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When Canadian Snowbirds Don’t Flock to Florida, Costs Are More Than Financial

March 29, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 62 Comments

A Canadian flag flies as people walk along the boardwalk in Hollywood, Fla.

Every winter, hundreds of thousands of older Canadians spend the winter in the United States. But in recent weeks, we’ve seen many Canadian snowbirds shifting their attention to other matters. First, stories started to emerge from those who said they would no longer participate in this seasonal migration because of political events in the U.S. Another related concern was the weakened Canadian dollar. This trend has prompted some to consider selling their winter properties in the U.S.

Company Will Build Massive Fuel Depot and Distribution Plant at Rail Spur Off Peavy Grade in Palm Coast

March 29, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 68 Comments

The Florida East Coast rail line where Peavy Grade dead-ends, and where a spur will be built into a 78-acre fuel depot and distribution facility. (© FlaglerLive)

Belvedere Terminals, a start-up company developing a new gas and diesel distribution network by rail, will build a fuel depot and distribution plant on a 78-acre site on Palm Coast’s Peavy Grade, next to the city’s Water Treatment Plant 3 off U.S. 1. The company intends to start operations in late 2026 at a plant with half dozen fuel tanks with a total capacity of 300,000 barrels of gasoline and diesel storage, or 12.6 million gallons–the equivalent of 17 water towers like Palm Coast’s off I-95.

Flagler Beach’s Randy Jaye Releases ‘Florida Flashpoints,’ His 5th Book, on Florida History

March 29, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The cover of Randy Jaye's "Florida Flashpoints," just published. It is Jaye's fifth book. (Arcadia Publishing)

Flagler Beach author and historian Randy Jaye released his fifth book on March 18: Florida Flashpoints: Extraordinary Moments From Spanish Colony to the Space Age. The book highlights Florida’s long, interesting and sometimes turbulent history with what the author consider to be 36 of the state’s most important historic moments.

Our Silent Genocide of Transgender People

March 28, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

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The United States in general and Florida in particular are enacting laws that literally erase the existence of an entire class of human beings. Trump signed an order declaring that transgender people don’t exist. Florida is about to adopt a law that would let government employees dehumanize their transgender colleagues by refusing to refer to them by their preferred pronouns. It is a new kind of genocide: bloodless, to be sure, but no less obliterating.

Family of Six Loses House to Fire in Palm Coast’s L-Section, 21 Year Old Injured Trying to Save Pets

March 28, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The fire at the Longfellow house is believed to have been triggered by an electrical issue in the pool area. (PCFD)

A family of six, including four children, lost their home to a middle-of-the-night fire on Longfellow Drive in Palm Coast early this morning, and a 21-year-old woman was taken to Halifax hospital with serious injuries.

Stephanie Raimundo, 48, Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Death of Calvin Stull as Mother Grieves

March 28, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Stephanie Raimundo. (© FlaglerLive)

Stephanie Raimundo, the 48-year-old Palm Coast woman facing a combined 150 years in prison on 11 felony charges, including manslaughter in the drug-overdose death of 21-year-old Calvin Stull in January 2023, was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Stull’s mother addressed the court and Raimundo.

2-Hour Parking Limit Downtown Flagler Beach? ‘Great Idea,’ Planning Board Says, Urging City to Act

March 27, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Construction of the Margaritaville hotel has intensified parking problems downtown Flagler Beah. The hotel's opening is not likely to improve matters. City businesses are proposing a solution. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach Planning Board embraced an idea proposed by downtown business owners to impose two-hour parking limits in a small area downtown that is typically overrun by people parking for hours at a time, sometimes all day, preventing the sort of turnover traffic that helps businesses thrive. The board is forwarding the proposal to the City Commission and urging it to consider it.

