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Dune Restoration Will Extend from Beverly Beach to Varn Park Over Next 10 Weeks

April 19, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Even the color seems right. (Flagler County)

Dune restoration work for the next 10 weeks – weather permitting – will extend from Beverly Beach to Varn Park as part of Flagler County’s ongoing emergency sand operations.

Bob Snyder, Guardian of Public Health in Flagler for a Decade, Is Boy Scouts Council’s Golden Eagle Award Winner

April 19, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Poughkeepsie Journal, 13 years old. " when myself and two other two other boys got their Eagle awards. And when I when mom passed away a year ago I was going through her stuff and I said Oh mom, I am so happy you did this."

Bob Snyder, the Flagler County Health Department administrator since 2015 and the county’s leader in public health, is the 2023 Golden Eagle honoree. He’s receiving the honor this evening at the annual Flagler County Boy Scout Golden Eagle Dinner at Hammock Dunes Resort.

Splitting from Palm Coast, Flagler County Stays With Waste Pro, at Rates 65% Higher Than 2017 Contract

April 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Waste Pro will remain unincorporated Flagler County's trash hauler, but not Palm Coast's, where FCC Environmental will be the trash hauler starting May 1. (© FlaglerLive)

After the County Commission signed on to a five-year contract valued at around $3 million annually, Waste Pro will remain unincorporated Flagler County’s trash hauler, but not Palm Coast’s, where FCC Environmental will be the trash hauler starting June 1. Waste Pro had picked up Palm Coast’s trash for the previous 16 years.

Volusia-Flagler YMCA and Mayor Alfin in Big Push to Open Y in Palm Coast in About 2 Years

April 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

The YMCA in ormond Beach has been "busting at the seems," Volusia Flagler YMCA CEO and President Chris Seilkop says, with the opening of a new YYMCA in Palm Cost now a priority for the organization. (YMCA)

The Volusia Flagler Family YMCA is working with Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin and a corps of local community members to bring a YMCA to Palm Coast, with a rough goal of having a local facility under construction or near completion in about two years.

Dune Hold-Out Signed Documents Today After 3 Years, Clearing Beach Reconstruction

April 5, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

One of the "remnants" that had been at the center of the dispute finally resolved today, after three years, as its owner signed an easement. (© FlaglerLive)

Less than two weeks from a scheduled trial date, Flagler Beach resident Cynthia d’Angiolini this afternoon signed the two easements the county has been seeking for three years and that will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild and maintain 2.6 miles of dunes south of the pier, unimpeded, for the next half century.

In a First at Flagler School Board, a Parent Pushing Book Bans Justifies Hitler’s Book-Burning

March 31, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Allison Lauderdale downplayed book-burning in Nazi Germany in an appearance before the Flagler County School Board on Tuesday. (© FlaglerLive via Flagler Schools TV)

A parent falsely claimed Hitler’s book burnings only targeted sexually deviant books, as if to suggest the same should be done in Flagler. She was not corrected, though school board members on occasion have devoted parts of their comments to correct the record, especially when the board’s chamber is abused to peddle egregious, insulting or outright false statements.

Flagler County and Cities Launch Collaborative Economic Development Initiative

March 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Flagler County has been meeting with municipalities as part of an economic development initiative to create a single, unified plan aimed at diversifying the tax base for the benefit of all its residents.

George Hanns, Defeated in 2016 After 24 Years, Plans Another Run for County Commission

March 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

George Hanns had served 24 years as a Flagler County Commissioner when he lost in 2016. He wants another run at it, this time as a Republican vying for the seat Donald O’Brien is vacating, and that Palm Coast Council member Ed Danko plans a run for.

Reclusive, 15-ft Beaked Whale, Likely Sick, Strands in Flagler Beach Near Water Tower

March 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The beaked whale, striated and exhausted, in its final hours in the surf in Flagler Beach late this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

For the second time in only 10 weeks, a rarely seen whale beached on Flagler County’s sands and was put down hours later before it was to be removed from the surf and transported by truck to Orlando’s SeaWorld for a necropsy.

Proposed 16-Home Beachside Development South of Surf Club Troubles Residents and the County

March 23, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Solitude at Matanzas Shores would be built on just under 4 acres of beachside land across from the Lakeside and Las Casitas developments, on State Road A1A. County commissioners are leery, and leaning against approving allowing 16 single-family homes there. (© FlaglerLive)

Solitude at Matanzas Shores would be built on just under 4 acres of beachside land across from the Lakeside and Las Casitas developments, on State Road A1A. County commissioners are leery, and leaning against approving allowing 16 single-family homes there.

