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Palm Coast Songwriters Festival Is Set for April 29-May 1

April 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Palm Coast Songwriters Festival returns in 2022 with nearly 40 HIT songwriters performing over 125 #1 HITS during the three-day ticketed festival, April 28 thru May 1 at Daytona State College Palm Coast Amphitheater.

60-Year-Old St. Augustine Man Dies in Single Car Crash on U.S. 1 Near Matanzas Woods Parkway

April 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The man lost his life when his vehicle struck this concrete barrier head-on, on a bridge above Hulett Branch Creek on U.S. 1. (© FlaglerLive)

A 60-year-old St. Augustine man was killed in a single-vehicle car crash on U.S. 1 in Palm Coast Friday afternoon. The crash took place just north of the roundabout at Matanzas Woods Parkway.

GOLA in Flagler Beach Dons ‘The Face of Ukraine’ for Benefit Art Show

April 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Artist Carol Brown, a resident of Daytona North, is shown with her draped hypertufa work “The Face of Ukraine.” (Daniel Johnston)

The Gallery of Local Arts’ “Face of Ukraine” show will benefit World Central Kitchen, an aid organization whose website, wck.org, says it is “first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate and community crises.” The show will be accepting monetary donations from patrons who do not wish to purchase art.

It’s Not Mayberry Anymore: A Matanzas High School Student on Bridging Community, Police and Mutual Trust

April 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Kadance Nickmeyer, a student at Matanzas High School, at Sheriff Rick Staly's desk after winning an essay contest that meant spending the day with the sheriff. (FCSO)

Kadance Nickmeyer, a student at Matanzas High School, entered and won an essay contest through her Criminal Justice class, devoting her essay to pragmatic ways schools, the community at large and law enforcement can build mutual trust in a difficult age.

Flagler Youth Orchestra’s 17th-Year Roller Coaster Ride in Season-Ending Concert Monday, and Away from the Stage

April 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The Flagler Youth Orchestra’s 200 performers are on stage at the Flagler Auditorium Monday evening for the 47th all-ensembles concert in the organization’s 17-year history, with surprise solo performances in the season-ending event, and a wide range of musical offerings.

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin’s State of the City Address Focuses Unyieldingly on the Upbeat

April 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin. (© FlaglerLive)

Hewing to tradition, Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin’s State of the City Address, his first, highlights the city’s shinier accomplishments, focusing exclusively on the bright and sunny and leaving silent all things politics and all controversies. Here’s the full text and three videos for the event.

Flagler Beach’s ‘Big Blue’ In Business as Glass-Crushed Recyclables Will Decrease Dumping and Increase Uses

April 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

It was all pomp and crushed glass at a demonstration of Flagler Beach's "big Blue" glass-recycling machine this morning on the grounds of the city's sanitation department. (© FlaglerLive)

Scores turned up Wednesday morning at Flagler Beach’s aromatically breezed sewer plant to see the sanitation department’s new, $200,000 glass-crushing, glass-recycling machine that will turn tons of glass into re-usable sand for public works, drainage or home uses, at $2 a pound.

East Flagler Mosquito Control Offers Free Tire and Bromeliad Plant Disposal Day May 22

April 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The East Flagler Mosquito Control District will be accepting waste tires and bromeliad plants for disposal at our District Headquarters (210 Fin WAY, Palm Coast) on Sunday May 22 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This event is free to all Flagler County residents.

Between Missing Toes and Blood Spatter, the Play’s the Thing at AdventHealth Palm Coast’s $1 Million Simulation Center

April 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

New Smyrna Beach resident Mandee Coomer and her “husband,” Orlando resident Hood Roberts, are actors who participate in simulated medical scenarios at AdventHealth Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

The $1 million simulation center at AdventHealth Palm Coast’s campus on State Road 100 uses high-tech, interactive, realistic mannequins, flesh-and-blood actors, makeup artists whose creations rival anything concocted by Hollywood splatter films, sophisticated computer equipment, and seasoned medical personnel to simulate a variety of health conditions and scenarios. The center provides realistic training for AdventHealth nurses of all skill levels, as well as nursing students from the University of North Florida and Jacksonville University studying in Palm Coast.