Derrius Bauer, in a Shift, Agrees to Plea and 15 Years Instead of Life in Prison for Circle K Murder

March 27, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Derrius Bauer getting fingerprinted after his sentencing this morning. (© FlaglerLive)

Two days after he declined yet again to risk life in prison if convicted at trial, Derrius Bauer, 30, this morning signed a plea agreement and was sentenced to 15 years, a term that between time already served and gain time ahead, may have him out of prison when he’s 38. For the court, prosecutors and the Flagler County Sheriff’s detectives who cracked the case, the plea ends the longest and most expensive investigation in the Sheriff’s Office’s history.

30 Years in Prison for Tyrese Patterson in Killing of Noah Smith In Last of Lives Lost Over ‘Stupid, Senseless Act’

March 26, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Tyrese Patterson, right, with his attorney, Tim Pribisco, this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols’s 30-year prison sentence for Tyrese Patterson closes the book on four cases that sent four young men to prison for long terms, one of them for life, over what the judge described as the “stupid, senseless” behavior that led to the killing of 16-year-old Noah Smith in a shootout in Bunnell in January 2022.

Bunnell Approves Grand Reserve’s Last 141 of 847 Houses, with a Pointed Caution From Its Staff

March 26, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

At Grand Reserve, the big subdivision at the northeast edge of Bunnell, new houses neiughboring lots under construction are the norm and will be for several years before build-out. Bunnell government this week approved platting the development's final phase. (© FlaglerLive)

The Bunnell City Commission approved the final phase of Grand Reserve, the 847-home subdivision that will increase the city’s population by more than half and is already changing the city’s politics. The sixth phase consists of 141 houses on 100 acres. The city’s planning director cautioned the commission to review future developments more carefully than when Grand Reserve was originally approved.

Trump Names Derek Barrs to Transportation Department Post; He Will Leave Flagler School Board

March 26, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Derek Barrs this morning in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Less than five months after Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him to a Flagler County School Board seat, where his presence helped restore a level of stability that had been lacking for two years, Derek Barrs will almost certainly leave the board for an appointment as administrator to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

22-Year-Old J.T. Horovsky Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison and 10 on Probation for Molesting Child

March 25, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Joseph Horovsky losing his freedom for the next five years immediately after Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols sentenced him, with Assistant State Attorney Melissa Clark, who prosecuted the case, looking on. (© FlaglerLive)

When he was arrested last September, Joseph Thomas Horovsky, who turned 22 last week, faced life in prison if convicted on two charges of molesting a family member younger than 12 for several years. He pleaded last month, and this afternoon, walking into court a free man one last time, he was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by 10 years on probation. He will be designated a sex offender for life.

‘I’m Done,’ Judge Tells Derrius Bauer in Final Attempt to Win Plea; He’d Rather Risk Life in Prison

March 25, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols in a final attempt to convince Derius Bauer to take a 15-year plea deal to avopid life in prison if convicted at trial on a murder charge. (© FlaglerLive)

Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols attempted again to convince Derrius Bauer, 30, to take a plea deal that would have him out of prison in eight and a half years rather than risk life in prison if convicted on a murder charge, as was his friend Marcus Chamblin last year in the same courtroom. Bauer was adamant against a plea. Trial will be set for late summer or early fall.

Is Mike Waltz Out of His Depth? Ex-Flagler Congressman May Have Violated Espionage Act with Leak

March 25, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

Then-U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz talking beach renourishment with Flagler County Administrator Heidi Petito last August on the Flagler Beach pier. (© FlaglerLive)

Mike Waltz, the former congressman representing Flagler County and the 6th Congressional District, whom Donald Trump tapped as his national security adviser, is at the center of the gravest scandal facing an administration embroiled in controversies since its first day, 64 days ago. Waltz may have violated provisions of the Espionage Act that control national defense information.

To Prevent Renewed Wars Over Annexation, Flagler County Will Aim for Joint Planning Group with Cities

March 24, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Looming over the Hammock, Palm Coast's water tower brings back bad memories of the water wars of two decades ago, when the city attempted to use its utility's muscle to force the Hammock to annex. It was repulsed.