A1A Protection Plan in Flagler Will Rely on Beach Renourishment, and a Sea Wall at South End

March 21, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Much of the responsibility for the protection of Flagler County's beaches and State Road A1A will fall back on the county and the U.S. Army Coros of Engineers. County Engineer Faith al-Khatib, left, and the Army Corps' Jason Harrah, third from left, were at a public meeting Tuesday evening where the state Department of Transportation presented its latest plans for A1A protection. (© FlaglerLive)

The state Department of Transportation’s much-anticipated plan to protect State Road A1A will mostly rely on existing plans by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild 2.6 miles of beach and dunes south of the pier, plans by Flagler County to rebuild beaches north and south of that stretch, and a DOT secant wall along the shore straddling the Flagler-Volusia county line.

County Approves Spending Extra $500,000 for ‘Gem of a Site’ as Future Visitor Center on SR100

March 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

A sketch by an unknown hand of the future visitor center on State Road A1A was included as part of the documents for county commissioners today.

Flagler County’s future visitor center got its biggest boost today on two grounds: The County Commission all but approved locating the center on State Road 100, next to the future pedestrian bridge and heritage trail. And it approved contributing an additional $500,000 as a local match for a hoped-for $8 million federal grant to build the center.

Staffing Pressures Reduce Flagler Public Library Hours from 57 to 52 a Week

March 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Stacks at the Flagler County Public Library, where hours are being reduced slightly, and simplified. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Public Library on Palm Coast Parkway will be open for five fewer hours starting April 3, as weekly total hours will fall from 57 to 52, with a more simplified schedule.

Varn Park Will Close for 3 Months as It Turns Into Latest Dune-Rebuilding Staging Area

March 18, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Varn Park will be closed beginning March 27 for about three months as Flagler County undertakes two emergency sand operations – the first in Painters Hill and Beverly Beach, and the second north through the park into the Hammock Dunes Homeowners Association property.

How Cupcake Café’s TikTok of Mr Keith’s Surgical Cake Order Went Viral in Whirls of Good Wishes

March 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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TikTok clips by Theresa Tazewell, owner of Cupcake Cafe in Palm Coast, went viral as she documented customer Keith’s wish to pay for his wife’s birthday cake in advance for fear that he might die during surgery. He survived, and was lavished with millions of good wishes from a round the globe through Tazewell’s TikToks.

Teens-In-Flight Makes Plane-Piloting Dream Come True for Terminally Ill 16 Year Old

March 9, 2023 | Michael Lewis | 8 Comments

Austin Booth at the controls. (Contributed)

Austin Booth has been afflicted with numerous illnesses since birth and was given only eight or nine years to live. He’s now 16, and last week he took off from Flagler County airport at the controls of a Teens-in-Flight Cessna, making a lifetime’s dream come true.

Battle Over Vacation Rentals Resumes as Flagler Resists Lesser Regulation for 9th Year

March 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

A vacation rental company entered the Flagler Beach Independence Day parade in 2018. (© FlaglerLive)

For nine years, vacation-rental regulations in Flagler County have survived unscathed even as the short-term rental industry continues to grow in popularity and clout. Each year, local officials fear that era of local control may be over, as lawmakers attempt to pass de-regulation bills. This year is no different.

Parents Paying Steep Extended Day Fees Are Subsidizing the Belle Terre Swim Club

March 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club is less and less visible. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County School Board is facing a deficit this year of $180,000 at the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club. The board continues to agonize over ways to keep the facility or redefine its uses without continuing the deficits, which are being subsidized out of the district’s extended day program–a costly program to working parents.

For 4th Year in a Row, Flagler Beach Will Have No July 4 Fireworks

February 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

With its pier condemned and other locations not feasible for a fireworks show, Flagler Beach will again have a dark July 4 this year. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach ruled out an Independence Day fireworks show again this year, opting to partner with the county and Palm Coast instead, but there will be better-funded entertainment downtown to keep the celebration from being just “a drunk day at the beach.”

Commissioners Blame ‘Bad Planning’ as Cost to Replace Jail Security System Triples in Months

February 21, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The jail surveillance system was part of the new jail expansion less than seven years ago. It has to be replaced at a cost of $1.6 million. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County jail’s surveillance system, including 149 cameras, is not yet seven years old. It’s failing. The Flagler County Commission–the jail’s landlord–is having to replace it for $1.6 million, just months after the county administration told commissioners that it would cost only $500,000.

Stony Silence as Commission Proclaims Flagler Reads Together and Book-Banning Title

February 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

In Celeste Ng's Our Missing Hearts, all bookshelves have been empties and the books pulped.

