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Sheriff Jim Manfre Faces $1,500 Fine in Ethics Violation as Report Details Travel, Gift and Spending Lapses

November 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 49 Comments

The Florida Commission on Ethics found probable cause that Sheriff Jim Manfre violated ethics laws on three counts, but in an agreement, Manfre conceded to one violation and got two other charges dismissed.

Palm Coast Suspends Part of Red-Light Camera Enforcement, But $158 Fines Still Being Issued

November 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

While still issuing $158 fines for red-light violations, Palm Coast is for now no longer pursuing drivers who refuse to pay, so those drivers will not get the steeper $264 traffic citation. But those citations may be issued pending the outcome of a court case.

Flagler Fish Company Marks Year 9 With Sea Bounty By Way of A.J. Neste

November 24, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

To celebrate its ninth year, Flagler Fish Company unveiled a new website lavished with the work of A.J. Neste, the award-winning photographer.

For Shane Kitchens, Left in 30-Day Coma After Collision on A1A, a Painful Roll Back

November 21, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Shane Kitchens, the 37-year-old Flagler Beach business owner, was crossing A1A in August when a motorcycle struck him as if he wasn’t there. This is the story of his recovery since.

1-Year-Old Child of Bankrupt Company Buys News-Journal and Halifax Media for $280 Million

November 21, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

New York-based New Media Investment Group bought the Daytona Beach News Journal and Halifax Media’s three dozen newspapers for $280 million in cash today. New Media is a publicly traded company that owns 402 small to mid-size community publications.

Election Supervisor Kimberle Weeks Caps Final Canvassing Session With Hit List Frown Song

November 20, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Kimberle Weeks once again indicted a slew of local officials on evidence largely fictional while portraying herself as voters’ last great hope as she responded to the county’s latest request for an state intervention.

Howard Holley Will Run for Flagler’s House Seat Against Paul Renner, Sullivan, O’Brien Teetering Out

November 20, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The special election to fill Travis Hutson’s Florida House seat in District 24, made up mostly of Flagler County, is turning into a combination of musical chairs band feeding frenzy.

Flagler Education Foundation Awards 17 Mini Grants totaling $16,000 to District Teachers

November 20, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The 17 teachers were selected from 30 applicants based on criteria that included innovation, impact, replication, the number of students involved and project documentation.

Even As Lawsuit Gets in the Way, Sheriff and Union Agree that “Substantial” Raises Are Due

November 19, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Sheriff’s deputies and other employees have been without a serious raise in five years and the sheriff and union are at a negotiating impasse, but both sides are attempting to reach agreement on a small prize: a 1 percent raise the county commission pledged employees this year.

A Man Is Killed in Wreck at US1 and SR100 Following Traffic Stop by Police

November 18, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

A man who was apparently evading police was killed after striking three vehicles at the intersection of State Road 100 and U.S. 1 in Bunnell this afternoon.

New, Younger Faces Sworn In at Palm Coast Council, Same Old at County Commission

November 18, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The swearing-in ceremonies were a study in contrast, if not a reflection of the election’s paradoxes as Palm Coast showed its desire for change and the county commission stayed the same.

Some Skepticism Aside, County Broadens Old Courthouse Panel’s Mission: Find Tenants

November 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The county commission Monday evening voted 4-1 to give the courthouse committee until the end of March to find tenants who can pay their way and end the county’s $6,000-a-month subsidy of the building.

Ex-Felon Re-Arrested for Domestic Assault After Chasing After a Woman in Front of a Cop

November 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Brian Spencer, a 36-year-old ex-felon released less than two years ago from state prison after serving sentence for domestic battery by strangulation, was arrested again as he chased a woman on a Palm Coast street in the middle of the night–in front of a cop.

Derek Hankerson Will Not Run in Special Election for Travis Hutson’s Seat After All

November 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Derek Hankerson, who challenged John Thrasher in the Republican primary form Florida Senate last August, sent in the following letter today explaining why he has decided not to run again in the coming special election for either Senate or House.

