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Lease-Holder Offers Flagler Beach $801,000 to Buy Ocean Palm Golf Club as 2nd Company Shows Interest

September 4, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Ocean Palm Golf Club is looking for signs of life. (© FlaglerLive)

The operators of the city-owned Ocean Palm Golf Club at the south end of Flagler Beach are offering the city $801,333 to buy the 37-acre, nine-hole course the city has owned since 2013. Meanwhile, John Patrick Capital, the investment firm, told the city last week that it was interested in making its own offer on the property, implying that it would do a better job running it than the current lease-holder. 

Palm Coast Man Arrested Under New “Super Speeder Law” for Going 90 in a 35 Near Varn Park

September 4, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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A 50-year-old Palm Coast resident was arrested and booked at the Flagler County jail on a speeding charge–going over 50 miles per hour above the posted speed limit. The driver was going 90 in a 35 near Varn Park on State Road A1A, north of Beverly Beach. He faces up to 30 days in jail, a $500 fine or both if convicted on the second-degree misdemeanor. He is also required to appear at a hearing under the state’s new “Super Speeder Law,” which went into effect on July 1.

Noah Urban, 20, Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison Over Defrauding at Least 59 Victims of $13 Million in Crypto Scam

September 4, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Noah Michael UYrban, 19, was briefly held at the Volusia jail after his arrest before his transfer to federal custody, where he remains.

Noah Michael Urban, the 20-year-old Palm Coast resident charged last year with 14 federal counts of cryptocurrency, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by three years on probation. He had faced up to 22 years in prison. In the cases covered by the investigation, Urban had used the name, credentials, and email accounts of at least 59 victims to take money from their cryptocurrency accounts and transfer it to his account. The victims lost at least $13 million between August 2022 and March 2023. All the crimes were committed while he lived in Palm Coast.

Delayed a Month, Work on Flagler Beach Pier Demolition Resumes After Erin’s Waves Wash Out Turtle Nest

September 3, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The contractor had been building a steel platform, or trestle, to parallel the pier, using it to shuttle machinery and equipment to demolish the old structure, when the work stopped because of nesting turtles. The crane was waiting to resume work a few days ago. The go-ahead was issued today. (© Rick Belhumeur for FlaglerLive)

It took a bit of a cataclysmic tragedy for what may have been up to a hundred eggs, but demolition work on the Flagler Beach pier resumed today after a turtle nest that had stopped the work cold at the end of July washed out to sea as Hurricane Erin’s waves battered the shore. The storm never got close to the beach. But swells carved out a significant swath of sand, and with it the loggerhead nest.

Palm Coast’s Paul Renner, Aligning Himself as DeSantis Heir, Enters Race for Governor Against Byron Donalds

September 3, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Paul Renner in an appearance at Flagler County's airport in April. (© FlaglerLive)

Former state House Speaker Paul Renner on Wednesday launched a 2026 campaign for governor, becoming the first high-profile candidate to take on Congressman Byron Donalds — who has the backing of President Donald Trump — in the Republican primary. Renner, whose district represented Palm Coast and Flagler County, left the House in November after two years as speaker. He issued a statement that drew links with Gov. Ron DeSantis, who cannot run again because of term limits.

Ex-Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller Endorses Charles Gambaro in Race Against U.S. Rep. Randy Fine

September 3, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Former Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller has endorsed Palm Coast’s Charles Gambaro in the city councilman’s bid to unseat Randy Fine in next August’s GOP primary for the congressional seat Fine won in a special election. President Trump named Miller acting secretary of defense for the last three months of Trump’s first term after Trump fired his predecessor, Mark Esper. 

Nervous About Timeline, Palm Coast Council Agrees to Accelerate Schedule of Charter Review Meetings

September 3, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

When the Palm Coast Charter Review Committee met for the first time on Aug. 25, the five committee members appointed by the Palm Coast City Council were surprised to hear from their moderator that they would not meet again to discuss the charter until over four months later, in January.  At the urging of Committee member Michael Martin, the Palm Coast City Council agreed to move up that timeline starting in October, if not sooner, and to move up the public’s town hall meetings regarding the charter to September, if possible.