A rather joyless Flagler County Commission designated March as “Flagler Reads Together” month as the Friends of the Library chose Celeste Ng’s “Our Missing Hearts,” a novel of a dystopian America that bans books and represses minorities, as its chosen title.

Do You Love Your Public Library? Consider Volunteering.

February 19, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Those who love books, have a little extra time on their hands, and are interested in meeting some like-minded people should consider volunteering at the Flagler County Public Library. Volunteers provide support services or work on special projects with staff.

‘Stress-Free’ Valentine’s Day Mass Wedding at the Courthouse Returns With 13 Couples

February 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Six couples marrying and seven renewing their vows participated in today's annual mass Valentine's Day wedding officiated by Clerk of Court Tom bexley at the Flagler County courthouse. Mike and Dee Cocchiola, above, reviewed their vows after 56 years of marriage. (© FlaglerLive)

Back from a two-year Covid hiatus, six couples marrying and seven renewing their vows participated in today’s annual mass Valentine’s Day wedding officiated by Clerk of Court Tom Bexley at the Flagler County courthouse.

Flagler County’s Emergency Management Team Makes Its Mark at State Association

February 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler County's Emergency Management team: from left, Nealon Joseph, Tiffany Islam, Jonathan Lord, Bob Pickering, and Ryan Simpson. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County’s Emergency Management team made its mark last week at the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association’s (FEPA) Annual Meeting.

Future BJ’s Wholesale Club Raises Traffic Concerns as Palm Coast Mulls Annexation

February 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 53 Comments

Palm Coast is moving toward annexing 30 acres that will be home to a new BJ's Wholesale Club on State Road 100, but council members are concerned about the traffic impact on a road already thronged with drivers. (© FlaglerLive)

As it considers annexing the land where a BJ’s Wholesale Club will rise on State Road 100, the Palm Coast City Council is concerned about the amount of additional cars thronging an already busy road, and may condition annexation on the a analysis.

‘Absolutely No Excuse’: County Blasts Old Dixie Motel Owners and Will Again Seek Demolition

February 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Flagler County officials have been seeking to have the old Country Hearth Inn. property rehabilitated for six years, wiothout success. They are again moving toward condemning and demolishing the property. (© FlaglerLive)

After trying for six years to have the derelict motel on Old Dixie Highway rehabilitated, Flagler County officials today again said they will seek to demolish the property as the latest owners have failed to live up to an agreement with the local government.

After Demise of Bull Creek Camp’s Restaurant, Commission’s Pennington Calls for Replacement Amenity

February 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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Saying Flagler County’s west side is losing its amenities, Flagler County Commissioner Leann Pennington implored her colleagues and the administration to focus on getting some form of replacement, even if not a restaurant, at Bull Creek Fishcamp, where the county will demolish the existing restaurant.

Lawyers to the Rescue: County Ratifies Agreement Clearing Historic Dunes Project in Flagler Beach

February 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Not a minor role in preserving Flagler Beach's shoreline: County Attorney Al Hadeed, right, spent three years securing easements to enable a 5-year beach renourishment project to go forward in Flagler Beach, and attorney Scott Spradley of Flagler Beach played a key role in the past six weeks to secure the final agreement and clear a historic project. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission this morning ratified the final agreement clearing the way for a historic dune-rebuilding project on 2.6 miles of shoreline in Flagler Beach, starting in April 2024–almost a quarter century after the federal government started considering the stretch for long-term safeguarding from erosion and rising seas.

County Commissioner Donald O’Brien Declares Run for Renner’s Seat, Tom Leek for Hutson’s

February 4, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Flagler County Commissioner Donald O’Brien, who in the last four years became Joe Mullins’s staunchest ally, will run for Paul Renner’s House seat, and Tom Leek, the House member from Ormond Beach, will run for Travis Hutson’s.

In Major Shift, Flagler Beach Residents Appear to Favor Sea Walls, But Misconceptions Abound

February 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The secant seawall at the north end of Flagler Beach, built in 2019, held strong during the last two hurricanes last fall, but the dunes that once covered it are gone, so is the high-tide beach in front of it, scoured as it's been by wave energy that cannot be diffused by the slope of dunes. (© FlaglerLive)

A majority of Flagler Beach residents now appear to favor so-called secant sea walls, according to 58 responses gathered by FDOT and obtained by FlaglerLive. But that support rests on a fundamental misconception–that sea walls would not only protect State Road A1A behind them, but the beaches in front of them as well.

