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Flagler, Palm Coast & Other Local News

No Drones Over Flagler, Sheriff Pledges, as He Details 16 Arrests from Latest Drug Sweep

March 26, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Sheriff Jim Manfre said he won’t seek to arm the Flagler Sheriff’s Office with surveillance drones, remarks he made in the context of a sweep of drug-dealing suspects arrested Tuesday following a two-month investigation based on surveillance and residents’ tips.

Between Flagler Beach and the County, a Clash of Visions Over Protecting an Eroding Shore

March 26, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Flagler Beach and Flagler County may be heading toward a showdown over the fate of the eroding beach they have in common. Between now and then, the Flagler Beach City Commission itself may fracture on either side of an unresolved conflict between those opposed to protecting the beach by way of dredging up and dumping sand on it, and those willing to give that approach a shot despite its costs and uncertainties.

As Local Governments Tackle Candy-Flavored Tobacco, Teen Trends Contradict Alarm

March 25, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Palm Coast, Bunnell and Flagler Beach have each passed a resolution asking merchants not to sell flavored tobacco products, which are especially appealing to youths, but teen use of tobacco products (including smokeless tobacco) has been on the decline since the mid-1990s.

Tidelands Condo Community Settlement May Underscore Turnaround for Palm Coast

March 25, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Two legal settlements at Tidelands on the Intracoastal and a turn-around in sales suggest that one of the hardest-hit condo and home communities in Palm Coast is experiencing renewed vigor, and may be emblematic of a larger real estate turnaround in Palm Coast and Flagler County.

Flagler 911: Trouble on Wood Arbor Lane; FPC Class Rings Targeted

March 25, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Christopher Heath, 30, of Palm Coast, is arrested for the 10th time in five years after a violent disturbance on Wood Arbor Lane; thieves allegedly swipe two Flagler Palm Coast High School class rings and a promise ring, the lot valued at over $1,300, on Coconut Blvd. in Bunnell.

Exonerated Death Row Inmates Tell Flagler Beach Group of an Enduring Florida Injustice

March 23, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

In turns moving, startling and informative, a day-long workshop on the death penalty in Flagler Beach, featuring two exonerated men, urged an assembly of 60 to more actively get involved in a movement to abolish capital punishment in Florida.

Murder Victim’s Family Denied Up to $150,000 Over Station Owner’s Workers’ Comp Lapse

March 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Following Zuheily Roman Rosado’s murder at the Mobil station in Palm Coast on Feb. 21, the state Division of Insurance Fraud filed a third-degree felony charge against the station owner when an investigation revealed no workers’ compensation coverage, which would have provided Rosado’s family funeral and other death benefits.

10 Unlicensed Contractors, 8 from Flagler, Arrested in a Sting Operation

March 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The unlicensed contractor would come in to a house and agree to install plumbing lines, shampoo bowl sinks or light fixtures, never knowing he was talking to an undercover agent.

“So Happy You Guys Have Come Along,” Plantation Bay Residents Tell County and Bunnell

March 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

If questions lingered over Flagler County’s and Bunnell’s expensive and controversial acquisition of the Plantation bay utility, Plantation Bay residents dispelled them Thursday by enthusiastically giving their endorsement to the deal, though county and city commissioners are still facing questions from constituents beyond the development.

Bunnell Manager Armando Martinez’s Bid for Satellite Beach Job Falls Short

March 21, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Bunnell City Manager Armando Martinez was one of four finalists for the city manager’s job, but Satellite Beach hired Courtney Harris, a local resident, Thursday evening. Martinez said he was happy either way.

Veteran Flagler Fireman’s Home Burns in Rima Ridge, at County’s South End

March 21, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Ron Walker spent his life fighting fires and protecting other people’s homes and properties. He retired from the Volusia County Fire Department, and has been a Flagler County volunteer fireman. On Thursday afternoon, the house he built burned for unknown reasons.

Bunnell’s Armando Martinez a Finalist For City Manager’s Job in Satellite Beach

March 21, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Bunnell City Manager Armando Martinez had tried in 2011 to move closer to home in Brevard County, and now is more compelled to do so as his political backing has severely weakened on the Bunnell City Commission.