60 Days in Jail and 2 Years on probation for Man Who Battered 3 Sheriff’s Deputies

September 2, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Adam Ford, left, with his attorney, Scott Westbrook. (© FlaglerLive via zoom)

Adam Ford, a 48-year-old former resident of Beacon Mill Lane in Palm Coast, was sentenced to 60 days in jail followed by two years on probation from an incident last year when, drunk, belligerent and resistant, Ford battered three Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies after his then-wife had told 911 she was hiding in a closet, then hung up. 

5th Annual 9/11 Memorial Tribute Climb at Hammock Beach

September 2, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Steel beams from the South Tower at the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan. (© FlaglerLive)

The community and media are invited to the 5th Annual 9/11 Memorial Tribute Climb on Thursday, September 11, at Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa. This year’s event is a two-part tribute—a ceremony at 8:15 a.m., followed by the climb at 8:46 a.m.—ensuring everyone can participate in remembrance, whether or not they choose to climb.

The Only Certainty for Palm Coast’s Next City Manager: Council Majority Hiring Him or Her Will Soon Be Gone

September 2, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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As the Palm Coast City Council seeks to hire its next city manager–its sixth in seven years–it is again repeating a pattern that has undermined confidence in the process, either for the council or the eventual candidate, thus giving the better candidates pause even though the last opening for the job drew 112 applicants. The council may yet succeed in hiring one of them by fall. If it does so, the candidate will be sure of only one thing: that the majority hiring him will vanish in less than a year. 

Every Week Is Banned Book Week in Florida

September 1, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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Every day seems to bring another hissy fit from a state goon or “concerned” parent hell-bent on returning us to the glory days of censorship. We live in a state where librarians are called child abusers for offering books such as “The Diary of Anne Frank,” “What Girls Are Made Of,” “The Bluest Eye,” “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” “Slaughterhouse Five,” and “The Handmaid’s Tale”–written by a Booker Prize winner, a National Book Award winner, winner of a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and a Nobel Prize laureate.

Rifle Bullet From Flagler County Sheriff’s Deputies’ Target-Shooting in Mondex Strikes 11-Year-Old Boy

August 30, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff's deputy Bryan "Scotty" Jackson, seen here testifying during his son's sentencing on a hit-and-run conviction last June, was shooting target practice in his backyard earlier this week, with his daughter, sheriff's deputy Jackson, when a bullet struck an 11-year-old boy in a neighboring house. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is investigating what appears to be the accidental shooting of an 11-year-old boy in Daytona North by Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy Bryan Jackson or another deputy–his daughter–both of whom had been target-shooting on Jackson’s property nearby. The boy suffered a burn, but was not seriously hurt.

Palm Coast’s Epic Theatres Marks Reopening After $1 Million Renovation as Industry Battles Slump

August 29, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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As movie theaters and the movie industry struggle to regain pre-pandemic audiences (and revenue), Palm Coast marked the grand reopening of Epic Theatres of Palm Coast Wednesday following a major renovation at the 15-year-old theater. The ribbon-cutting event was held on Wednesday evening. The more than $1 million renovation upgraded all 14 auditoriums with luxury electric recliners, enhanced lighting, new flooring, and advanced acoustical improvements. Movie theaters have been struggling to regain audiences lost during the Covid pandemic.

Randy Fine Wants to Federalize Princess Place, Pellicer Creek and 4.2% of Florida for ‘Massive Increase’ in Tourism

August 29, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine thinks Pellicer Creek and 2,800 square miles of Florida land should be federalized. (© FlaglerLive)

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine, whose district includes Flagler County, wants to federalize Pellicer Creek, Princess Place, Crescent Lake, Lake Disston and Haw Creek Preserve, all of which are in Flagler County in whole or in part. In all, he wants to federalize 1.8 million acres or 2,800 square miles of Florida land–4.2 percent of the state’s land mass–between Jacksonville, Gainesville Orlando and Daytona Beach into what he would call Florida Springs National Park. 

Council Kills Talk of Selling Palm Harbor Golf Course But Sets Ultimatum to City Management If It Doesn’t Break Even

August 29, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Can you spot the eagle? A scene at Palm Harbor Golf Course. (© FlaglerLive)

A decisive 4-1 majority of the Palm Coast City Council is opposed to selling the Palm Harbor Golf Club, but not to seeking to outsource its management next year if it doesn’t break even under city management. In essence, city staff at Palm Harbor faces an ultimatum. The council’s history was not as clear-eyed. The course was under the private management of Kemper Sports from its opening in 2009 until 2017. It was an unhappy history.