‘We Have a Deal’: Dune Hold-Out in Flagler Beach Concedes, Clearing Path to Renourishment

January 31, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

One of the two dune remnants in front of Cynthia d'Angiolini's property in Flagler Beach. It's only 1,800 square feet. D'Angiolini has agreed to sign easements for two such remnants, ending a three-year wait for Flagler County. (© FlaglerLive)

A property owner’s three-year stand-off with Flagler County that has delayed a long-promised beach renourishment in Flagler Beach is over. Cynthia d’Angiolini through her lawyer today agreed to sign a pair of easements, clearing the way for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dune-rebuilding project–and ensuring that the south side of the city will finally get a major new protective buffer against rising seas.

Visitor Center Location Shifting from A1A to SR100; Flagler Tourism Posts Strong Year

January 31, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Flagler County Tourism Director Amy LUkasik during her annual presentation of the State of Tourism in at the Palm Coast Community Center Monday. (© FlaglerLive)

After two and a half years of hunting for a visitor center location on State Road A1A in Flagler Beach, Flagler County’s tourism bureau is shifting its focus for an eventual visitor center to State Road 100, on county land near the new pedestrian bridge.

Beverly Beach Holds a Mail-Only Election to Decide 5 Charter Amendments

January 30, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Everything is on a smaller scale in Beverly Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

The Town of Beverly Beach starting this week is holding an unusual mail-only election to decide five charter amendments. The results will be announced on March 7.

David Alfin ‘Staying Put’ As Palm Coast Mayor Rather than Run for Renner’s House Seat

January 30, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, left, speaking with County Commissioner Andy Dance today afetr a "state of tourism" event at the Palm Coast Community Center. In the background, toward the center, Flagler County Administrator Heidi Petito with Library Director and Legislative Liaison Holly Albanese, right, and Pam Richardson, the Realtor. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin said today he is “staying put.” After over a month’s thought, he has decided to forego a run for Rep. Paul Renner’s House seat.

Florida Crock: Say ‘Resiliency.’ Don’t Say ‘Climate Change.’

January 29, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

The ugliness of "resiliency" laid bare: the sea wall in Flagler Beach. The state is preparing to build many more, while doing nothing about the causes of sea rise. (© FlaglerLive)

Resiliency in Florida is at best an illusion, and at worst a suicide pact between state and local governments. It’s wasted money and a scam on a catastrophic scale, because the state is in denial about global warming, refusing to do its part as one of the world’s leading polluters.

Valentine’s Day Mass Wedding Returns to Flagler County Courthouse on Feb. 14

January 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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After a two-year hiatus compliments, as usual, of Covid, the steps of the Flagler County courthouse will again be ablaze with wedding dresses and boutonnière and the jittery grins of couples about to seal lifelong vows with a kiss as Clerk of Court Tom Bexley brings back the tradition he started in 2018: the Valentine’s Day mass wedding.

Bull Creek Fish Camp Will Be Torn Down Against Lease-Holder’s Wishes, With No Plans for Rebuild

January 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Bull Creek Fish Camp in 2014, when it was poised for a revival, with the waters of Dead Lake lapping at its banks. The waters flooded during the last two hurricanes, making the building uninhabitable, according to the county. The building will be torn down. (© FlaglerLive)

To the dismay of the current lease holder, County Administrator Heidi Petito said the 2,500 square foot restaurant building at Bull Creek Fish Camp will be torn down next month, after suffering what the county describes as irreparable damage from hurricane-related floods.

Sea Walls, Granite, Dunes: FDOT Options to Strengthen A1A Are Nothing Flagler Hasn’t Seen Before

January 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Some 150 people turned out at the Florida Department of Transportation's "listening session" in Flagler Beach Tuesday evening, regarding options to more permanently strengthen State Road A1A against storms, sea rise and erosion. (© FlaglerLive)

Some 150 people, including numerous Flagler Beach and county officials, turned out to see the state Department of Transportation’s four options to more permanently strengthen State Road A1A, with sea walls taking precedence over dune rebuilding. But a combination of the four options is likely ahead.

$3.67 Million Dune Reconstruction Begins Wednesday From Malacompra Park North

January 23, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Flagler County’s contractor for $3.67 million Hurricane Dorian dunes restoration project from south MalaCompra Park to north Washington Oaks Gardens State Park mobilized on Monday and construction will begin on Wednesday.

‘D.O.A.’ and Its Local Cast Come Alive as Top Winners at Resurrected Flagler Film Festival

January 23, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

* “D.O.A.” director Kurt St. Thomas, left, and cast member Annie Gaybis pose with Flagler Film Festival director Tim Baker following the screening of the film noir drama. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Film Festival returned to Palm Coast after a five-year hiatus, with 44 independent, mostly short and mostly small-budget films, with the top honor going to “D.O.A.,” directed by Kurt St. Thomas, with Flagler County’s own Annie Gaybis and John Byner.

