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Flagler Third Graders Rank 19th in Reading, 23rd in Math, in Latest FCAT Batch

May 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Out of 988 students who took the test in Flagler County, 130, or 13 percent, scored only a 1 on a scale of 5, and will be held back, absent improvements in summer reading school, which the district offers free.

Meeker Resigning Palm Coast Council to Run for Holland’s County Seat as Jockeying Begins

May 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

A regular partisan election in line with the coming primary and general will be held for Milissa Holland’s now-open seat on the Flagler County Commission, with two candidates already vying for it. The Palm Coast City Council may appoint a replacement for Meeker come November, depending on a legal reading of the city charter.

Trey McMillin, 8th Grader at Buddy Taylor, Wins 1st Place in Statewide Essay Contest on Americanism

May 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Trey McMillin, a 13-year-old 8th grader at Buddy Taylor Middle School, is the first student from Flagler County to win the statewide Elks essay competition.

Upset That Trey Corbett Had Cut Him Off at the Gym, 65-Year-Old Defaces His Campaign Sign

May 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 54 Comments

Trey Corbett's sign lies face down after it was defaced by a man who didn't like the way Corbett allegedly treated him at the gym. (© FlaglerLive)

Steven Paskewich was apparently upset that Trey Corbett, a candidate for Flagler County Supervisor of Elections, allegedly cut him off at the weight machine at Thriv, the Palm Coast fitness center–a machine Corbett says he doesn’t use. So Paskewich defaced three Corbett signs with mild obscenities–and was arrested.

Philip Reynolds and Nathan Hockenberry Are Flagler Sheriff’s Top Cops of the Year

May 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Sgt. Philip Reynolds was named Deputy of the Year in the road patrol division and Nathan Hockenberry was named the Corrections Deputy of the Year for 2012 at the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

As FPL’s Smart Meters Convert 50,000 Flagler Homes, County Takes Dim View of Opponents

May 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

Florida Power & Light will roll out 50,000 smart meters in Flagler homes and small businesses over six months beginning this summer. The Flagler County Commission supports an opt-out measure for customers, some of whom thing the smart meters are invasive and dangerous, but FPL already provides a temporary opt-out.

Palm Coast and the County Look for State Cavalry to Resolve a Dispute Over $2.4 Million

May 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Palm Coast and the county are battling over $2.4 million each side wants to use for its own road projects. Their solution: getting the state to come up with that amount, essentially a new grant for the county. That may prove to be a tall order.

Sheriff Candidate Ray Stevens’s Ex-Aide Files Suit Against Rival Pollinger Over GOP Status

May 21, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Ray Stevens, left, and John Pollinger, are not BFF. (© FlaglerLive)

Anne-Marie Shaffer was GOP Sheriff’s candidate Ray Stevens’s campaign manager until two weeks ago, when she opted to legally challenge John Pollinger’s status as a Republican on the Aug. 14 primary election for Flagler County Sheriff.

Milissa Holland Formally Launches Campaign for House as Hutson Welcomes the Challenge

May 21, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Democrat Milissa Holland plans on making her experience at the Flagler County Commission and as liaison in legislative services a centerpiece of her campaign against Republican Travis Hutson, who is accumulating an enormous treasure chest.

An Odd, Alluring Coupling of Photography And Colored Pencil Gems at the Art League

May 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Flagler County Art League’s third annual photography show, through June 6, features 20 photographers and the first stand-alone exhibit by the local chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America.

Flagler’s FCAT Writing Scores Collapse, a Reflection of Florida’s Tougher Standards

May 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

As expected, Flagler County’s writing scores for 4th, 8th and 10th graders, released today, fell precipitously as the state imposed a new writing standard and a new passing grade, but itself failed to convey those standards clearly to teachers and principals ahead of time.

It Was Not a Police Chase: That Cop Convoy You Saw on Palm Coast Parkway

May 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 59 Comments

A convoy of marked and unmarked Flagler County Sheriff’s cruisers crossing Palm Coast Parkway at noon today gave the impression of being on a chase. It was a commemorative convoy for the late Frank Celico, the deputy who died last year.