St. Johns Sting Operation Leads to 15 Arrests of Men Solicting Underage Sex

March 20, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office arrested 15 men in five days last week in a sting operation targeting individuals soliciting minors for sex. The operation was called “Operation No Soliciting. Arrests included one suspect from Flagler County, Vyacheslav Azarov, 43, from Palm Coast.

“Rising Star” Paul Bovino Is Appointed Commander of Flagler Sheriff’s Patrol Division

March 20, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Paul Bovino was appointed permanent commander of the Neighborhood Services Division, formerly known as the patrol division, in place of David O’Brien, who was given the choice of either being fired or retiring in the messy culmination of a re-organization that had initially cast O’Brien among the management team.

Mystery Man Flown to Halifax After Suicide Attempt Off Flagler Beach Bridge Fails

March 19, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

A man in his early 50s who would only say that his name is “Jim” jumped from the Flagler Beach bridge after 9 p.m. Tuesday evening, but was rescued by a fisherman who jumped after him. The man had been riding an unmarked motorcycle with a shaved off VIN number.

Flagler Beach Cyclist Frederick J. Martinez Is Killed in Collision With a Work Van on SR100

March 19, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 96 Comments

Frederick J. Martinez, a 51-year-old Flagler Beach resident, was violently struck and killed by a work van as he rode his bike east on State Road 100 Tuesday afternoon, a little less than a mile from Old Kings Road.

The Death Penalty Comes to Flagler Beach: Saturday Workshop Takes On “Broken System”

March 19, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

The workshop between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at Santa Maria Del Mar’s Community Hall, will feature former death row inmates Herman Lindsey (exonerated in 2006) and Seth Penalver (2012), along with several other death penalty experts and advocates for the repeal of Florida’s capital punishment.

As County Ratifies School Levy Referendum, Elections Supervisor Lines Up Concerns

March 18, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Weeks, who expects a very low turn-out, is not planning on having an early-voting site for the June 7 special election, which falls on a Friday. The election may cost upwards of $100,000. The commission voted 5-0 to place the initiative on the ballot.

As Obamanomics Trickles Down, Florida’s Unemployment Rate Drops But Flagler’s Lags

March 18, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Though improving, Florida’s unemployment rate is still 33rd out of the 50 states, while Flagler’s, at 11 percent, remains the second-worst in the state, after Hendry’s 11.4 percent.

Ronn Rauber, 20-Year Flagler Sheriff’s Veteran, Arrested on Domestic Battery Charge

March 18, 2013 | FlaglerLive |

Ron Rauber, 42, was arrested by a fellow-deputy Sunday evening after his ex-wife Amanda Kaznocha said he’d pinned her to the wall during an argument in front of the couple’s three young children.

Grand Cherokee Rolls Over on Rymfire, Injuring One; FHP Calls It Alcohol-Related

March 18, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled over on Rymfire in Palm Coast just before 2:30 p.m. Sunday, injuring the driver, who was taken to Florida Hospital Flagler.

Five Missing Aboard Drifting Boat Are Rescued After 1 a.m. on Intracoastal Near Marineland

March 17, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The Palm Coast boat owner, Danilo Gomez, 43, explained that he, three family members and a teen-age friend were heading home from St. Augustine when they experienced engine problems.

For Helen Reddy, No More “Stupid Pop Songs” as She Takes Over the Auditorium Sunday

March 16, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Helen Reddy, the woman responsible for the mega 1971 hit “I Am Woman,” that second-wave feminist anthem, doesn’t dance to anyone’s drum. At 71, she takes on stages and audiences as if it were still Seneca Falls.

18-Year-Old Faces First-Degree Felony Battery Charge Over Grandmother’s Accusations

March 15, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Mary Lee, 80, claims her 18-year-old granddaughter, Jestina, pushed her over a chair, a claim Jestina denies, though the 18-year-old is in jail on $1,000 bond.

