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Daniel Biles, Long-Time Bunnell Elementary Aide, Arrested on Child Porn Charges

April 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 88 Comments

Daniel Biles, 38, an school employee for two decades, was arrested at Bunnell Elementary Friday afternoon. Nine years ago, charges were dropped following an inconclusive investigation of lewd behavior toward juvenile boys. He was rehired after a paid suspension.

Flagler Supervisor of Elections Office Tops State Performance Rankings That Anger Others

April 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Other supervisors of elections are angry over the nature of the survey, calling it inaccurate, but Weeks is almost certain to use the results as vindication of her tenure after nearly four years of conflict with the Flagler County Commission over her budget and confrontational style.

In a Reversal, Flagler Beach Will Consider New Regulations for Roving Street Vendors

April 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Commissioners agreed unanimously Thursday evening to draft a new ordinance or licensing rules that would define where, how and how often roving vendors would be allowed to in the city.

Loans and Self-Contributions Swell Big Money Pots in Flagler Sheriff’s and County Judge Races

April 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

John Pollinger is running for Flagler County Sheriff, Melissa Moore Stens is running for county judge, and both are leading their respective races in money raised so far, but largely on the strength of their own contributions. (© FlaglerLive)

John Pollinger in the Flagler sheriff’s race and Melissa Moore Stens in the county judge race are leading in money raised so far, but largely on the strength of their own contributions. Almost $117,000 was raised by all candidates in 11 Flagler County races as of March 31.

Pick-Up vs. Minivan Smash-Up Hospitalizes Two and Shuts Traffic at SR100 and CR302

April 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The near-head-on-wreck at a notorious intersection closed traffic on State Road 100 for 75 minutes after 5:15 this afternoon as people were heading home, and Fire Flight evacuated a seriously 24-year-old Michele A. Brown of Bunnell.

Palm Coast’s Maria Berlatta, 17, Crashes Her Car Into a Bedroom Where a Woman Was Sleeping

April 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Maria Anne Berlatta, 17, was driving south on Palm Coast’s Cochise Ct. Tuesday evening when a deer ran across the road, sending Berlatta’s car across a yard and into the bedroom of a house where a woman was sleeping.

Republican vs. Republican: Judge Craig Denies GOP Insurgents’ Induction in Flagler’s REC

April 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

It’s an unusual case, revealing of internal matters and disputes usually kept secret from the general public–and especially revealing of a deep strain coursing through Republican organizations across the country, not just in Flagler: tea party insurgents and other similar offshoots, who are overwhelmingly Republican, are upending the way traditional Republican organizations define themselves.

Flagler School District, in a Surprise, Votes to Place ½-Cent Sales Tax Redo on Aug. 14 Ballot

April 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Flagler County School Board didn’t want its initiative lost in the clutter of the November ballot, or see it compete against the county’s and cities’ similar initiative, but primary turnout will be heavily Republican–an unhappy prospect for any tax initiative.

Signing For 3 More Years at City Market Place, Palm Coast Explores New City Hall Options

April 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Palm Coast city government’s new lease at City Market Place is considerably cheaper than the $20,000 a month it’s been paying since 2008, but council members are now talking about a lease-purchase deal for a new city hall at Town Center.

Ex-Patron at Flagler Beach’s Johnny D’s Is Jailed After Fighting Over Being Turned Away

April 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

John Quesinberry, a self-employed 36-year-old, was told by Johnny D’s owner John Davis and manager Stephen Zelen that he wasn’t welcome there. A fight ensued, ending up with Quesinberry facing a battery charge on an elderly person.

Acknowledging Membership to Hammock Resort, Sheriff Says It Has “No Dollar Value”

April 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 68 Comments

'The card was given to me by the administration over there a number of years ago, which I never asked for, and they said it has no dollar value,' Sheriff Don Fleming said of his membership card to the Hammock Beach Resort, now the subject of an ethics complaint. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Sheriff Don Fleming said Hammock Beach Resort gave him a membership card years ago, but that he pays for all services and is not in breach of state ethics rules, though the membership is the subject of an ethics complaint.