Would You Favor a Half-Cent Sales Tax Referendum for Beach Protection? Local Governments Consider It.

August 28, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 51 Comments

The alternative to beach protection. (© FlaglerLive)

Representatives of Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell and the county agreed at a joint meeting of local governments to consider the possibility of adding a referendum to the November 2026 ballot to raise the sales tax by half a cent and use some of the revenue to pay for beach protection. 

Flagler Beach and County Hope to End Uncertainty Over Lifeguard Program Now that Tourism Tax Revenue Can Pay Salaries

August 28, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The lifeguard program in Flagler Beach has often seemed to be on the brink, as it seemed to be three years ago, when signs like the one above appeared around town. The county and the city are hoping to work toward a more stable funding source, in part using tourism tax revenue. (© FlaglerLive)

State law changed in July to allow counties to use tourism sales surtax revenue to pay for lifeguards. That’s good news for Flagler Beach: last month Flagler County said it was ending the annual contribution that paid for half the city’s lifeguard personnel costs. The county backed down after an outcry from Flagler Beach and from some of its own county commissioners, but only to extend the payment–$106,000 this year–one more year. That left future funding in doubt. That doubt may be removed if tourism tax revenue is used.

FEMA Releases $8.8 Million Long Owed Flagler County’s Beaches After a Campaigning Congressman’s Nudge 

August 28, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) released $8.8 million due Flagler County for the reconstruction of several miles of dunes from Mala Compra Road to Marineland, after additional pressure from U.S. Rep Randy Fine, who cast a campaign appearance in Flagler County Wednesday as a press conference to announce the delivery of the money.

Prideful Bunnell Moves Into Its New City Hall and Police HQ On Ever-Busier Commerce Parkway

August 27, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

City Manager Alvin Jackson at the lectern, proclaiming "another great day in Bunnell," with all five members of the City Commission, the builder and a pastor this morning at the building's dedication. (© FlaglerLive)

Four years almost to the day when mold exiled it from its last and rickety home in what had been a school and the mayor’s mother’s appliance store before that, Bunnell government today dedicated its new, and this time presumably permanent, City Hall and police station on Commerce Parkway amid cheers of pride and even a few commemorative gunshots as the national flag rose over the nearly 3-acre property. 

Flagler Home Builders Association Will Sue Palm Coast Over Parks, Fire and Road Impact Fee Increases

August 27, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

The Flagler Home Builders Association showed its muscle last March when the mayor was pushing for a building moratorium. It is showing it again with notice of a lawsuit it will file against the city, disputing the recently adopted impact fee increases. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Home Builders Association is preparing to sue Palm Coast government over the City Council’s approval in June of sharply higher development impact fees for fire, parks and roads. The new fees don’t apply until Oct. 1. The suit would be filed on behalf of HBA, five  construction companies and two private city residents. The pending action argues that the city’s new schedule violated the law by raising fees too sharply and too quickly, without a substantiated showing of “extraordinary circumstances” that would justify the sharper increase, among other alleged violations. 

Palm Coast City Council’s Theresa Pontieri Will Run for Greg Hansen’s County Commission Seat

August 27, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Palm Coast City Council Vice Mayor Theresa Pontieri today at the Emergency Operations Center, shortly after a press conference featuring U.S. Rep. Randy Fine, who upstaged Pontieri's announcement for county office. (© FlaglerLive)

First-term Palm Coast City Council member Theresa Pontieri will be running for the County Commission seat Greg Hansen is vacating in 15 months. Pontieri had planned to announce the run this weeek, but U.S. Rep. Randy Fine, who’s not known for his political or rhetorical propriety, upstaged her announcement in her presence, on her own turf, at a press conference today.

YMCA Proposed Managing Frieda Zamba Pool, But for $450,000 a Year on Top of $3 Million Ask. Palm Coast Declined.

August 26, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Palm Coast's Frieda Zamba pool, also known as the city's Aquatics Center. (© FlaglerLive)

As part of its plan to open a facility in Town Center, the Volusia-Flagler YMCA organization proposed to Palm Coast to take over the city’s aquatics center, formerly Frieda Zamba pool, on Oct. 1. The City Council today declined the offer, opting instead to partner with the YMCA to bring additional programs to the city’s pool and possibly split the revenue. 

