One or more thief stole “Quilty,” the sixth of 16 turtles in the Palm Coast Arts Foundation’s Turtle Trail, an $8,000 work installed in October 2019 at at the Grand Haven Condo Association’s Creekside Park, at Waterfront Park and Colbert Lane in Palm Coast.
Flagler, Palm Coast & Other Local News
For Second Time in 3 Weeks, Flagler School Board Members Reject Declaration Against Hate
An attempt by Flagler County School Board member Colleen Conklin to revisit a proclamation denouncing hate speech failed today, with School Board member Jill Woolbright calling the debate a “waste of time” and Janet McDonald calling hate speech subjective.
Two 17 Year Olds Charged in Palm Coast Armed Home Invasion Will Plead to 10 to 15 Years in Prison
Darius Watts and Kori Jones were 15 years old when they took part in a home invasion robbery in Palm Coast’s P-Section in December 2020, when they victimized seven residents, beating and robbing them. They were charged as adults and faced up to life in prison if they were convicted on all charges. The plea deal allows them to lower the penalty substantially. A third defendant, Carlos Dupree, intends to go to trial.
Dear Chairman Tucker: Don’t Appease School Board’s Crackpots
School Board members Janet McDonald and Jill Woolbright are directly and exclusively responsible for the board’s degradation into binges of deceit and zealotry. Until they have their third vote, it’s in Chairman Trevor Tucker’s power to re-assert the reality-based majority he speaks for. Anything less is appeasement–or complicity.
Same Cop, Same Felon, Same Method and Drugs, 2 Arrests 16 Days Apart Totaling 13 Charges
Michael Windom, 22, got out of prison after a three-years sentence just weeks ago. He was arrested twice in the last 16 days at the Town Center apartments in Palm Coast on 13 charges, including a first-degree felony charge of trafficking fentanyl and numerous other felony counts.
Single-Engine Plane Crashes on I-95 South of State Road 100, Two Occupants Only Scratched
Two occupants of a single-engine Cessna suffered only minor injuries when their plane crashed on I-95’s northbound lanes a little before 1 p.m. today, between the State Road 100 and Old Dixie Highway exits.
FPC’s Jack Petocz Is Featured at Length in Page One New York Times Story on Schools’ Book Bans
Jack Petocz, the Flagler Palm Coast High School senior who organized last November’s protest against two local school board members’ attempt to ban books from school libraries, is featured today in a Page One New York Times article that examines a surge of attempted and actual book bans in school districts across the country, including in Flagler.
Secret College Presidential Searches in Florida Would Open the Way to Corruption, Nepotism and Cronyism
Once again, certain legislators want to exert more control — not less — over the thoughts, actions and beliefs of local Floridians who are seeking higher education to improve their lives and the lives of their families.
Prosecution Wins Key Ruling to Buttress Alleged Rape Victim’s Testimony in Larry Cavallaro’s Coming Trial
Larry Anthony Cavallaro, the now-74-year-old former Flagler Beach gallery owner who faces a first degree felony rape charge involving a 42-year-old woman at his home in Flagler Beach in December 2017. A judge today ruled in favor of allowing the key testimony of a third party who witnessed the alleged victim’s impairment–and felt it herself, as both women were visiting Cavallaro before the alleged assault.
It’s Groundhog Day at Flagler Beach’s City-Owned Golf Course as Commission Again Issues Lease Ultimatum
The Flagler Beach City Commission is yet again reenacting its recurring drama with Flagler Golf Management, the company that’s been running the city’s nine-hole Ocean Palms Golf Club at the south end of town since 2015, issuing its third threat to end the lease since 2017. Meanwhile, the company’s founding owner is in prison.