Mistrial in Case Against Kwentel Moultrie, Accused of Raping 16-Year-Old Girl, as Jury Deadlocks

April 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Kwentel Moultrie took the stand in his own defense today. (© FlaglerLive)

An all-white jury of five women and one man could not agree on a verdict on the charge against Kwentel Moultrie, now 23, of raping a 16-year-old girl when he was 20 in a P-Section house in Palm Coast. The three day trial hinged on whether the sexual encounter was consensual or forced. Moultrie remains in jail on this charge and on unrelated second-degree murder and burglary charges resulting from a December alleged home invasion in the R-Section.

Flagler School Board Will Clarify Student Demonstration Policy to Balance Rights and School Operations

April 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The March 3 student walk-out at Flagler Palm Coast High School. (© FlaglerLive)

With some of its members still smarting from the “Don’t Say Gay” student walkouts at Matanzas and Flagler Palm Coast High School last month, the Flagler County School Board agreed to clarify a policy addressing boycotts and walkouts, both to preserve the rights of students to free expression and to protect school functions from disruption.

Flagler Sheriff’s Corrections Deputies Are Being Trained to ‘Rebuild Inmates’ Battling Addiction

April 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

C4 Innovations Senior Advisor Allie Hunter teaches Phase One sessions at the county jail. (FCSO)

In partnership with the Opioid Response Network (ORN), the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) and C4 Innovations are delivering a two- phase training program to deputies working within the walls of the county jail. They are teaching a spring and fall training session to jail staff in order to provide education about addiction, its impact and to help them to be supportive to inmates in treatment programs during their recovery.

Moultrie’s Defense in Rape Trial: He Was Framed in ‘Cover-Up’ By 16-Year-Old Girl, But His Lies Uncloak Him

April 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Flagler County Sheriff's detective Joe Costello and a bailiff showing the jury the comforter that was on the bed where the alleged assault took place a June night in 2019, in Palm Coast's P Section. (© FlaglerLive)

Kwentel Moultrie’s defense attorneys argue the sex with a 16-year-old girl was consensual, but was followed by a “cover-up” by the girl and a friend who did not want to be found out after partying with Moultrie and others. Moultrie, in his trial’s second day, faces a first-degree felony rape charge in the 2019 alleged incident in a P-Section house in Palm Coast.

Palm Coast Council Votes Itself 151% Pay Hike Plus Benefits Plus Annual Raises

April 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

Alan Petersen, who had been a Palm Coast City Council member when the panel last voted itself a raise in 2007, addressing the panel in opposition to a much bigger raise proposal this morning. (© FlaglerLive via YouTube)

Council members’ salary will rise from $9,600 a year to $24,097, a 151 percent increase. The mayor’s salary will go up from $11,400 a year to $30,039 a year, a 164 percent increase, substantially less than the more than 300m percent increase Mayor David Alfin originally sought, but still equally costly to taxpayers as the original proposal, since benefits are now part of the compensation package.

Education Department Still Mum About Rejection of Textbooks as DeSantis Invokes ‘Proprietary Information’

April 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Florida is adding epic chapters. (lissy8)

After a high-profile announcement Friday about rejecting math textbooks submitted for adoption by the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education are providing few details about how the books violated state academic standards.

At Twice the Cost a Year Later, $6.5 Million T-Hangar Project Advances at County Airport as Terminal Lags

April 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

High demand, sky-high costs for T-hangars at Flagler County's airport. (Flagler County)

Delaying the construction of a new terminal building at the county airport, the County Commission today approved building 42 T-hangars at the airport at a cost double its original projection just a year ago, with the county picking up 29 percent of the cost for now, and hoping that state dollars will shoulder a larger share in coming months.

Moultrie’s Trial on Rape Charge Begins After He Rejected a No-Prison Deal, and Got Charged With Murder

April 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Kwentell Moultrie today, flanked by his attorneys, Assistant Public Defender Regina Nunnally, right, and Assistant Public Defender Alexis Nava-Martinez. (© FlaglerLive)

Kwentell Moultrie turned down a no-prison deal on a first-degree felony charge of raping a 16-year-old girl, then got charged with second degree murder. His trial on the rape charge began today. He faces up to 30 years in prison if found guilty.