Tornado Watch Cancelled for Flagler-Palm Coast, Schools Cancel Outdoor Activities, Games and Practices

November 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A broad band of severe weather is bearing down on Flagler County and Palm Coast, where a severe thunderstorm warning has been issued until 3 p.m., and a tornado watch will remain in effect until 6 p.m.

A Mother of 3 Is Shot in the Mondex in Murky Circumstances; Husband Jailed on Child Neglect Charges

November 16, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The victim, Tiffany Norman, has three young children, none older than 8 or 9. Circumstances of the shooting are murky: her husband or companion, Jonathan Canales, 27, has allegedly told police that Norman shot herself, but that remains unconfirmed.

Last Food Truck Tuesday of 2014 On Nov. 18, With Focus on Bike Safety

November 15, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

This edition of Food Truck Tuesday in Palm Coast’s Town Center includes Barnwood BBQ, Big Island Bowls, Caketeer, ChiPhi, El Cactus Azul, It’s All Greek To Me, Kona Dog, Mayan Grill and Monsta Lobsta.

Louis Prinzo, Responsible for Death of Lane Burnsed and Meredith Smith in ’12, Is Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

November 14, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Lane Burnsed, 18, and Meredith Smith, 17, were killed on July 26, 2012 in a 3-car wreck on I-95 triggered by Louis Prinzo.

Renovate and Lease Old Courthouse But Don’t Sell or Demolish, Committee Recommends

November 14, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

An advisory committee’s much-awaited findings recommend that county government continue to carry the maintenance costs of the old courthouse until it is able to renovate and rent it to non-profits or office-type concerns.

Preparedness Before Hype: Flagler Emergency Responders Form Team With Ebola in Mind

November 13, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

An “incident management team” was created to respond to any infectious disease emergency in Flagler, with Emergency Management, Florida Hospital Flagler and the the Health Department leading the response, should one ever be necessary.

Demolition Set for Old Palm Harbor Center, As Is Competitive Rebirth of Island Walk

November 13, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

A huge segment of the old Palm Harbor Shopping Center is about to go under the wrecking ball as part of the $41 million redevelopment of the site, which will take over a year, though Publix will remain open there throughout, and move into a much larger store by the end of 2015.

Two Pit Bulls Attack and Injure 10-Year-Old Autistic Boy in Palm Coast’s Z-Section

November 12, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

A 10-year-old autistic boy was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon with dog bites to both legs after he was chased and bitten by two pit bulls from his neighbors’ house on Zonal Court in Palm Coast.

Road Rage Bleeds Into Racial Confrontation On Belle Terre Parkway, and 3 Arrests

November 12, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Samantha Smith, 25, Zachary Parsley, 22, and Tyler Parsley, 23, face assault charges after confronting four young black men, allegedly fighting and threatening to kill them and repeatedly calling them niggers.

Palm Coast Data Wins Back Saturday Evening Post Account But Loses All American Crafts

November 12, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Winning back the Saturday Evening Post account’s three magazines helps offset yet another loss for Palm Coast Data as All American Crafts, which published 11 niche magazines, stopped all publishing in August and declared bankruptcy, with $7.5 million in debts.

Dave Sullivan Won’t Give Way to Trevor Tucker in Race for House as Hankerson Joins It; Democrats Are No-Shows

November 11, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Flagler School Board member Trevor Tucker said he was seriously thinking of running for an open Florida House seat in the Jan. 27 primary, but only if REC Chairman Dave Sullivan chose not to run, as Tucker doesn’t want to split the vote., Sullivan says he’s in it to stay.

Flagler Briefly Pauses On 100th Anniversary Year of the War that Led to Veterans Day

November 11, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

County Commission Chairman George Hanns, an Army sergeant, was master of ceremonies at today's commemoration of Veterans Day. (© FlaglerLive)

The commemoration of Veterans Day this morning in Bunnell featured a Florida Army National Guard commander who traced the conflict-ridden history of the day since its inception at the end of World War I.

