlaglerLive)

More than 88 percent of Flagler County Drug Court graduates do not reoffend. Since drug court began locally, 175 participants have made it through its rigorous demands, writes Judge Perkins.

In Bing’s Twist, County and Captain’s BBQ Are Co-Defendants in Negligence Lawsuit

May 29, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Captain's BBQ at Bing's Landing has been at loggerheads with county government over the siting of the restaurant and its potential expansion, but in one legal case, the restaurant and the county are defending themselves on the same side. (© FlaglerLive)

Notable elements in the case are its concurrence with Captain’s other challenges, its alignment of two antagonists on the same side, and the way the case illustrates the county’s responsibilities for the building.

26 Year Old Palm Coast Man Accused of Illegal Sex and Battery of a Pregnant 16 Year Old Girl

May 29, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Jazzpen Leonard in his state prison photo (right) and his latest booking photo at the Flagler County jail.

The 16 year old told Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy she was seven months pregnant and had recently broken up with Jazzpen Leonard because of the “mental and physical abuse from him,” according to the sheriff’s report.

Aaron London, Long-Time Voice of Flagler News-Tribune, Among Latest News-Journal Cuts

May 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

In 2013 Aaron London was Office Divvy's winner of the Superstar Award for Best in Business Journalism. 'Thanks Aaron for all the great business coverage in Flagler County,' the organizers of Entrepreneur Night had written on their Facebook page. The News-Journal laid off London and five other News-Journal journalists last week. London had been writing since 2001, almost always from Flagler. (Facebook)

Aaron London’s by-line appeared 6,000 times since 2001 before he became one of six journalists laid off, leaving just 34 in the News-Journal’s newsroom, and just two reporters covering Flagler County.

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