Car Rams a School Bus With 34 Children on Board, at Whiteview Parkway; No One Hurt

May 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

A Flagler County school bus on a run to three schools was rammed from behind by a Mitsubishi Friday morning, startling the 34 students on board but causing minor damage to the bus and no injuries.

Milissa Holland Will Run For Florida House, Energizing Flagler’s Chances For a State Voice

May 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Ending months of speculation and rumors, Milissa Holland, a county commissioner for the past six years, will run for the newly drawn 24th District House seat, giving Flagler County its strongest chance of direct representation in Tallahassee in half a century.

“An Evening With…” Saturday At City Repertory Theatre: The Manic, the Jazzy and the Stately

May 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Manic comic Jonathan Haglund, the Island Duet (Caren and Paul Umbarger) and the Flagler Youth Strings Quartet are combining for “An Evening With…” Saturday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the City Repertory Theatre at Hollingsworth Gallery in palm Coast. It’s the CRT’s last event of the season.

Crime Falls, Cop-Killings Rise: Flagler Officers Honor the Fallen and Gauge a Disturbing Trend

May 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

For the second year in a row, Florida led the nation in cops killed on the job. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office held its annual ceremony for the fallen, and local top cops discussed the disturbing trend.

A Man With Several Gunshot Wounds Is Found in Palm Coast Fire Station Parking Lot

May 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting that took place late this morning near the Palm Coast Fire Department’s Station 22, at Palm Coast Parkway and Clubhouse Drive. The shooting may be an attempted suicide.

School Chancellor, in Flagler, Touts Higher FCAT Standards as State Board Drops Them

May 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Florida Public Schools Chancellor Pam Stewart’s 75-minute appearance before the Flagler County School Board, teachers and others Tuesday afternoon lent more PR than insights into the state’s latest FCAT fiasco, satisfying few locally.

Another Blow for the County: Palm Coast Rejects Flagler’s Sales Tax “Compromise”

May 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Citing the county’s “Taj Mahal” of an administration building and the city’s future growth needs (and revenue), the Palm Coast council on Tuesday stuck to its refusal to change the way sales tax revenue is split, a blow for county government.

To Little Opposition, Palm Coast Approves New Levy for Stormwater Fixes, Delays Another

May 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

To little opposition, the council voted unanimously to add a 6 percent tax on electric utility bills, adding, on average, $6.27 a month to monthly residential utility bills. The council defeated a proposal to add a second tax that would have raised an equal amount.

Ken Mazzie Joins Teens-In-Flight Board of Directors

May 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Jack Howell and Teens-In-Flight in Palm Coast announced this week that Ken Mazzie, a Certified Public Accountant, has joined the Palm Coast organization’s board of directors.

Going Nose to Nose, Palm Coast and The County Remain Split on Half-Cent Sales Tax

May 14, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Palm Coast wants to keep the split of the half-cent sales tax revenue what it is today. Flagler County wants to change the formula, which would decrease Palm Coast’s share by $500,000. The disagreement is jeopardizing a unified approach on a sales tax referendum both sides say is critical to their revenue needs.

Small White Eagle Wildfire Monday Afternoon Flashes Bad Memories of Last Year’s Blaze

May 14, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A wildfire broke out behind the White Eagle Saloon Monday at around 2:30 p.m., scrambling fire units from around the county and reviving fears of a repeat of last year’s wildfires, which consumed large swaths of the Seminole Woods area east of the White Eagle. But the fire was out 40 minutes after it declared itself.

Flagler 911: Pit Bull Attacks, Combatant-Roomies, Violent Sibling

May 13, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

A pit bull attack near Fischer Lane, a crash-and-run on Rymfire, roommates fight their way to jail, a brother assaults his sister at European Village, a car gets keyed on Karas Trail, and more.

Focused on Referendum, Flagler Beach Mayor Provencher Drops Veto Threat Over Bonfires

May 13, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Linda Provencher, the Flagler Beach mayor, retreated from her threat of a veton on the bonfire ban because she wants the focus to be on a referendum, which she believes will show popular opposition to the ban.

Eric Zimmerman, Marine and Gulf War Veteran, 1969-2012

May 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Eric Lee Zimmerman, 42, of Flagler Beach, was a U.S. Marine, a Gulf War veteran, a champion BMX racer and leaves behind a legacy of honor: an obituary.