Flagler School Board Makes Small Inroad for Some Employees’ Same-Sex Rights, But Other Agencies Dodge the Issue

November 10, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Flagler County School Board’s bereavement leave for same-sex couples formally acknowledges such unions, but only for support personnel, while teachers and employees of other government agencies still have no such rights.

Parents in Mourning Will Install Angel of Hope Statue at Craig Flagler Palms

November 10, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

An Angel of Hope inspired by the famed book by Richard Paul Evans and dedicated to families and friends grieving the loss of a child will go up on land donated by Craig Flagler Palms Funeral Home, Memorial Gardens and Crematory. The funeral home also donated a base for the statue.

P-Section Confrontation: She Drives Her Car Into Him. He Shoots the Car. Both Arrested.

November 9, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Kurt Benjamin, 27, of 31 Poinsettia Lane, and Twila Woods, 30, of nearby Point Pleasant Lane, were both jailed on aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charges Sunday morning.

Feed Flagler, in Its 6th Year, Launches Food Drive and Free Thanksgiving Meals Plan

November 9, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Feed Flagler, the community-wide effort to provide meals for the needy (or anyone who requests one) at Thanksgiving, is off to its 6th year, with renewed emphasis on food collection for families.

Sheriff Manfre Faces Federal Lawsuit Over Unpaid Wages, Jeopardizing Raise for Troops

November 8, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Four ex-deputies have sued Sheriff Jim Manfre in federal court over briefings they were forced to attend without being paid, causing the Sheriff to shelve a 1 percent raise previously due the agency’s employees.

A Play Palm Coast Can Identify With: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” at CRT

November 8, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Nurse Ratched and Mac Murphy duel in an asylum in a war of wills between an authoritarian hag and a master of insubordination, for a good cause: it’s City Repertory Theatre’s interpretation of the Ken Kesey classic.

UF and FSU Get New Presidents, Flagler Loses Sen. Thrasher, Special Election Next

November 7, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The Board of Governors unanimously ratified Thrasher’s and Kent Fuchs’s appointments. Thrasher’s resignation is expected to set off a feeding frenzy in a special election for what may turn into a Senate seat and two House seats.

Flagler Beach Settles With Ex-Flagler Beach Firefighters, Retracting Firing and Paying $80,000 to Each

November 6, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Ex-Flagler Beach firefighters Jake Bissonnette and Shane Wood wrote resignation letters to replace their firing orders, but they will not be returning to work for the fire department.

Gail Wadsworth Will Not Seek to Resume Family Dynasty in Florida Legislature–For Now

November 6, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Despite getting ready to retire in two years and having three Wadsworths behind her who served in Tallahassee, Gail Wadsworth said the timing is not right for her to run in the special election soon to be announced for either a House or Senate seat representing Flagler.

From Washington to Palm Coast City Council, Elections Herald Less Change Than Advertised

November 5, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Tuesday’s election looked more revolutionary than it was, as political dynamics changed very little, even at the Palm Coast City Council, where two seats turned over, and even more so at the school board and the county commission, where change may be imperceptible.

Street Fight Escalates in South Bunnell, Drawing 15 Sheriff’s Units and City Police

November 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

A fight that began between students at a bus stop then drew in parents and escalated to include some 20 people and more than 100 “spectators” drew a large police response in South Bunnell late Tuesday afternoon into evening, and led to three injuries, though none were serious, police said.

Commission Incumbents Meeker and McLaughlin Win, McDonald Beats Fischer for School Board, Shipley and Nobile Win Palm Coast; Scott Wins, Pot Busts

November 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

With 21,000 votes in–early vote tallies and absentee ballots–County Commission incumbents Frank Meeker and Nate McLaughlin have taken commanding leads against challengers Howard Holley and Denise Calderwood, with Meeker polling 58 percent and McLaughlin close to 60 percent.