In a Surprise, Committee Plans Full Rewrite of Palm Coast Charter, Not Just Amendments. Council May Differ.

August 26, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

From left, Patrick Miller, Ramon Marrero, Michael Martin, Donald O'Brien, and Perry Mitrano, setting O'Brien's name in front of him after O'Brien was named chair. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast’s Charter Review Committee in an inaugural meeting Monday at City Hall appointed former County Commissioner Donald O’Brien its chair, heard a briefing on open records and the Sunshine law from its emphatic moderator, and outlined its work plan for the coming months. There were surprises, both in the tightly controlled approach of the moderator and in the committee’s expected final product: it won’t be a set of amendments to the existing charter. It’ll one document–a whole new charter, making the process not so much a “review,” as billed by the council and the charter itself, but a rewrite. 

Bunnell Approves 6,100-Home Haw Creek Reserve Development 2 Months After Rejecting It as Young Switches Sides

August 26, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

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The Bunnell City Commission on a 3-2 vote Monday cleared the way for the 6,100-home Haw Creek Reserve development west and south of the city. The largest single development in Flagler County since ITT platted Palm Coast in the 1960s will surge the Bunnell’s population sixfold by build-out in 20 years. It was a startling reversal from the commission’s 4-1 vote in June to kill the development. The reversal had taken on the shade of a done deal the moment Mayor Catherine Robinson revived the proposal two weeks later, after the developer lobbied commissioners and reduced build-out from 8,000 to 6,100 houses.

The 7th Judicial Circuit, Which Includes Flagler County, Is Getting Two New Circuit Judges, Initially by Appointment

August 25, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Flagler County courthouse. Flagler County, along with Putnam, Volusia and St. Johns, form the Seventh Judicial Circuit, which is getting two new circuit judges. Where they will be seated is not yet known. (© FlaglerLive)

Following a determination by the Florida Supreme Court and ratification by the Legislature last June, the Seventh Judicial Circuit, which includes Flagler, Volusia, St. Johns and Putnam counties, is getting two additional circuit judgeships, in addition to the 27 existing ones. The nine-member Judicial Nominating Commission for the Seventh Circuit, which currently has no representation from Flagler or Putnam counties, is accepting applications for the two judgeships until 5 p.m. on Sept. 15.

23-Year-Old Man Facing 15 Charges, Including Carjacking, Following 140 MPH Chase and Crash at SR100

August 25, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Malachi Emmanuel Rogers.

Malachi Rogers, 23, is at the Flagler County jail facing 15 criminal charges, six of them felonies, one of them a first-degree felony charge of carjacking, and another a second-degree felony charge of fleeing police with wanton disregard for others’ safety, stemming from an incident that unfolded Sunday morning on I-95 and at the intersection with State Road 100 in Palm Coast.

NASCAR’s Erik Jones Brings His Love of Reading, and a Book-Vending Machine, to Rymfire Elementary

August 25, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Erik Jones on Friday, doing one of his favorite things away from the track: reading to children. (© FlaglerLive)

NASCAR driver Erik Jones and his foundation, in partnership with AdventHealth, have been donating book-vending machines to schools in Volusia County and new Flagler County as a literacy initiative, with Jones appearing at schools to read to students, as he did Friday at Rymfire Elementary.

Zohran Mamdani Exposes Nullity of Democrats and Republicans

August 23, 2025 | Pierre Tristam | 21 Comments

On the bus with Zohran Mamdani. (Facebook)

The reaction by Democrats and Republicans to the Zohran Mamdani phenomenon in New York City has been like an MRI of both our parties’ cancerous hopelessness. Democrats in their wilderness should be championing energetic countercurrents who could slow the slide and focus the party on everyday challenges. But instead of capitalizing on a new voice that champions the disaffected, Democrats are competing with Republicans in a race to the muckiest.

Fendrick Gabaud, 40, Would-Be Firefighter for Flagler County Fire Rescue Dies During Physical Test at Bunnell Training Tower

August 22, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The training tower on Justice Lane in Bunnell. (Flagler County)

Fendrick Gabaud of Ormond Beach, 40, who was being assessed for recruitment as a Flagler County Fire Rescue firefighter, died this morning at the John R. Keppler Jr. Fire Training Center on Justice Lane in Bunnell. Gabaud was part of a group of seven recruits who were going through a standard physical agility test at 10 this morning. The Bunnell Police Department is investigating.