Mayor Weighs Veto as Flagler Beach, on 3-2 Vote, Bans Night Bonfires During Turtle Season

May 11, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The rare veto, which Flagler Beach Mayor Linda Provencher might exercise should the bonfire ban ordinance survive a second reading in two weeks, would nullify the ban, heightening the focus on a proposed popular referendum on the issue.

Eric Zimmerman, 42, a Veteran, Is Killed Crossing SR100 in Palm Coast Thursday Evening

May 11, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 74 Comments

Eric Zimmerman, 42, a Gulf War veteran, was crossing State Road 100 on the approach to I-95 when he crossed into the path of a Toyota SR5 4 Runner in the outside, eastbound lane of the highway Thursday evening. The fatal collision closed SR100 eastbound for two hours.

In “Love for Alyssa,” an 8-Year-Old Girl’s Heart For Life Is Unbridled in Kaczmarek’s Photos

May 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

'Let the Sun Shine Down On Me,' Alyssa in her wheelchair, one of the photographs by Jennifer Kaczmarek in the latest Hollingsworth Gallery exhibit, opening Saturday. Click on the image for larger view. (© Jennifer Kaczmarek)

“Love for Alyssa,” Jennifer Kaczmarek’s photography exhibit and fund-raiser at Hollingsworth gallery, opening Saturday, is an intimate, realist and daring portrait of 8-year-old Alyssa Hagstrom, who lives with a severe muscular disorder called arthrogryposis.

County Welcomes, With Cautions, Bunnell and Sheriff’s Interest to Use Old Courthouse

May 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Bunnell’s city administration has secured a $1.5 million loan that would allow it to refurbish the old county courthouse and move out of the county’s administration building, where it’s been housed rent-free. Refurbishing the annex portion for the sheriff’s uses would cost $5.25 million.

T-Bone Wreck at Winn Dixie on SR100 Sends 3 Teens to Hospitals

May 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The 3 p.m. wreck at the entrance of Winn Dixie on SR100 sent a teen-ager with critical or serious injuries to Halifax Hospital, and two other teens to Florida Hospital Flagler.

Library, Carver Gym and Youth Garden Score Grants, Focus on Flagler Coalition Denied

May 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Flagler County’s Public Safety Coordinating Council, in an annual exercise, awarded $55,000 to five agencies and groups on Wednesday, out of dollars accruing from fines levied on felons and misdemeanor offenders. The awards must be ratified by the county commission.

Palm Coast Looking to Add a Pair of Taxes On Electric Bills to Replace Stormwater Fee

May 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

For residents, the so-called “utility franchise fee” and “public service tax” on electric bills would almost replace the $8-a-month stormwater fee that appears on water bills. The city would likely raise property taxes, too, to generate $7.5 million a year to repair its crumbling infrastructure.

For Sen. Thrasher, FPC Visit Turns Into 3-Hour Education on “Unintended Consequences”

May 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Sen. John Thrasher, at Flagler Palm Coast High School Tuesday morning, heard how legislation on testing and teacher evaluations is at odds with reality, vowed to study alternatives, and welcomed Flagler officials’ request to make public schools part of the reform game.

Matanzas Woods Battleground: Flagler and Palm Coast Clash Over I-95 Interchange Dollars

May 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Palm Coast and Flagler County are battling over $4.2 million the city says it’s owed, and that the county has already mostly spent toward a new I-95 interchange at Matanzas Woods. It’s the latest in a series of city-county conflicts.

Early Voting and Cost Pressures Cut Flagler Voting Locations By Almost Half From 2008

May 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Supervisor of Elections Kimberle Weeks submitted a plan to the Flagler County Commission Monday that reduces voting locations to 22, from 38 in 2008, as more people are voting early. A few concerns about elderly voters and turnout were raised.

Camper-Hauling SUV Flips on I-95 in Palm Coast, Hurting Two; 5 Dogs Also Rescued

May 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

An SUV hauling a 25-foot camper lost control about a mile past the intersection with Palm Coast Parkway after 11 a.m. and flipped both SUV and the camper into a ditch, hurting two people in the SUV. No other vehicle was involved.