Steve Settle Is Named Chairman of the Flagler Beach City Commission on 5-0 Vote

March 15, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Steve Settle is the new chairman of the Flagler Beach City Commission. He was elected unanimously Thursday evening by his fellow-commissioners (and himself). He replaces Jane Mealy, who’d served one year in the post.

Responding to ACLU, Manfre Restores His Own More Permissive Jail Mail Policy

March 15, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff Jim Manfre has rescinded a policy that for the last two years, under Sheriff Don Fleming, prohibited inmates at the county jail from receiving letters at all, or writing letters longer than two pages.

Back from a Limb, Ray Stevens “Distances” Himself from November’s Manfre Endorsement

March 14, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Republican Ray Stevens says he would not have endorsed Democrat Jim Manfre in November had he known that firings were on the way. Manfre himself defended his actions as necessary, while thanking Stevens for his opinions.

Proposed Law to End Red-Light Camera Ticketing of Right Turns Advances

March 14, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

If they become law, the restrictions would seriously crimp the use of red-light cameras as revenue generators, as is the case in Palm Coast, where up to 52 such cameras are in place–at least for the companies operating the cameras, since Palm Coast is guaranteed revenue regardless of the number of tickets issued.

Instructor-Pilot Lands Stalled Single Engine Plane Safely on Palm Coast Parkway

March 13, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

A single-engine Cessna carrying two people that developed engine trouble landed safely at 6:45 p.m. on Palm Coast Parkway, just west of Belle Terre. The plane is sitting on the road at the moment, as authorities investigate. No one was hurt.

Flagler School District Is Glowingly Re-Accredited, a Timely Validation Ahead of Levy Push

March 13, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

The Flagler County school district was re-accredited for the next five years by the nation’s leading accreditation agency, a boon to the district as it makes the case to voters that they should approve a levy raising property taxes modestly to preserve programs and improve security.

Lt. Gov. Carroll Resigns as Internet Cafe Scandal Sweeps Florida–and Palm Coast

March 13, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

As Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies were serving a search warrant on the Internet Cafe in the Home Depot shopping center, Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll was resigning in connection with the scandal, which has led to Allied officials’ arrests.

Gary Pearson, 54-Year-Old Motorcyclist, Killed in Collision at Matanzas Woods and U.S. 1

March 13, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Gary Pearson, 54, of Jacksonville, was killed as he rode his motorcycle north on U.S. 1, before 8 a.m. Wednesday, when a car pulled out of Matanzas Woods to take U.S. 1 south, and failed to see the motorcyclist.

Booze Up: Palm Coast Government Is Your New Special-Events Bartender

March 12, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

After some reservations two weeks ago, the Palm Coast City Council Tuesday agreed to have the city acquire a liquor license and itself sell booze at the city’s special events, generating more cash the city says it will reinvest at those events.

Risks, Cautions, But Mostly Needs as Flagler School Board Readies for Tax Referendum

March 12, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

The Flagler County School Board Tuesday evening will approve going to a tax referendum in June, asking voters to increase their property taxes modestly to preserve programs and add security in schools, but the proposal doesn’t have the unanimity two similar proposals had in the last three years.

Trailer Hauling Tons of Cantaloupe Catches Fire on I-95; No One Hurt

March 12, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The trailer of a Pittsburgh-based driver hauling cantaloupe from South Florida caught fire some six miles north of Palm Coast Parkway Tuesday afternoon, reducing the northbound lanes to one for more than two hours. There were no injuries.

Flagler County’s “Ulympic Games,” Set for April, Are Crying for Participants

March 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Flagler’s “Ulympic Games” feature 10 sports over a week, April 6-13, open to anyone employed by any local government, but as a March 15 deadline approaches, only a few dozen people had registered.

Abuse of Dispatch: When Calling 911 (Five Times) Lands You at the Flagler County Jail

March 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Palm Coast’s Wesley Jackson, 26, called 911 to report property damage Saturday night, but allegedly kept calling, cussing out the dispatcher and the cop who showed up, and ended up arrested on a charge of abusing 911, a misdemeanor.