Even as Election Culminates, Supervisor Weeks Finds a New Target: Commission Chairman George Hanns

November 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

In her latest attempts to recast the Flagler Canvassing Board, Elections Supervisor Kimberle Weeks tried to have County Commission Chairman Gorge Hanns removed and raised issues with the appointment of alternate and Commissioner Barbara Revels.

Motorcyclist Richard K. Taylor of Palm Coast Killed in Head-On Collision With Pick-Up Truck on SR11

November 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Palm Coast’s Richard K. Taylor was killed this morning on State Road 11 when DeLand driver E. Gonzalez attempted to pass a car in his pick-up truck and ran head-on into Taylor’s motorcycle.

Flagler GOP Chief Dave Sullivan Plans to Run for Hutson’s House Seat in Special Election

November 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

County Commissioner Dave Sullivan. (© FlaglerLive)

Dave Sullivan, chairman of the Flagler County Republican Executive Committee, said he will make a run for the seat to ensure that it has a chance to be filled by someone from Flagler.

Old Kings’ “Leader In Me” Program: Corporate Indoctrination Posing as Character Education

November 3, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Old Kings Elementary implemented FranklinCovey’s “Leader in Me” program with little oversight or proof of its effectiveness, through a $68,000 grant. Carmen Sanford, an Old Kings parent, sees too many similarities with Iron Curtain-era indoctrination.

Two Deputies Save a Deer That May Have Been Hanging From a Fence for Hours

November 3, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Agricultural and Ranch Deputy Steve Williams and Sergeant Mike Lutz saved a deer hanging by its hind leg on a 6-foot fence at 26 Winchester Road.

Flagler Gives Initial Approval to Vacation Rental Regulations and Pledges Revisions

November 3, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Some Hammock property owners applauded the Flagler County Commission’s proposed rules for short-term rental properties, others excoriated them for being too draconian. The commission will consider a revised proposal in late November or December.

12 Years in a Row: FPC Marching Band Bulldogs and Starlets Straight Superior Again

November 1, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

John Seth’s marching band at Flagler Palm Coast High School earned the highest rating possible in all categories by earning Straight Superior ratings for the 12th year in a row. Video included.

Vaulting from Hollingsworth to Salvo Art: JJ Graham Opens Gallery of Revelations in Bunnell

October 31, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

With the opening of the Salvo Art Project gallery Saturday evening on the grounds of Nature Scapes in Bunnell–the reincarnation of Hollingsworth Gallery in Palm Coast–JJ Graham is creating an artists’ colony devoted to expressionist art in a space at once immense and intimate.

“Would You Like To Die Today?” Woman Tells Friend as She Crashes Jaguar on I-95 Near Palm Coast Parkway

October 31, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Lorita Glica, 50, of Palm Coast, was jailed on aggravated assault and other charges after allegedly intentionally driving her Jaguar into the trees on I-95 moments after she told a friend traveling wit her, and with whom she was having an argument: “Would you like to die today?”

Sheriff’s Office, In Echo of 2001 Violation, Keeps Secret the Hospitalization of Murder Suspect at FHF

October 31, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

For two days, a murder suspect was under arrest in Flagler County but not at the jail. The Sheriff’s Office would not disclose his whereabouts–a dungeon-like disappearance that no law allows or protects.

Cyclist Seriously Hurt on Belle Terre, Then 3 Cars Crash in Opposite Direction at Ponce de Leon

October 31, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Belle Terre Parkway from Rymfire Drive north was shut down after 5:45 this morning after a car struck a cyclist about 75 yards north of the intersection with Ponce de Leon Drive. An unrelated three-car wreck then took place across the road.

Miscounts Stretch Marathon Canvassing Board Meeting to 16 Hours, Ending After Midnight

October 30, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Aside from Supervisor Kimberle Weeks hiring a stenographer without the Canvassing Board’s authorization, the meeting Thursday was dominated by attempts to reconcile a four-ballot difference.

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