With Median Rent Now at $1,760 a Month, Tenants Across Florida Are Struggling to Afford Housing Costs

April 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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Florida’s rental market has become problematic for many families and workers battling to afford surging rent prices over the past two years, with median rent prices jumping from $1,340 in February 2020 (right before the pandemic) to just over $1,760 in February 2022, a 31.4 percent increase over two years, according to a new report by Florida TaxWatch.

A Year After Giving Up on It, Flagler Beach Is Crushing Back Into Glass Recycling with $200,000 Machine

April 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

"Big Blue," Flagler Beach's new glass-crushing machine. (Flagler Beach)

The glass-crushing machine, nicknamed “Big Blue” by the city, will transform residents’ recycled glass into useable products, but it’s also the reason residents are paying an additional $2 recycling fee. The machine will help reduce the city’s glass-garbage volume and turn pulverized glass to numerous other uses.

Sheriff’s Office Is Flush With New Deputies, a New Operations Center and a New Mobile Command Center Ahead

April 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Sheriff Staly 's address from the Hilton Garden Inn Thursday, to a significantly smaller audience than in pre-pandemic years, was simulcast on Facebook and on WNZF radio. (© FlaglerLive)

The sheriff’s annual address gave him a chance to boast of a crime index 53 percent lower than when he took office in 2017, to summarize the past year in policing, explain current initiatives and project some of what’s ahead, including the big-ticket items–a new mobile command center and the opening of the Sheriff’s Operations Center later this year–and another big ask from the County Commission.

The Charmette’s Annual Women in Red Luncheon at Hilton Garden Inn Features Pearl Roziers

April 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Join the Charmettes for their annual luncheon at the Hilton Garden Inn in Palm Coast on May 7. (The Charmettes)

The St. Johns-Putnam-Flagler County Chapter of the Charmettes Inc. invites the community to its Annual Women In Red Luncheon on May 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Hilton Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Boulevard, in Palm Coast.

Proposed Self-Storage Facility in Hunter’s Ridge Draws Sharp Opposition as It Heads to County Commission

April 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Life Storage in Hunter's Ridge in a conceptual plan. The proposed self-storage facility drew sharp public opposition before the Flagler County Planning Board Tuesday.

The proposal for a 102,000 square foot facility, to which the planning board recommended approval on a 6-1 vote, drew the sort of public opposition that now routinely shadows new self-storage facilities in Flagler and Palm Coast. But the assistant county attorney cautioned residents that the project is vested, with little to no legal wiggle room for opposition.

Flagler Pines RV Storage Will Soon Be History to Make Way for BJ’s Wholesale Club Shopping Center

April 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

The clock is ticking on an old business. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Planning Board on Tuesday approved the next step–the first with significant construction–in the development of the 31-acre site that will be home to BJ’s just west of the RaceTrac gas station along State Road 100 in Palm Coast. The shopping center is to be called Cornerstone at Seminole Woods.

Palm Coast’s Belle Terre Park and Frieda Zamba Pool Need ‘Total Rebuild,’ But Council Is Wary of Another Expansion

April 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

One of several dangerous cracks running through the tennis courts at Belle Terre Park. The city's Parks and Recreation department says the whole park's facilities need a rebuild, including the swimming pool. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast with Belle Terre Park and its Frieda Zamba Pool is in the same boat as the school district with its nearby Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club: both facilities are on their last legs and need millions in repairs or construction, but the two agencies have yet to discuss cooperation. On Tuesday, Palm Coast council members were taken aback by the extent of the needs at Belle Terre Park.

Waste Pro Offering $2,000 Bonus for New Drivers at Hiring Drive Saturday

April 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Waste Pro, the garbage hauler that’s provided trash and recycling services in Palm Coast and unincorporated Flagler County since 2007, is holding a hiring drive Saturday (April 16) at its Bunnell plant and offering $2,000 signing bonuses to new drivers. The bonus is paid out in installment over the first year of employment.