Rookie Marineland Mayor Dew Tries Firing Veteran Town Manager and Town Attorney. His Own Appointee Stops Him.

August 22, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Marineland Mayor Douglas Dew at Thursday's meeting of the town commission. (© FlaglerLive)

In another gust of dysfunction underscoring Marineland’s increasingly nonsensical status as a town, rookie Mayor Douglas “Dewey” Dew on Wednesday and Thursday attempted but failed to fire Town Manager Suzanne Dixon and Town Attorney Dennis Bayer, starting with an Aug. 20 email “request” that they resign immediately. He sent the email unilaterally, without the authority of the commission and outside of a public meeting. Jessica Finch, whom Dew unilaterally appointed to the commission in May, refused to go along with the firing and was critical of Dew’s methods.

Flagler County Issues Statement Explaining Letter About New Tax to Be Levied on Barrier Island Property Owners

August 22, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

The beach south of the Flagler Beach pier shortly after it was renourished in July 2024. Flagler County is hoping to extend similar, if less extensive, renourishment efforts across all 18 miles of county beaches. (© FlaglerLive)

On Aug. 15, the Flagler County government administration issued a letter to property owners in the unincorporated portion of the barrier island alerting them to a possible special tax the county would be enacting in the future to raise money for beach protection. There would be no levy in 2025-26, but there will likely be one the following year, pending a study. The letter raised concerns among property owners. The county administration today issued a clarifying statement and Q & A.

Flagler County Eyes Land Buy As Jacoby’s JDI Seeks to Offload 35 Acres Previously Slated for Development in Marineland

August 21, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

With Atlanta-based developer Jim Jacoby of JDI Marineland looking to offload properties in Marineland, Flagler County government and three state agencies are working to acquire 35 acres of JDI land in a joint purchase coordinated by the North Florida Land Trust. Flagler County would partner with three state agencies to buy the land, which is zoned for mixed use–housing or commercial. There’s long been rumors and speculation that JDI would build up the place, transforming the character of Marineland.

In a Plea, David Chenowith, 33, Is Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison, 20 on Probation for Sex Crimes Involving Minor

August 21, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

David William Chenowith in his state prison mugshot (he was released in 2019) and in his most recent jail mugshot.

Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols on Wednesday sentenced David Chenowith, a 33-year-old former resident of Langdon Drive in Palm Coast, to 14 years in prison followed by 20 years on sex-offender probation–an extremely restrictive sanction–following a guilty plea on eight charges related to the sexual abuse of children.

Former Assistant Public Defender Regina Nunnally Leads ‘Know Your Rights’ Workshop for Local Renters on Aug. 26

August 21, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The no nonsense Regina Nunnally in arguments to a jury during a 2022 trial, when she was an assistant public defender in Flagler County. (© FlaglerLive)

Former Assistant Public Defender Regina Nunnally, an inspirational speaker, author, preacher and lawyer with Community Legal Services, will lead a free “Know Your Rights” workshop for renters on Aug. 26 at Flagler Cares’ Flagler County Village at Palm Coast’s City Marketplace. The workshop will offer essential information for renters on their legal protections and responsibilities.

Feral Hogs, A Recurring Flagler Scourge, ‘Desecrate’ Cemetery

August 20, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Wild hogs' damage at Craig-Flagler Palms Cemetery off Old Kings Road. (Craig-Flagler Palms for FlaglerLive)

Feral hogs have been causing what one visitor called “desecration” of Craig-Flagler Palms’s cemetery grounds. It’s been a recurring problem in Palm Coast and Flagler County, and an increasing one, as development continues to diminish habitats. The cemetery has taken concerted action to bait the hogs off the grounds, but neither Palm Coast (the cemetery is outside the city’s jurisdiction) nor Flagler County will intervene.

House Rep. Sam Greco Sets Eyes on Palm Coast’s Needy Utility Infrastructure and Other Coming Asks

August 20, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

House Rep. Sam Greco, right, speaking with Brian Roche, Palm Coast's utility director, at the end of the tour of Waste Water Treatment Plant 1 in the Woodlands this morning, with Mayor Mike Norris and Deputy Utility Director Peter Roussell following close behind. Council member Charles Gambaro and Interim City Manager Lauren Johnston, among others, are in the group further back. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida House Rep. Sam Grego’s visit to Palm Coast’s Waste Water Treatment Plant 1 in the Woodlands this morning had two purposes. The junior House member who replaced Paul Renner got a chance to see where some of the $5 million appropriation he helped secure in the last session will go. And he was taken on a tour of other locations that are part of the city’s asks for the coming session, including the congestion-prone intersection of Town Center Boulevard and Old Kings Road, and drainage and capacity improvements for stormwater in the flood-prone Woodlands.