Fuego del Mar Restaurant in Flagler Beach Spices Up Town’s Gastronomic Renaissance

March 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Nicholas Kimball’s Fuego del Mar restaurant on A1A’s Oceanshore Boulevard in Flagler Beach is expected to employ 100 people and provide high wages to full-timers while burnishing the city’s growing reputation as the county’s destination for authentic, original, non-chain restaurants.

Bike Week Claims First Serious Accident Victim in Flagler, in I-95 Wreck

March 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Dana Marie Oleske, 35, was riding her 2004 Honda Shadow north on I-95, in Palm Coast, when she crashed in the emergency median after attempting a passing maneuver. She is in critical condition.

Flagler’s Taste of the Arts Festival Captions Mix of Unity and Rivalries Between Organizations

March 9, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Palm Coast Arts Foundation, the Flagler County Art League, the Flagler Playhouse, and Flagler Youth Orchestra open their second Taste of the Arts festival today, but county arts organizations have a way to go before calling themselves truly, communally unified.

From Green to Red: With Golf Course Buy, Flagler Beach Fears Going Palm Coast’s Way

March 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Flagler Beach officials are looking into whether the city should bid on the failed the Ocean Palm Golf Club course at a foreclosure sale, but they don;t want to repeat Palm Coast’s money-pit experience after that city bought the Palm Harbor golf course.

Sheriff’s Ex-PIO Files Sex Discrimination Grievance Over 35% Pay Cut and Demotion

March 7, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

Sheriff Manfre had hired Debra Johnson as his public information officer in 2001, only to demote her to assistant PIO and cut her pay in January, triggering one in a series of grievances in a mounting backlash against the new sheriff’s aggressive remaking of the agency.

Sea Ray Boats in Palm Coast Benefits from Plant Closures Elsewhere, With Cautions

March 7, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Consolidation will likely add to the payroll in Flagler County, and do so with well-paying manufacturing jobs. It also puts to rest, at least for now, worries that Sea Ray’s local plant would either close. But the company is facing tough economic headwinds even as it stock soars to seven-year highs.

Sheriff Manfre Fires David O’Brien 2 Months After Short-Listing Him for Undersheriff

March 6, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 51 Comments

The latest of numerous shocks to roil the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office in the last two months was also a stunning turnaround for O’Brien, 49, who was appointed Manfre’s chief deputy during Manfre’s first tenure as Flagler County Sheriff a decade ago.

Car Overturns on U.S. 1 South of Belle Terre Blvd., Sending 2 to Hospital

March 6, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

A single-car wreck closed U.S. 1’s southbound lanes south of Belle Terre Boulevard for an hour after 4 p.m. this afternoon, and sent Flagler County residents Antoinettte Nikas and Shane Miller to Florida Hospital Flagler.

Flagler School District Will Propose New Tax, Citing Costly Security Needs and Programs

March 5, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

The school board voted 4-1 to ask voters to approve doubling an existing critical-needs levy, to 50 cents per $1,000 in assessed property value–a decision Board Chairman Andy Dance opposed for being too large, citing “school-funding fatigue” among voters.

Sea Change on Bunnell Commission as Tucker and Baxley Are Elected and Henry Loses

March 5, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Bunnell’s three-way election for the city commission was expected to be close as incumbent Daisy Henry drove in many of her voters herself, while incumbent Elbert Tucker and challenger Bill Baxley looked on from across the road.

Sequestering Florida’s Children And Their Schools

March 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The across-the-board federal budget cuts, known as sequestration, will slow our economic recovery and cost upwards of a million jobs nationally. But here in Florida, the sequestration knife cuts especially deep, particularly in the already underfunded field of public education, writes Katie Hansen.

Bunnell’s City Election Tuesday: From the Revealing to the Embarrassing

March 3, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Incumbents Daisy Henry and Elbert Tucker are in a three-way race with challenger Bill Baxley for two seats on the Bunnell City Commission, but, to incumbents’ advantage, few people are paying attention.

For Flagler County Students, a New Tech Academy Without Borders, or Traditional Walls

March 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Instead, the academy will be on the Flagler Palm Coast High School campus and students will also be enrolled at the high school. Dual enrollment will also be offered, which offers students a chance to earn college credits at Daytona State College while in high school.

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