Flagler County government is proposing to create a Joint Planning Committee with Palm Coast, Flagler Beach and Bunnell to review all developments and annexations that straddle county-city or city-city boundaries. The committee would be responsible for drafting service agreements defining who will provide law enforcement, fire, water and sewer services and road maintenance. The County Commission is all for it. But getting the cities to sign on to what amounts to more transparent coordination may be a challenge.

New $7 Million Fire Station 51 and Sheriff Substation on County Road 305 a Step Closer to Construction

March 24, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

A rendering of the future Fire Station 51 on County Road 305, front and back.

Flagler County Fire Rescue’s new Fire Station 51 is one step closer to construction later this year as the county’s planning board recommended approval of its site plan to the County Commission. The commission is expected to ratify the decision within weeks, clearing the way for construction.

Flagler Sheriff Staly Exploring Deployment of Drones as First Responders: A ‘Much Cheaper Helicopter’

March 24, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A state trooper practices shooting the new Taser 10 with Master Instructor Wade Weaver at Axon's road show at the Flagler County Sheriff's Office's Operations Center last week. (© FlaglerLive)

The parking lot of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Operations Center last week was transformed into a showplace for Axon, the Arizona-based technology company whose tasers, body cams, car cameras, simulators, interview rooms and real-time crime center equipment and software redefined policing in the past years. It continues to do so with new products–among them, the drone as first responder, which Sheriff Rick Staly is studying for possible deployment in Flagler County.

Clinton Huggins, 1971-2025

March 22, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Clinton Huggins.

Clinton Huggins, loving husband and dad, passed away on March 18, 2025 at the age of 54, but his larger-than-life persona and ability to spot fish in tannin-stained water will never be forgotten. Commissioner Leann Pennington and her son, Clint, sincerely thank the many friends, family and residents who have reached out to express their condolences and offered support during this devastating time.

A Moratorium Won’t Help the Crappy Utility ITT Left Palm Coast. Painful Rates Might.

March 21, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Origins of a crisis: Waste Water Treatment Plant 1 in Palm Coast's Woodlands. (© FlaglerLive)

There’s no question that water and sewer rates in Palm Coast are among the most expensive in the state. That was true even before the City Council this week approved the sharpest and fastest rate increase in the city’s 25-year history. But neither a building moratorium nor blaming the City Council is a solution for a problem seeded by ITT, the original owner of the utility.

New But Familiar Attorney Files for Re-Hearing in Latest Old Dixie Motel Case Twist

March 21, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Dennis Bayer in court last year. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach attorney Dennis Bayer is now representing the owners of the dilapidated Old Dixe motel, which Flagler County government has been seeking to have either rehabilitated or demolished. The county was very close to winning an order that would have pushed the building into foreclosure when Bayer stepped in and asked for a re-hearing.

In Rare Rebuke, Palm Coast Planning Board Denies Application for Self-Storage Business on Pine Lakes Parkway

March 21, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

A rendering of Hillpointe Way Storage, planned for Pine Lakes Parkway.

The Palm Coast Planning Board in a 4-2 vote denied an application for an 850-unit, 100,000 square foot self-storage facility on Pine Lakes Parkway, halfway between Belle Terre and Palm Coast Parkway. The facility would have 26 outdoor recreational vehicle and boat storage spaces. The decision is not final, and may not have been reached within the legally permissible parameters of the Planning Board’s responsibilities.

County Attorney Al Hadeed, Stalwart of Environmental Stewardship and Local History, Is Retiring in August

March 20, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

County Attorney Al Hadeed in the foreground, with Assistant County Attorney Sean Moylan and County Administrator Heidi Petito to his right, at a recent meeting in Marineland. (© FlaglerLive)

County Attorney Al Hadeed announced his retirement come August. He had been the county attorney for nearly a decade until the commission in a dubious move ended his contract in 1998. A different commission re-hired him in 2007. His retirement will remove the single-most important store of institutional memory from county government, though his signature achievements would fill volumes.