Palm Coast Mayor Is Willing to Scale Back Council Raises, But Latest Proposal Is Still a 275% Increase

April 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Alfin reconsiders, a little. (© FlaglerLive)

While Mayor David Alfin said he was willing to lower the amount of the raise, he left it to his four colleagues to propose actual numbers. Council member Nick Klufas is proposing salaries in line with those of School Board members–$36,000, which would still result in a 275 percent increase. Alfin and Council member John Fanelli appeared closest to that number.

Damari Barnes, 15, Wants Out of $500,000 Bond in Man’s Killing But Lurid Detention Fight May Complicate Things

April 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Damari Barnes, right, with his attorney, Steven Robinson, in court Monday. (© FlaglerLive)

Damari Barnes, the 15-year-old Matanzas High School student accused of killing Jamey “JuJu” Bennett, 19, at a party in February, wants his $500,000 bond lowered so he can go home, but he and another inmate allegedly ganged up on a cell-mate on April 3, beat him and forced him to drink urine, making more difficult his attorney’s argument that he should be released to his mother on a lower bond.

Splash Pad Boondoggle at Holland Park: Council Considers Suing Builders and Scrapping $5.1 Million Amenity

April 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

Palm Coast's splash pad at Holland Park opened barely a few weeks before it had to be closed because of failures in the system. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast’s much-vaunted $5.1 million splash pad at Holland Park It opened for barely a few weeks before failing twice, closing the second time in July and soon closing for good. The failure is causing the city to threaten a lawsuit against the contractor and designer of the splash pad and consider scraping off the whole thing and replacing it with more traditional, less breakdown-prone amenities.

Bunnell Man Impersonates Cop at Wendy’s to Claim Law Enforcement Discount, and Faces Felony Charge

April 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Jesse Stover and the badge he allegedly flashed at a Wendy's manager to get a discount on a meal.

Jesse David Stover, 57, of Bunnell, allegedly claimed he was an undercover agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency to get a discount at Wendy’s. The store manager did not believe him and called police. Stover faces a third-degree felony.

Facing Life in Prison, Aaron Thayer Pleads to Attempted Murder, 6 Years in Prison and 12 on Probation

April 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Aaron Thayer on several occasions today looked at his wife and daughter, who were in the courtroom. He pleaded to several charges, including attempted murder. His wife was the victim. (© FlaglerLive)

Aaron Thayer, 40, the son of George Contos, who vanished from his Mondex home in 2015, faced an attempted first degree murder charge and numerous other charges after threatening to kill his then-girlfriend at the same Mondex property. Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies intervened even as his girlfriend was hiding from him and speaking to a 911 operator.

Parents Asked to Pick-Up Their Children as Power Outage at Belle Terre Elementary Causes Early Dismissal

April 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The principal confronted an apparently impaired teacher soon after the end of school at Belle Terre Elementary on Monday. (© FlaglerLive)

An extended power outage at Belle Terre Elementary led the school district to end the school day early there and request that car-rider pick-up their children starting at 12:30 p.m. All children who cannot be picked up will be supervised until dismissal time, or through the period usually reserved for extended day, which has also been cancelled.

Palm Coast’s Opelka Wins Fourth ATP Tour Title, Besting Isner in Houston Ahead of European Circuit

April 11, 2022 | Michael Lewis | 4 Comments

besting longtime friend and rival John Isner, 6-3, 7-6 (7) in the championship match of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court championship.

Reilly Opelka, 24, captured his fourth career ATP Tour title on Sunday in Houston, besting longtime friend and rival John Isner, 6-3, 7-6 (7) in the championship match of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court championship.

Julie Demers, 43, Dies of Self-Inflicted Gunshot After 7-Hour Standoff with Deputies at Palm Coast Plantation

April 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

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Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies, including units of the SWAT team, were involved in a seven-hour standoff with a suicidal woman at 112 Emerald Lake Drive in Palm Coast Plantation since shortly before 8 this morning. 43-year-old Julie Demers shot herself in her pool after tear gas pushed her out of the house. She died at Halifax hospital.