Bunnell Welcomes Its Newest Police Chief as Jeff Hoffman Steps In and Arthur Jones Exits

April 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Jeff Hoffman, 41, a captain at the Daytona Beach Police Department, where he’s been for 21 years, was endorsed by a unanimous Bunnell City Commission. He starts work at the end of the month.

Don’t Flush ‘Em: Unwanted Prescription Drugs “Take Back” Day Saturday, April 28

April 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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During the DEA-prescribed Take-Back Day, residents may discard their prescriptions at Publix Supermarket in Flagler Beach; the CVS at 5151 Belle Terre Parkway, or at the Flagler County Government Services Building on S.R. 100 in Bunnell.

Flagler 911: Cemetery at Mother Seton is Vandalized, Pathways Academy Is Burglarized

April 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Break-in at Pathways Academy, vandalism at Mother Seton’s cemetery, and for 88-year-old Richard Deeves, a car wreck on April 6 was followed by his home being burglarized a few days later.

Mistaking His Girlfriend for a Hog, Man Shoots Her Through Both Legs; Gunshot Suicide in Bunnell

April 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

52-year-old Lisa Simmons of Brandon was shot through the femur Saturday evening at the Cowart Hunting Camp off County Road 305 when her boyfriend mistook her for a hog.

At Nature Scapes, Palm Coast Garden Club Grows Its Annual Show Into a Special Event

April 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The Palm Coast Garden Club found a new home for its annual garden show at Nature Scapes, the stately nursery on Old Brick Road, where, on Saturday, some 50 vendors drew a few thousand visitors and plant lovers.

Jacksonville Symphony in Palm Coast Sunday For Its Annual Pilgrimage to Rhythm of Pops

April 21, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Jacksonville Symphony’s pops concert at Town Center is the Palm Coast Arts Foundation’s annual gift–well, at $35 a pop–and fund-raiser for an eventual arts center. Some 52 musicians will play works by Copland, Mozart, and Broadway and movie tunes.

Pick-Up Truck Nearly Decapitated in Rig Collision on SR100; Driver, 21, Critical

April 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Luke Weston Barraclough, 21, was driving west on State Road 100 when he failed to see a rig in time as the rig was making a turn onto a cabbage farm to pick up a load. Fire Flight took Weston to Halifax Hospital with serious injuries. SR100 was closed for 90 minutes this afternoon.

Tea Party’s Tom Lawrence, Back to His Roots, Endorses ½-Cent Sales Tax Before 135 Partiers

April 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Tom Lawrence, the ardent anti-tax tea party chairman, was the champion of the sales tax Palm Coast lobbied for 10 years ago. He urged the Flagler tea party membership to support the tax again at the polls this year, boosting county government’s arguments for the tax, which Palm Coast so far has not embraced enthusiastically.

Bed Soars: At Flagler County Jail, a Daily “Shell Game” Balancing Risk With Overcrowding

April 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

A tour of the Flagler County jail reveals the sort of calculations jail staff must make every day to fit close to 150 inmates in a facility built for 132 as the sheriff and the county commission try to convince other governments–and voters–that money is needed to expand.

Computer Repair Trip Nets Flagler Truck Driver 40 Counts of Child Pornography

April 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

When Bunnell resident Merle Shamblin attempted to cross into Canada this morning, border patrol agents arrested him on a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office warrant charging him with 40 counts of child pornography.

Bunnell’s Freddie Emanuel Airlifted to Halifax After Being Struck by a Car On East Booe

April 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Freddie Emanuel, 57, was crossing Bunnell’s East Booe Street when he was struck by a car. Emanuel has spent many of his recent years in the Florida prison system.

FCAT 2.0: Computer Snags in Flagler Schools Compound Students’ and Teachers’ Anxieties

April 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

FCAT testing began this week, and with a dozen tests administered by computer only, to save money, teachers in several Flagler schools are reporting students being arbitrarily logged off, losing work and time and worsening already stressful conditions.

Ron DeSantis’s Out-Of-State Donors Net Him Money Lead in Local Congressional Race

April 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Of the $508,400 raised by three GOP candidates for the congressional district that includes Flagler County, just 0.4 percent of that came from Flagler, an indication of how marginal Flagler may be in this congressional race.