Bonfire Embers Still Crackling in Flagler Beach As 2 Commissioners Plan Clashing Initiatives

May 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Saying she doesn’t want to abdicate her role, Commissioner Kim Carney wants to force an up-or-down vote on bonfires on the beach regardless of a proposed referendum, while Commission Chairman Jane Mealy seeks approval for a bonfire permitting structure that Carney strongly opposes.

John Pollinger’s GOP Ballot Status In Question Over Dual Registration

May 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 109 Comments

John Pollinger, a Democrat in New Jersey until his move to Palm Coast, blames a small cabal of local Republicans for attempting to derail his candidacy for Flagler County Sheriff, but Florida law appears to support the claim that his previous registration disqualified his bid as a Republican.

For Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre, A Nuclear Drama to End a Radiant First Season

May 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

“The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds” is a terrible title but wonderful play, a wrenching, angry drama with comedic elements that caps the City Repertory Theatre’s first season at Hollingsworth Gallery, with six performances this weekend and the next.

Added Security at FPC as District Contends With Rumors of a Friday Face-Off on Campus

May 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 43 Comments

The school district and the Sheriff’s Office are beefing up security at Flagler Palm Coast High School in response to a rumored confrontation on campus Friday, spilling over from a confrontation at Ralph Carter Park last Sunday. The superintendent stressed that there was no hard evidence of such a confrontation.

School Board’s Colleen Conklin Calls for “Task Force” on Gangs, But Aim Is Vague

May 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

As district officials said that something similar to a task force is already in place, Colleen Conklin said whatever is in place isn’t working, but she was less specific about what ought to replace it, and with what measurable aims.

Basketball Rolls Onto Neighbor’s Property. Neighbor Takes Out a Glock .45 and Shoots.

May 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

In the latest in a series of gun incidents in Palm Coast, a 56-year-old man shot into the ground at his Providence Lane yard to scare a 16-year-old boy whose basketball had rolled onto the man’s property. The man said he was seeking to scare drug dealers.

Wes Adams, Student School Board Member, Is Recognized for “Swiss Army Knife” Dexterity

May 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Wesley Adams, who represented students on the Flagler County School Board this year, was named All-American by U.S. Lacrosse, the national governing board of the sport, after becoming one of FPC’s leading scorers in the last four years.

Pre-Trial Hearing for William Merrill, Who Shot His Wife, Delayed 90 Days

May 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The first pre-trial conference for William Carson Merrill, who shot his 30-year-old wife with an AK-47 in February, accidentally, was delayed three months when Merrill’s attorney asked for a continuance before Flagler County Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano Tuesday.

News-Journal Slows Circulation Decline While Other Newspapers Tout Web Editions’ Growth

May 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The decline, while slower than in previous years, continued at the Daytona Beach News-Journal, with average weekday circulation falling to 2.3 percent in the period ending March 31, and 1.5 percent on Sundays.

Amid Children at Ralph Carter Park, a Brawl Escalates Into a Shooting and Arrest

April 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 52 Comments

18-year-old Johnnie Thomas Jr. fired at least six shots from a .38-caliber gun Sunday evening as some 100 people played at Ralph carter Park. The previous evening, an 11-year-old boy was taken from the park’s basketball court against his will.

A Smoldering Flagler Beach Commission Punts To Voters on Bonfires After a Flagrant Debate

April 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission voted 4-1 to let voters decide whether bonfires should be allowed on the city’s beaches after a meeting that featured embarrassing attacks, declaration and fracture.

Remembrances of Jonathan May’s Past: Flagler Youth Orchestra Tours in Founder’s Memory

April 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The Flagler Youth Orchestra on Saturday performed at three of Palm Coast’s assisted and independent living facilities in memory of Jonathan May, its founder and music director, who died in 2010.

Bob Tibbs, 70-Year-Old Flagler Moonshine Man, Is Arrested for His Whiskey Trade

April 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

They call him Mr. Tibbs: Bob Tibbs, 70, of west Flagler, moonshine producer and shrimp peddler. He faces a third-degree felony for his illegal alcohol operation, which he says also helps him fuel his lawnmower.

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