Measure Deporting Gulf of Mexico Name from State Law Moves to Florida House Floor

March 20, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

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While a public opinion poll conducted last month shows that a majority of Floridians do not support updating changes in the state from the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America,” that was of little concern to the House State Affairs Committee on Thursday. The committee voted along party lines to advance two proposals making that change into both state law and state agencies. Both measures will now head to the entire House for floor votes.

No Outright Indications of Mechanical Failures in Plane Crash That Claimed Pilot’s Life in West Flagler

March 20, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The crash site the morning of Feb. 15, 2025. (FCSO)

A preliminary investigation of the Feb. 14 plane crash that took the life of pilot 75-year-old Thomas Harvey in western Flagler County reveals that the plane had followed a normal flight path until it suddenly began to drop rapidly, at more than 200 feet per second before impact. There was no evidence of a fire on board and “no indications of a flight control anomaly were discovered,” according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report, suggesting that Harvey may have suffered a medical episode.

City Repertory Theatre Takes Trip to Matters of Faith and Race with ‘Violet’ Musical

March 20, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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In “Violet,” a musical that opens Friday at Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre, it’s 1964, and Violet is about to travel by bus from her North Carolina home to Tulsa, Okla. The play’s themes are reflected in music that spans gospel, Memphis blues, bluegrass and jazz, with the cast singing to recorded backing tracks. Christian faith is an ongoing theme, as is race, judgment and life’s scars, visible and invisible.

13 Applicants, Including Several Familiar Names, Apply to Fill Palm Coast Council Seat Vacated by Stevens

March 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The empty seat they seek to fill. (© FlaglerLive)

Thirteen candidates have filed for the District 3 seat on the Palm Coast City Council that Ray Stevens resigned at the end of February. The list includes several familiar names, among them Dave Ferguson, a former appointee to the council, Dave Sullivan, who just ended two terms on the County Commission, Cornelia Manfre, who has had three unsuccessful runs for a council seat or the mayorship, Mark Stancel, who lost a primary vote to Stevens by two votes, and Andrew Werner, who lost to Stevens.

44-Year-Old C-Section Dad Arrested When 2-Year-Old Is Found Wandering the Street, and Dog Is Near Death

March 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Ross Judy.

Ross Judy, a 44-year-old resident of Collins Lane in Palm Coast, was arrested Sunday on felony child neglect and a misdemeanor charge of abandoning an animal to neglect after his 2-year-old child was found wandering alone in the middle of a street in pajamas and a soiled diaper and a dog was found barely alive.

County’s Kim Carney, Crucial Vote on Sales Tax Proposal, Appears to Waver, Putting Beach Plan at Risk

March 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

County Commissioner Kim Carney’s support for the county-wide beach-management plan she endorsed just weeks ago appeared to waver when she raised questions about it at last Monday’s commission meeting, potentially putting the entire plan in jeopardy, especially with an undecided Palm Coast looking on.

10 Years on, Palm Coast Finally Breaks Ground on Nerve-Center Maintenance Facility’s $12 Million 1st Phase

March 19, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The sun rises on Palm Coast's future maintenance facility off U.S. 1. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast hosted a groundbreaking for what will eventually be a nearly 100-acre maintenance facility gathering public works, stormwater and utility departments in one location off U.S. 1, to the northwest of the city. The $12 million phase is the first of three. The City Council in 2016 set the project in motion, but funding has been a challenge, as has the criticism of the project.

Man Who Threatened to Jump Off SR100 Bridge on I-95 Is Rescued After Hour of Negotiations

March 18, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The rescue off the State Road 100 bridge as it was resolving the hour-long incident over I-95. (FCSO)

A man threatening to jump off the I-95 bridge over State Road 100 was rescued after snarling traffic for nearly an hour. The same man had attempted to jump off the Palm Coast Parkway bridge over I-95 last August. He was Baker Acted then, as he was today.