Ex-US Attorney Roger Handberg Returns and Oprah’s Stedman Headlines Flagler Tiger Bay’s New Speaker Series

August 20, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Greg Davis, left, who was honored with the Civility Award, with Tiger Bay President Jay Scherr. (© FlaglerLive)

A former U.S. attorney, a human space flight expert, a promoter of business with Israel, and Oprah Winfrey’s besty for the holiday event: that’s the lineup of speakers Flagler Tiger Bay announced Tuesday evening at its annual wine tasting and grand “reveal” evening at the Palm Coast Community Center. The lineup is part of the club’s seventh year.

Commissioner Kim Carney Recasts Decisions in Response to Library Board Chair’s Criticism of Cutbacks

August 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

County Commissioner Kim Carney. (© FlaglerLive)

Recasting her decisions in a different light, Flagler County Commissioner Kim Carney Monday took issue with criticism by the chair of the county’s Library Board of Trustees of County Commission decisions about the library system, and about the absence of commission members from Library Board of Trustees meetings all year. 

In a Reversal, Palm Coast Council Unanimously Rejects Hargrove Lane Rezoning That Would Have Allowed Concrete Plant

August 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Hargrove Grade, above, will remain free of concrete mixing trucks for now as the Palm Coast City Council rejected an application to rezone 37 acres to heavy industrial. (© FlaglerLive)

Reversing a vote two weeks ago, the Palm Coast City Council today unanimously rejected the rezoning of 37 acres on Hargrove Lane from light industrial to heavy industrial, requested by a concrete batch plant company. Council members did not want to set that precedent, or to jeopardize the thriving commercial businesses along Hargrove Grade and Hargrove Lane, which they said would far outnumber in jobs whatever jobs a concrete batch plant might bring.

Greg Hansen Will Not Run Again in 2026, Ending Decade of Pragmatism on Flagler County Commission

August 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Flagler County Commissioner Greg Hansen, in office since January 2017, will complete his term but will not defend his seat in 2026. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Commissioner Greg Hansen had somewhat of a surprise for his colleagues and the public at the end of the commission meeting Monday evening: he announced that he will not run again. His term ends in 15 months, and he intends to fulfill it “with a bang.” Then-Gov. Rick Scott appointed him the seat in January 2017 following the death of Commissioner Frank Meeker the previous July. As the local political atmosphere got more polarized, Hansen over the years became more pragmatic and moderate.

Flagler Cares CEO Carrie Baird To Be Honored with News Service of Florida’s 2025 Above & Beyond Award

August 18, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler Cares CEO Carrie Baird, second from right, after a proclamation marking Flagler Cares' 10th anniversary, at a Bunnell City Commission meeting in June. All local governments adopted the proclamation. (© FlaglerLive)

Carrie Baird, chief executive officer of Flagler Cares, is among this year’s honorees of the News Service of Florida Above & Beyond Award. The awards honor the “most influential and thought-provoking women in Florida who have demonstrated exemplary leadership in their field, combined with having made significant contributions to society.” Flagler Cares, a Palm Coast-based non-profit that just marked its 10th anniversary, connects people to benefits, direct services or resources through a “no-wrong-door” approach.

Palm Coast’s Michael Brick, 35, Killed in Collision at Crash-Prone US1 and Whiteview Parkway Intersection

August 18, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The intersection of U.S. 1 and Whiteview Parkway is crash-prone. The image above is from a fatal crash there in 2022. (© FlaglerLive)

Michael Brick, a 35-year-old Palm Coast business owner, was killed Friday evening when a car crashed into his motorcycle at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Whiteview Parkway. He is the fourth motorcyclist to die on Flagler County roads so far this year.

Flagler County’s and Palm Coast’s Unemployment Rates Hit 4-Year Highs, Housing Inventory at 15-Year High

August 18, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The rainbow may be elusive: houses are not selling as fast as they were a few years ago, but construction continues. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County’s unemployment rate in July rose to 5 percent, from 4.8 percent the previous month, the highest jobless rate since July 2021, when it was still trending down from the Covid pandemic slowdown. Palm Coast’s unemployment rate of 4.9 percent also matches a four-year high. The housing inventory in the county–the number of houses available for sale–hit a 15-year high, according to the latest available figures.

