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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.

Proposed Law Would Curtail Palm Coast’s Ability to Convict Red-Light Camera Violators

March 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 41 Comments

The proposed law, by Sen. Joseph Abruzzo, would shift the burden of proof of a red-light violation to the government imposing the fine, it would eliminate citations for right-turns on red, and it would require a live, government representative at hearings to prove that a violation took place.

Not a Word on Fire Department’s Unraveling or Future As Flagler Beach Commission Meets

March 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Business droned on as usual at the Flagler Beach City Commission meeting on February 28, with near total silence about an alcohol scandal that gutted this quaint oceanside city’s Fire Department. Neither city staff, nor elected officials talked about the firing of five Fire Department personnel after an independent investigation.

Jamesine Fischer Pleads Guilty in Hit-and-Run, Will Serve 21 to 36 Months in State Prison

February 28, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

Jamesine Fischer Thursday morning pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident with a death, in the hit-and-run killing of 76-year-old Francoise Pecqueur in Palm Coast in November 2011.

Between Firings and Wrist-Slaps: How the Flagler Beach Fire Department Was Gutted

February 28, 2013 | FlaglerLive |

Flagler Beach City Manager Bruce Campbell fired the fire chief and four others while retaining Acting Fire Chief Bobby Pace, who falsified records, after a three-day suspension. Volunteer firefighters were hired in the others’ place to ensure that the city remains protected.

From Bankruptcy to Granny Nannies: Navigating the Shoals of Long-Term Care

February 27, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Long-term care insurance is expensive, but the costs of long-term care are far more so. The experiences of local residents and businesses contending ding with reality almost everyone will eventually face illustrate the dilemmas of aging in a society with a meager safety net. A special report.

Youth Leadership Flagler Application Deadline Is March 15 for High School Sophomores

February 27, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Modeled after Leadership Flagler, a program that develops aspiring leaders of Flagler County, the youth program will provide participating students with a better understanding of Flagler County for community-improvement purposes.

Tipsy on Daytona Beach’s Example, Palm Coast Considers Getting Its Own Liquor License

February 26, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Palm Coast City Council is now considering applying for its own liquor license and, in an even more remarkable move, designating Central Park as a civic center where vendors could sell booze at special events under the city’s umbrella.

32-Year-Old Palm Coast Store Clerk Is Killed in Apparent Hit; Assailant Still at Large

February 26, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 78 Comments

32-year-old Zuheily Roan Rosado was shot and killed shortly after 10 p.m. at the Mobil gas station and convenience store on State Road 100. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has no suspect in sight.

In a Coup for Coastal Cloud, Gov. Scott in Flagler Today to Dedicate New IT Company

February 26, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Florida Governor Rick Scott will join the Flagler County Commission Tuesday morning in the ribbon cutting ceremony of Coastal Cloud, a cutting-edge Information Technology consulting company to be headquartered in Flagler County.

Flagler’s West Side, Tired of Black Sheep Label, Wants Better Fire-Rescue Services

February 25, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Response time to emergencies in Western Flagler County can be very long, prompting west side residents to urge county officials to set up a more permanent rescue station there. Officials have been listening, and may soon have a plan.

With “Twilight,” Rodney King Riots Transform Palm Coast Stage Into a Rap of Revelations

February 23, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

“Twilight,” the new play opening at Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre, is a violently exuberant recreation of the world of the 1992 South-Central riots into a unique theatrical experience that manages to coil hope, humor and grit out of despair.

It’s Not Just Hotels: Flagler Seeking to Collect Bed Tax From Booming Short-Term Rentals

February 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The Flagler’s Tourist Development Council is spearheading an effort to make sure landlords who rent homes or condominiums on a short-term basis, defined as less than six months, pay the 4 percent tourist development tax.

ACLU Sues Sheriff Manfre Over Jail Policy Restricting Incoming Mail to Postcards

February 21, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Beginning in January 2011 under Sheriff Don Fleming, inmates at the Flagler County jail have been forbidden from receiving mail other than small postcards, or from writing letters longer than two pages. Judges have generally not endorsed the restrictions, which also apply to inmates awaiting trial, who are presumed innocent.

Online Booking Companies’ Tax Evasion Fleeces Flagler Tourism and Florida Dues

February 20, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Online booking companies like Expedia and Hotels.com are short-changing Flagler and Florida of millions of dollars in sales and bed taxes, and unfairly competing with local hotels, argues Milissa Holland, yet the Legislature is looking to give those companies more tax breaks. It’s not the way to go.

Using Underage Volunteers in Sting, Sheriff Cites 4 of 22 Stores That Sold Tobacco Illegally

February 20, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Four Flagler County store clerks face misdemeanor charges of illegal sale of tobacco to minors after the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office completed a sting operation Monday.

Palm Coast Approves 17.6% Water-Rate Hike, Pleasing Bond-Holders More Than Residents

February 19, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Palm Coast residents will see their water bills jump 8 percent in April, 4 percent in October and another 4 percent in October 2014 as the city grapples with a combination of debt and capital obligations for its utility.

Answering Palm Coast, Thrasher Will Pitch Internet Cafe Bill, But Reach May Be Limited

February 19, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Palm Coast officials want state lawmakers to either ban or more strictly regulate and possibly tax gambling parlor-like internet cafes. Sen. John Thrasher is proposing a moratorium on the parlors, which may not match local demands, as a moratorium was already executed in Palm Coast.

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