Palm Coast Adopts 31% Water and Sewer Rate Increase Over 3 Years, Scaling Back Spending to $512 Million

March 18, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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The Palm Coast City Council today in a 3-1 vote approved a 31 percent water and sewer rate increase to be phased in five increments through October 2028, and to finance a half-billion-dollar spending plan to improve the city’s utility infrastructure, some of which is overcapacity and outdated. The plan scales back an earlier proposal that would have increased rates 36 percent. The new plan calls for one bond issue of $292 million.

Palm Coast Mayor’s Motion for Construction Moratorium Fails in Face of Builders’ Bulky Show of Force

March 18, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

The Flagler County Home Builders Association had mobilized its troops outside City Hall this morning, to ward off the third attempted building moratorium in 14 months. The show of force worked. (© FlaglerLive)

Mayor Mike Norris’s motion for a residential building moratorium this morning, made after nearly an hour of zealous speeches for or against, but mostly for, quickly failed for lack of a second, and applause resounded across the standing-room-only chamber. Some of it was consolation for Norris by his supporters. Most of it was from builders and their supporters.

Mayor Norris In Pattern of Offensive Behavior Toward Staff Since November, Internal Complaints Show

March 17, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 53 Comments

Mayor Mike Norris is facing mounting challenges to the way he is exercising his authority, including authority he does not have. (© FlaglerLive)

Several city employees and directors have filed a series of complaints and memos to Human Resources documenting behavior by Palm Coast Mayor Mike Norris they considered rude, demeaning, offensive, abusive, harassing and inappropriately interfering with administrative duties, in violation of the city charter. The complaints were filed well before three City Council members called for an independent investigation of Norris over his overstepping his authority.

Patient Attack of 2 Staffers at AdventHealth Palm Coast Highlights Dangers Facing Health Care Workers

March 17, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Rolfe A. Troup was being held on a Baker Act at AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway when he tried to make his way out through the ambulance bay, then allegedly attacked staffers.

Rolfe A. Troup, 33, of Palm Coast, who two years ago completed a probation sentence for assaulting his stepfather, was arrested again on Friday after allegedly assaulting two staffers at AdventhHealth Palm Coast Parkway, where Troup had been taken under a Baker Act. He faces two first-degree felony counts, each with a maximum penalty of 30 years. The assault highlights the generally little known reality that health care workers suffer some of the highest rates of workplace violence and injuries of any profession.

After a Protest, Flagler Beach Again Changes Rule for Large Annexations, Requiring Supermajority Vote

March 17, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The potential annexations are across the bridge. (© FlaglerLive)

A year after removing the requirement that annexations of 5 percent or more of its land mass would require a referendum, the Flagler Beach City Commission again changed the rule, now to require at least a supermajority of the commission before such annexations may be approved. The change is the result of a protest lodged about the original amendment by the attorney representing a non-profit group that has opposed Veranda Bay, the large development seeking annexation into the city.

Florida Lawmakers Are About to Roll Back Rural Protections in Favor Of Developers. Don’t Let Them.

March 16, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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The Florida Legislature is once again trying to push through legislation that would take away the rights of area citizens and local government to have any voice in the management of rural and agricultural lands. It is crucial that citizens contact their legislative members and demand that these egregious measures be stopped immediately.

Saving Our Beaches Is a Collective Responsibility Like Roads and Parks. Let’s Each Do Our Part.

March 14, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 41 Comments

Before the beach was renourished and the dunes rebuilt. (© FlaglerLive)

A Beverly Beach resident explains how protecting Flagler County’s beaches through the proposed county plan is similar to supporting communal responsibilities like roads, schools, parks and libraries: not everyone benefits from those services equally, but the services all play a crucial role in the local quality of life and the economy, and must be supported evenly. So it is with the beach.