Fire Rescue Lt. Jon Moscowitz Creates Sensory Boxes to Help Special Needs Patients During Medical Calls

April 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The sensory boxes and their contents. (Flagler County)

It was the personal experience of dealing with the special needs of his 4-year-old daughter that inspired Flagler County Fire Rescue Lt. Jon Moscowitz to create sensory boxes to comfort special needs patients during medical, which also helps them connect and communicate with paramedics. Every Flagler County emergency vehicle in the county is now equipped with “Brookie Sensory Boxes,” named for his daughter Brooklynn.

Not One Reason for Palm Coast Council’s 365% Raise for Itself Passes Smell Test

April 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, left, and Council member Eddie Branquinho have been at odds over the mayor's proposed quadrupling of council members' salaries. (© FlaglerLive)

The quadrupling of Palm Coast City Council members’ salaries was shoveled through hurriedly and sloppily on baseless assumptions posing as evidence. Every single one of Mayor David Alfin’s or supporting councilmen’s rationales collapses with a little scrutiny, leaving a proposal contemptuous of the public and insulting to city staff.

Judge Perkins Calls It ‘Outrageous’ That Man Is Sitting in Jail Month After Month Awaiting State Hospital Evaluation

April 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Richard Dunn zooming in this morning from the Flagler County jail. All participants in the hearing were on zoom except for the judge, who held the hearing from his courtroom. (© FlaglerLive)

Richard Dunn’s case is sharply illustrative of a judicial and mental health system both overwhelmed with mental health cased and often ill equipped to handle them–and of the frustrations of both courts and attorneys in the face of that system. Circuit Judge Terence Perkins spoke without reserve this morning to express his dissatisfaction.

Health Department Responding to Florida Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease That Causes Meningitis

April 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Thus far, the number of cases identified in 2022 surpasses the 5-year average of meningococcal disease cases in Florida. Department of Health epidemiologists are investigating each case as well as contacting people with potential or direct exposure to known cases to provide them with information and treatment options.

Historic Espanola Schoolhouse Dating from Segregation Era Gets a Facelift

April 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The restored schoolhouse in Espanola. (Randy)

The historic one-room Espanola Schoolhouse located at 98 Knox Jones Avenue in Espanola, near the community center there, recently received a much needed facelift. The structure was built in 1950, and is a rare survivor of the Jim Crow racial segregation-era in Flagler County.

3 Incumbent Judges–Andrea Totten, Kenny Janesk and Stacia Warren–Speak (Almost) Freely at Candidate Forum

April 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Flagler County Republican Club's Ed Fuller introducing Flagler County Judge Andrea Totten, Circuit Judges Kenny Janesk, who sits in Volusia and Putnam, and Stacia Warren, who sits in Volusia. (© FlaglerLive)

A Flagler County Republican Club forum Wednesday evening at the Palm Coast Hilton was a chance for the three incumbents–Flagler County Judge Andrea Totten, Circuit Judges Kenny Janesk, who sits in Volusia and Putnam, and Stacia Warren, who sits in Volusia–to speak about themselves without the strictures of their robes and in unusually personal terms, but within the bounds of Canon 7, the unique ethical rules that frame judicial races.

Funnel Cloud Spotted in 3 Locations, from Fairgrounds to Beverly Beach, as Severe Storm Sweeps Through Flagler

April 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The picture above was taken during the storm today by Flagler Beach photographer Tony Caruso.

A funnel cloud was spotted in three locations late this morning as a tornado-warning leaden storm swept through northeast and central Flagler County from the east, but the funnels never touched down and damage was limited to a few, immediately contained brush fires from lightning strikes. “We got off pretty well, lightly,” Flagler County Emergency Management Chief Jonathan Lord said.

Ormond Beach Father Faces Death Penalty as Jury Finds Him Guilty of Murdering His 5-Month-Old Child for Crying

April 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Calib Scott faces the death penalty when the sentencing phase of his trial begins next week.

Daemon Scott already bore a history of brutality on his body when his father, Calib J. Scott, 25, threw, slapped and slammed him because he would not stop crying, killing him. A jury of 12 today found Scott guilty of first degree murder and aggravated child abuse, among other charges. The sentencing phase of the trial begins next week.