Capt. Jeff Hoffman of Daytona Beach PD Wins the Job as Bunnell’s Next Police Chief

April 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Jeffrey Hoffman, 41, been a captain in the Daytona Beach Police Department since January 2001, supervising 75 uniformed patrol cops, he’s been in that police department since 1991, and lives in Ormond Beach. He’ll be taking a $45,000 pay cut.

Citing Health Concerns and Competition, Palm Coast Kills Home-Based Bakeries

April 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor Jon Netts proved to be the swing vote against an initiative that would have allowed small bakeries to operate out of homes. The rejection adds to the city’s pattern of conflicted reactions to start-ups–supporting them with one hand while scuttling them with the other.

Bunnell’s Insurer Offers Ex-Cop $100,000 to Settle Whistle-Blower Suit; He May Not Take It

April 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Ex-Bunnell cop Frank Gamarra was reportedly seeking $250,000, but last week was willing to accept $100,000 as a result of what he considers his wrongful termination in 2010. Bunnell City Manager Armando Martinez said the city was willing to fight it out in court.

Flagler Playhouse Goes Shtetl With Trilling Production of “Fiddler on the Roof”

April 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

“Fiddler on the Roof,” a timeless classic rendered quite effectively by Stephen Pigman’s third production at the Flagler Playhouse, is the theater company’s final play of the 2012 season. A review.

Car Plows Through Publix Entrance at Belle Terre; 10 Injured, But Heroic Acts, Too

April 14, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 73 Comments

A car plowed at least 20 feet through the main entrance of Publix at the Belle Terre and Palm Coast Parkway at 1:30 this afternoon causing eight injuries and one trauma alert. Authorities are at the scene evaluating the injured. Will have more details at they become available.

$250,000 for Flagler Jail Planning Lands On List of 84 Florida Tax Watch “Turkeys”

April 14, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Lawmakers doled out the largest number of budget “turkeys” since 2007 in the spending plan for the coming fiscal year, Florida TaxWatch said, even as the amount of money dedicated to the pet projects declined slightly from the current budget.

Panera Bread’s Covelli Secret: From Ohio to Palm Coast, By Way of a Social Conscience

April 13, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Panera Bread’s odyssey from seed to giant, and its remarkable expansion during the country’s toughest years is a rarely told story of fortune and resilience, with that rare additive for American businesses: a social conscience.

Bond Is Set at $300,000 for Paul Miller, Who Shot His Flagler Beach Neighbor Over a Dog

April 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 51 Comments

Paul Miller has been in jail without bond on a second degree murder charge for gunning down neighbor Dana Mulhall on March 14, when Mulhall complained about Miller’s barking dogs.

Cypress Point Fire Enters Mop-Up Phase as Emergency Passes, But Smoke Will Persist

April 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

The fire between Mother Seton Catholic church and Cypress Point Parkway started at 4 .m. and burned close to 10 acres. Division of Forestry crews were burning more ground this morning on purpose, to prevent flare-ups. A section of Cypress Point Parkway was closed.

Second Serious Wildfire of the Season Forces Evacuation of a Dozen Homes in the Mondex

April 11, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

A small fire that started in the backyard of a house on Holly Lane rapidly spotted and triggered another fast-moving fire that snaked its way across two blocks, forcing the evacuation of 10 to 15 houses in the area.

Flagler Fire Chief Declares Burn Ban as Drought Intensifies and Neighboring Blazes Multiply

April 11, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Recalling memories of last year’s feverish fire season, Flagler County Fire Chief Don Petito just signed an order imposing a burn ban, while the county’s fire rescue department takes in 50 new radios that will vastly improve their communications abilities with other emergency responders.

After Joint Meeting, Palm Coast and the County Remain Far Apart Over Sales Tax Renewal

April 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Palm Coast and the county disagree over how to split $4 million in annual revenue from the a half-cent sales surtax. The county wants more than it’s been getting. A joint meeting Tuesday produced good will but no breakthrough.

Panera Bread Rises Crisply in Palm Coast, With Promise of Second Location Within a Year

April 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

Panera Bread in Palm Coast, long awaited, opened to a special reception for a few hundred people on Tuesday at the State Road 100 location, with a grand public opening on Wednesday. The company is planning a second location on Palm Coast Parkway by early 2013.