Florida Cities and Counties Line Up to Defy New Pro-Developer State Law Known as SB 180

August 17, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

One of the proposals would have given homeowners a tax break if they reinforced their home against flooding, by not counting the improvements as part of the value of their home assessed for tax purposes. (© FlaglerLive)

All over the state, local governments are pushing ahead on common-sense changes to their growth plans, wetlands protection, and impact fees. They’re doing so despite warnings from big, bad opponents that what they have in mind will violate a new pro-developer state law that limits city and county governments’ authority on new land-use or development regulations. It’s bad news for Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature.

Scaffolding Record, DeSantis Signs 12th Death Warrant of Year: David Pittman, Polk Murderer of 3

August 16, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

David J. Pittman.

In what could be the 12th execution this year in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of killing three members of his estranged wife’s family in 1990 in Polk County. David Pittman, 63, is scheduled to be executed Sept. 17 at Florida State Prison. Florida has already set a modern-era record this year with nine executions, and two more men are scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection this month.

The Truth About Flagler’s Public Libraries: Doing Far More Than You Realize, with Far Less Than Necessary

August 15, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

It's taken a great deal of strategy to keep a healthy Flagler County Public Library system going. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Public Library system remains one of the most–if not the most–efficient divisions of county government. Even with the staffing necessary at the new Bunnell library come December, the system’s personnel will have grown by just 20 percent in 20 years, while county government grew 37 percent, Palm Coast government grew 49 percent, and the county population grew by 84 percent. For all that, the library system continues to be the target of criticism without context or evidence, when it should be championed.

Palm Coast Fire Department’s Eventful Patrick Juliano Is Promoted to Battalion Chief

August 15, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Patrick Juliano is one of the more recognizable faces–and forces–of the Palm Coast Fire Department, often managing, aside from his regular duties, to be the department’s spokesperson, to coordinate some of the city’s most solemn events, contribute to their soundtrack with or without other musicians and percussionists, and to perform his bagpipes on innumerable occasions.

A Taylor Swift Tribute Upstages Debby Boone, Gary Puckett and Many Others at Fitz’s 2025-26 Season

August 15, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Blank Space – The Taylor Swift Tribute, featuring singer Olivia Mojica, will be presented Nov. 8 at the Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center. (Lisa Boehm)

For all the great acts and big names filling this season’s lineup at Palm Coast’s Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center (previously, Flagler Auditorium), it’s “Blank Space – The Taylor Swift Tribute” that gets star billing on the Fitzgerald’s home page as the organization seeks to attract a younger crowd. This season’s lineup includes tributes to a number of classic rock bands and music artists from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.

Palm Coast Mayor Norris Files Dismissal Notice of His Lawsuit Against the City, Scrapping Rehearing or Appeal

August 14, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Mike Norris will not further pursue his lawsuit against the city. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Mayor Mike Norris today filed notice in Circuit Court through his attorney that he was voluntarily dismissing his lawsuit against the city he represents and Council member Charles Gambaro, without prejudice–meaning that it cannot be refiled. Mt. Dora attorney Anthony Sabatini filed the notice early this afternoon, soon after being served a letter by the city’s attorney, warning that the city would pursue financial sanctions against Norris if the lawsuit remained active. 

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine Raises County’s Hope to Federalize More Beaches and Secure $10 Million for Dune-Rebuild

August 14, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine, second from left, at Bay Drive just before the tour down the shore for a look at the dunes and the erosion, with--from left--County Coastal Engineer Ansley Wren-Key, Deputy County Administrator Jorge Salinas, County Administrator Heidi Petito and County Commission Chair Andy Dance. (Flagler County)

If U.S. Rep. Randy Fine kept at arm’s length Palm Coast officials’ hopes for federal financial help with the city’s utility infrastructure on Wednesday, he left county officials much more hopeful that he will help them with beach-management and beach-funding possibilities. The county had two major asks. Fine said he’d help with both: clearing $10 million in FEMA money due from Hurricane Milton, and moving forward on a $4 million study, the first step in federalizing the rest of the county’s beaches.

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