In Denise Bevan and Lauren Johnston, Palm Coast Has 1st All-Female Administrative Leadership in City’s 23 Years

April 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Denise Bevan, left, and Lauren Johnston. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast made history Tuesday evening. The city council ratified the contract of Denise Bevan, the first female city manager in Palm Coast’s 23 years. Moments later, Bevan announced the appointment of Lauren Johnston as the assistant city manager, giving the city an all-female administrative leadership in a sector still overwhelmingly dominated by men.

Palm Coast Council Approves $8 Million Bank Loan, Its Sixth for Ongoing Repairs to Stormwater Infrastructure

April 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The flood-control structure to be repaired, off Royal Palms Parkway, handles 50 to 60 percent of all flood waters in Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

The $532,000 annual financing of the latest loan–which will cost the city a total of $10.6 million by maturation–brings annual stormwater debt costs to $1.84 million. The loans are all is secured by the annual revenue from the stormwarter fee that residents and businesses pay on their utility bills.

In Victory for Mayor But Against Loud Public Opposition, Palm Coast Council Will Quadruple Its Own Salaries

April 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 66 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin tonight won a major victory, at least for now, in getting three other votes to raise council members' salaries and that of the mayor, starting after November. (© FlaglerLive via YouTube)

The Palm Coast City Council this evening voted 4-1 to quadruple the mayor’s and council members’ salaries starting after the election in November, a raise that will benefit three sitting council members and two to be elected later this year. The first of two required votes on the ordinance Mayor David Alfin proposed only last month was a victory for the mayor, who was elected less than a year ago, but at a steep price.

Pride Flag Flies in Flagler Beach Rally in Protest of Florida’s Latest Charge Against LGBTQ Rights

April 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

There was no shortage of pride flags at Wednesday's rally, making the corner of A1A and SR-100 the perfect spot for the message to be easily seen.

Eryn Harris, a Palm Coast student cinematographer and editor, last week organized a rally in Flagler Beach in support of civil rights and the LGBTQ+ community and produced an Op-Art photo essay about the event.

Palm Coast Man Shoots His 1-Year-Old Dog After German Shepherd Mix Bit Fiancée

April 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Rocky. (Palm Coast)

Jamier T. Lee-Bright, a 25-year-old resident of 21 Seaman Trail East in Palm Coast, was arrested on two felony counts Saturday, including cruelty to animals, following the execution-style shooting of his 1-year-old dog after the dog allegedly bit Lee-Bright’s fiancee.

7-Year-Old Boy Critical Following 2-Vehicle Crash and Fire on I-95, Involving 6 People

April 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

One of the two Ford SUVs involved in Monday evening's crash on I-95 near the weigh station, south of Palm Coast Parkway. (Palm Coast Fire Department)

A 7-year-old Palm Coast boy was flown to Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville and an 8-year-old girl was in serious condition following a two-vehicle crash and fire on I-95 Monday night. Six people were involved–four in one car, two in the other–all but the two children sustaining minor injuries.

Appeals Court Affirms Rulings Against Kimberle Weeks, Who Now Owes County Over $170,000 in Fees

April 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Kimberle Weeks at one of her pre-trial hearings in 2018. (© FlaglerLive)

In a pair of one-word rulings on Thursday, the First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee affirmed lower court decisions against Kimberle Weeks, the former Flagler County Supervisor of Elections, who has been contesting attorneys’ fees she owes the county from two frivolous and defamatory ethics complaints she brought against former County Commissioner Charlie Ericksen and county attorney Al Haddeed.

Mondex Father with History of Domestic Violence Arrested on 2 Felony Counts of Child Abuse

April 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

William Ziegler.

William Ziegler, 37, allegedly turned violent toward his oldest of three sons when the boy, scared of heights, got anxious washing the top of a camper, and when his youngest, who is 11, would not tell him a joke the boy was not comfortable to tell.

Flagler County Talks Up Affordable Housing Even as Lawmakers Yet Again Raid Dedicated Fund of $100 Million

April 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

But how affordable? (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission this morning approved a proclamation and heard a presentation on the county’s affordable housing efforts, coinciding with revelations last week that the Legislature again broke a promise not to raid the state’s 30-year-old affordable housing trust fund and use its money for other purposes, short-changing needs across the state.

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