Flagler County Nets $17 Million in State Aid for Dune Reconstruction, with Far More Needed

January 21, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The walkovers have nothing to walk over anymore. (© FlaglerLive)

The money is a “drop in the bucket,” compared to the county’s needs, according to a county official: it is a fraction of what would be needed, considering the county’s devastated shoreline. But it will still enable the county to repair several miles of dunes with temporary renourishment, giving those repaired dunes perhaps two to four years against continuing erosion.

Cramped and Neglected Flagler Health Department Tells County Commission: ‘We Need Your Help’

January 18, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Flagler Health Department needs help, especially to shore up its facility on Dr. Carter Boulevard. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Health Department is pleading with county commissioners for more money to improve an ageing facility and expand services that touch the lives of a third of the county’s population. The department hopes to open a facility in Palm Coast. While commissioners are not indifferent, finding a source of money will be a challenge.

In Bunnell, Rogers and Gordon and, Finally, Pete Young All Elected Without Opposition

January 18, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Uncontested: from left, Bunnell City Commissioners John Rogers and Tonya Gordon, and Commissioner-Elect Pete Young. (© FlaglerLive)

Commissioner John Rogers was re-elected for his fifth term, uncontested for the first time. Incumbent Commissioner Tonya Gordon ran in the special election to fill the seat Bob Barnes vacated last year, what will be a two-year term.

Army Corps Must Redesign Entire Flagler Beach Dunes Project, ‘Substantially’ Delaying It Again

January 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Hurricane Nicole carved out more segments of State Road A1A in the segment of shore that has been awaiting a dune-rebuilding project for years. That project has now yet again been delayed. (© FlaglerLive)

Because of years of delays and further erosion, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must redesign the entire project to rebuild 2.6 miles of dunes on the critically eroded shoreline south of the Flagler Beach pier, now that the current design is out of date. That will further delay for at least a year or more a project 20 years in the works. Meanwhile, the coast continues to erode, threatening or damaging A1A.

In ‘Extremely Rare’ Event, Killer Whale Beaches and Dies in Surf Near Hammock Dunes Club

January 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The killer whale this morning as authorities were preparing to transfer it to a trailer, then to Seaworld in Orlando for a necropsy. (© FlaglerLive)

A killer whale was found beached at dawn this morning in the surf opposite Hammock Dunes Club. The female orca was dead. It was being transferred to SeaWorld in Orlando for a necropsy.

Flagler County Approves Latest ‘Band-Aid’ in $14 Million-Worth of Emergency Dune Repairs

January 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

There are no dunes left along most of the county's beaches. Flagler County government is preparing for another "band-aid," in its chief engineer's description. (© FlaglerLive)

The county will rebuild only six miles of Flagler County’s dune-less 18-mile shoreline. The millions of dollars will rebuild the same kind of narrow, emergency dunes that the county rebuilt in the aftermath of Hurricanes Matthew and Irma, in 2018–sands that, by last year, had entirely washed away. The county engineer says it’s still all just a “band aid” approach.

DOT Will Seek Public Input on More Permanent Protection for A1A, But Options Are Limited

January 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Hurricanes Ian and Nicole left only a sliver of sand between the high-tide waterline and State Road A1A at the south end of Flagler County. many other parts of A1A suffered the same fate. The state Department of Transportation has been rebuilding protections with rock revetments and sand. (© FlaglerLive)

After two months of closed-door sessions involving state, federal and local officials on how to more permanently secure State Road A1A in Flagler and Volusia counties from storm damage and rising seas, the Florida Department of Transportation will seek public input in two sessions later this month–one in Flagler Beach, one in Volusia County, and present a half dozen options or so.

A Driver Is Killed on I-95 as Car Goes Under Semi Near Matanzas Woods Parkway

December 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 76 Comments

A woman was killed this morning when she drove her car under a semi truck in the northbound lanes of I-95 just south of Matanzas Woods Parkway.

Gratitude on Christmas Eve

December 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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For long-time Flagler Beach attorney Scott Spradley, an image he took of the moon above the pier’s A frame not long ago provoked a range of feelings and emotions and led him to reflect on the meaning of gratitude even in an age of stresses and sorrows.

Marineland Acres Improvement Project Enters Final Year

December 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The Marineland Acres Improvements Project in 2023 enters its final year of construction and includes the final phase of the MalaCompra Basin improvements, designed to address the flooding impacts experienced by residents living in the Hammock.

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