Five Apply for Ray Stevens’s Palm Coast Council Seat Amid Mounting Turmoil; Window Closes March 19

March 14, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The empty seat they seek to fill. (© FlaglerLive)

Just five candidates have applied for the District 3 seat on the Palm Coast City Council that Ray Stevens resigned at the end of February, including Mark Stancel, who lost a primary vote to Stevens by two votes. Whoever the council appoints will be joining a county and a city in turmoil. The council will make its choice in early to mid-April. 

Jane Mealy Exits Flagler Beach Dais After 19 Years, Cunningham Is Sworn-In and Sherman Named Chair

March 14, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Changes in Flagler Beach: James Sherman, left, was sworn-in to his second term and appointed chair of the commission, Jane Mealy exited after 19 years, and John Cunningham was sworn-in for his first term. (© FlaglerLive)

Jane Mealy for 19 years had been the Flagler Beach City Commission’s unrivaled workhorse and its sharpest study long before successive commissioners mostly modeled themselves after her, whether they knew it or not. Thursday evening, Mealy cast her final vote and exited after her defeat by John Cunningham, and the re-election of James Sherman, who was elected chair. Rick Belhumeur was elected vice-chair, to his recurring chagrin.

In Startling Stand-Your-Ground Ruling, Judge Nichols Dismisses Charges Against Man Accused in Violent Attack at Circle K

March 13, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The Circle K on Palm Harbor Parkway, and the picnic tables where the incident took place. (Google)

In a stand your ground ruling that startled law enforcement and the State Attorney’s Office, Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols on Monday dismisses felony charges against 23-year-old Hunter Detherow, who was facing five to 20 years in prison for a fight at the Palm Harbor Circle K a year ago that left one man with four broken ribs and another with stab wounds, a collapsed lung and a black eye. Detherow, a former Marine, was not injured. The two men were twice his age, though one of them was nearly twice his weight.

Palm Coast Eases Stance on Beach-Saving Sales Tax as ‘Grow Some Balls’ Message Lifts Plan’s Chances, But More Talk Needed

March 13, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Wednesday's joint meeting of local governments on a proposed beach-management plan included representatives of Flagler County, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell, Beverly Beach, and by phone, Marineland. (© FlaglerLive)

In contrast with their joint meeting in February, representatives from Palm Coast, Beverly Beach, Bunnell, Flagler Beach, Marineland and the county were all more supportive of a proposed beach-management plan centered on raising the sales tax as they discussed it Wednesday evening. Palm Coast remains the crucial hold-out for now, if not an immovable one. But time is running out.

Michael Jennelle, 53, Guilty on All Charges of Raping Granddaughter; He Faces Life in Prison

March 12, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Michael Jennelle taking the measure of the jury that would decide his fate as he was preparing to testify this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

At the end of a three-day trial and just 75 minutes of deliberations this afternoon, a jury found Michael Jennelle, 53, guilty on seven counts of raping and molesting his granddaughter when she was between 7 and 10, and whom he had adopted as his daughter. He faces life in prison when he is sentenced at a later date.

City Council Cuts City Manager Candidates to 5, But with Sharp Disparities Regarding Most

March 12, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

All the news not fit for a screen: a television display at City Hall. (© FlaglerLive)

Shortly before giving applicants yet more reasons to think twice about working here, the Palm Coast City Council Tuesday shortened its list of city manager candidates to five, with one clear front-runner–William Smith, a former county and city manager in Georgia and North Carolina, with vast experience in the field, and the first candidate to get across-the-board top scores from all four council members so far.