Palm Coast Data Revenue Now Half Its 2008 Level, When It Signed Job-Creation Deals

April 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

Palm Coast Data’s revenue was down to $15.6 million in the last quarter, less than half the $32.2 million it recorded in the quarter preceding its agreement to consolidate in Palm Coast. The company won’t say how many jobs are on its Palm Coast payroll.

Bunnell’s Police Chief Candidates Narrowed To 2; Lt. Randy Burke Doesn’t Make the Cut

April 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Lt. Randy Burke, at the Bunnell Police Department for two decades, was among the 19 candidates who made the first cut, from 31 applicants, but wasn’t chosen among the first six finalists, or the last three. City Manager Martinez will make a decision this week.

Flagler County Government Faces Potential $3.3 Million Gap as Stresses and Needs Endure

April 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

The Flagler County Commission got its first budget overview of the year Monday, ahead of six months of discussions, debates and battles over budget priorities in the midst of an election year with its own unpredictable variables.

Bogus Claim of Armed Kidnapping Leads Flagler Deputies and Air One on Costly Search

April 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Robert Geroux, a 19-year-old Pennsylvanian, was arrested on charges of lying to law enforcement and making a false crime report after a road trip with a man from Pennsylvania went awry in Palm Coast Saturday evening.

Anthony Rogers, Troubled Man Trying to Right His Life, Is Killed in Bike Wreck On Matanzas

April 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 57 Comments

Antony Rogers, 19, of Palm Coast, was riding with Lauren Kashtan, 17, who suffered serious injuries in the wreck when Rogers failed to negotiate a curve and crashed against a palm tree.

In Flagler County, a Reflection of Democrats’ Lost Promise as GOP Regains Registration Lead

April 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Democrats’ voter-registration advantage vanished in Flagler County after a three-and-a-half-years, reflecting surging Republican activity and diminished Democratic excitement, but also the consequences of onerous voter-registration laws that disproportionately affect Democrats.

Sidney Odell Jenkins: A Celebration of Life, April 7

April 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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A Celebration of Life for Sidney Odell Jenkins, who passed away unexpectedly March 31, will be held Saturday, April 7, at 4 p.m. at the Pellicer Community Center near Bunnell. All are invited.

Biker Airlifted in Critical Condition After Car Cuts Him Off at US1 and Matanzas

April 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Robert O’Conner of Palm Coast was traveling north on US1 when an 88-year-old driver misjudged the distance between his Dodge and the Harley, and crossed US1 at Matanzas. The biker smashed into the Dodge.

Flagler 911: Taser vs. Suspect in Custody, and a Rip from Steve Emmett’s Boating Trip

April 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A suspect in custody at the Flagler County jail is Tased when he refuses to cooperate with deputies; ex-Beverly Beach mayor Steve Emmett, now enjoying his days off fishing and boating, runs into the Bait and Tackle Shop at Bings Landing.

“Exceptional Bravery and Courage”: How Teens Saved 2 Lives in Harrowing Palm Coast Wreck

April 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Cody Decker and Luke Vaughn, both 17 and vacationing in Palm Coast from DeWitt, Mich., recounted in a moving ceremony hosted by Sheriff Fleming today how they saved Carlos Adams and Tracy Lopez out of their burning Jaguar Tuesday morning.

Post-Traumas, Flagler Humane Society Tries Make-Over

April 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The Flagler Humane Society, after the firing of its executive director and the loss of what would have been a half-million-dollar bequest, is projecting a new outlook and seeking out partnerships–and residents’ votes that could potentially yield $125,000.

In Palm Coast’s New Garbage Contract, Some Savings and Big, Green, Long-Term Benefits

April 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The $7 million, 5-year contract Palm Coast ratified with Waste Pro this week requires the company to build a natural gas fueling station and make it available to city vehicles by June 1, 2013, opening the way for considerable potential savings and cleaner fuel consumption for some of the city’s 258 vehicles.

404 Error: Flagler Jobs Council Tangles Over Its Web Address, then Delegates

April 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

It’s what happens when a committee of nine tries to do the 21st century equivalent of screwing in a light bulb: come up with a web address to describe itself. Flagler County’s fledgling jobs council couldn’t do it.

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