Palm Coast Council Agrees to Investigation of Mayor Norris After Allegation of ‘Blatant Violations of City Charter’

March 12, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

Palm Coast City Council member Charles Gambaro, right (seen here at a previous council meeting) called for an investigation of Mayor Norris over an allegation that he violated the city charter by demanding the resignation of top staffers. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council late Tuesday night called for an independent investigation of Mayor Mike Norris after Interim City Manager Lauren Johnston confirmed that he unilaterally demanded in a private meeting that she and Chief of Staff Jason DeLorenzo resign, what would be a “blatant violation of the city charter,” in Council member Ty Miller’s words. Norris is denying the charge.

12-Year-Old Testifies of Years of Sexual Abuse at Grandfather ‘Mike’ Jennelle’s Hands; He’ll Take Stand in His Own Defense

March 11, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Michael Jennelle arriving for court today. He's been held at the Flagler County jail on $100,000 bond since June 2023. (© FlaglerLive)

When Michael Jennelle takes the stand Wednesday, as he said he would, in his defense against charges that he raped and molested his pre-teen granddaughter for years, he will have to overcome the nearly flawless, withering day Assistant State Attorney Melissa Clark marshaled against him today, leaving the defense flailing. It will take a lot more than “I didn’t do it” for Jennelle (as he told the judge in December) to convince the jury of his innocence.

Foreclosure Ahead: Judge Orfinger Maps Way for Flagler County Against Old Dixie Motel Owners

March 11, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Judge Rick Orfinger, the retired Fifth District Circuit of Appeal judge, was sitting in for Circuit Court Judge Chris France at this afternoon's hearing. (© FlaglerLive)

Senior Judge Rick Orfinger today directed the attorney representing Flagler County to draft an order that would grant the county’s motion for a final judgment in its favor nearly four years after an obscure partnership bought the property, made a string of empty promises to rebuild it, flouted a court order to put up a bond and ran up $115,000 in contempt fines.

Semi-Trailer Truck Driver Killed in Fiery Crash on I-95 Near Palm Coast Parkway

March 11, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Palm Coast Fire Department firefighters at the scene of the crash on I-95 Monday afternoon. (Palm Coast Fire Department)

A semi-trailer truck driver was killed in a fiery crash on I-95 just before the Palm Coast Parkway exit in mid-afternoon Monday. No one else was involved. It was the fifth fatality on Flagler County roads in a 10-day span.

Jennelle’s Defense, Implying a Monstrous Conspiracy, Terms Charges of Child Rape the Fabrications of a Jilted Wife

March 10, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Michael Jennelle facing the jury this morning. (© FlaglerLive)

In brief opening arguments in the trial of Michael Jennelle, 53, who faces life in prison if convicted, the prosecution told the jury that Jennelle started sexually abusing his granddaughter when she was 7 and continued to do so until she was about 10. The defense said it was a fabrication between the granddaughter and her grandmother at a time when Jennelle was divorcing her. The trial is expected to take most of the week.

Arrest of Alleged Campaign Worker for Theft in Palm Coast Complicates Uphill Congressional Race for Josh Weil

March 10, 2025 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Arlecia Darnae Brown.

Arlecia Darnae Brown, a 25-year-old resident of Orlando who claimed to be a campaign worker in a special election locally, was arrested on six felonies, including a life felony charge of traveling to commit a burglary, after allegedly stealing a bike in an L-Section neighborhood in Palm Coast last week.

Read Across Flagler Event at Central Park Brings Out the District’s Own Student Novelists

March 10, 2025 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Their first novels already published, they're working on their second. From left, Caleb Hathaway and MacKenzie Wheat of Flagler Palm Coast High School, and Abbigail of Matanzas High School. They were featured authors at last Thursday's Read Across Flagler event at Palm Coast's Central Park. (© FlaglerLive)

The second annual Read Across Flagler at Palm Coast’s Central Park, an event organized by the school district’s media specialists, focused on the district’s own authors , including three high school students who have already published their first novel and are working on their second. There was a petting zoo, a balloon art station and two tables-full of books being given away, but the focus was on the writers.

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