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Flagler’s 1st Covid-19 Fatality: Flagler Beach’s Dorothy Strickland Dies at Halifax Hospital; Was Denied Test Locally

April 1, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 77 Comments

Dorothy Strickland, a long-time hair stylist, had owned Strictly Dorothy and Friends in Miami before moving permanently to Flagler Beach several years ago, to the house she'd owned there for 20 years. (Facebook)

Dorothy Strickland, 70, died Wednesday afternoon of Coronavirus at Daytona Beach’s Halifax hospital after she had been told she didn’t meet testing criteria in Flagler County. Her last two weeks were an ordeal.

Sheriff Prepares Shift to Enforcement of Quarantine and Stay-Home Orders Amid Questions; Restrictions in Effect Friday

April 1, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly, center, has been in discussions with Flagler Emergency Management Chief JOnathan Lord, at the mic, and working with Flagler Beach Police Chief Matt Doughney, left, and Bunnell Police Chief Tom Foster (not pictured) regarding enforcement of coronavirus emergency orders, which will soon be mandatory. The trio was seen at the county's Emergency Operations Center last fall during the last hurricane emergency. (© FlaglerLive)

What will enforcement of mandatory stay-home orders look like in Palm Coast and Flagler, for residents and coronavirus-infected individuals? Sheriff Rick Staly and Emergency Management Chief Jonathan Lord have been pouring over the orders in preparation.

DeSantis Orders Stay-at-Home Across Florida, Limiting Activity to All But Essential Services for 30 Days; Palm Coast Holds Virtual Town Hall

April 1, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Speaking from his office shortly after 1 p.m. today, Gov. Ron DeSantis today said he is issuing an executive order requiring all Floridians to stay at home except to seek “essential services” for the next 30 days.

Covid-19 Study Projects Florida Will See 5,568 Deaths By August, Peaking on May 3; Florida Extends School Closures Through May 1

March 31, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The view from Covid-19 in Flagler Beach Monday. (© FlaglerLive)

The number of deaths in Florida and the nation from Covid-19 will rise rapidly in April despite social distancing rules in place–but would rise even more if those measures were not in place, the study’s author warns.

3 Flagler Public Library Staffers Develop Covid-Like Symptoms, Shutting Down All Services at Palm Coast Branch

March 31, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The Flagler County Pblic Library on Palm Coast Parkway. (© FlaglerLive)

The dozen staffers at the Flagler County Public Library on Palm Coast Parkway had been conducting brisk curbside business until three of them developed symptoms, requiring a shut-down out of caution, and until further notice.

Flagler’s Covid-Emergency Officials Want More Testing and Uniform Orders But Can’t Say When Either Will Happen

March 30, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

County Commission Chairman Dave Sullivan speaking today at the county's virtual press conference from the Emergency Operations Center, with Emergency Chief Jonathan Lord and Health Department Chief Bob Snyder. The conference had an interpreter for the deaf. (© FlaglerLive via Zoom)

Flagler County’s first-ever virtual news conference revealed the fissures between the state’s patchwork approach to stay-at-home orders and local officials’ desire for more. And it underscored a persistent lack of sufficient testing that would enable health officials to conduct broader surveillance testing and better grasp the true extent of infections locally.

Flagler Cases Rise to 13, Including 17-Year-Old Girl; Florida’s Near 5,500; Social Distancing Extended To May 1

March 30, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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Despite the rising numbers, Flagler County continues to be among the counties where testing has lagged, with a mere 143 tests conducted in total, many of them through the Flagler Department of Health and some at AdventHealth Palm Coast.

California’s Experience: Public Health Officials Warn That Unenforced Stay-At-Home Orders Don’t Work

March 28, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis at his afternoon summary briefing on the coronavirus this afternoon. He had refused to impose more stringent lockdown orders across Florida as Covid-19 cases have surged. (© FlaglerLive via Florida Channel)

One week into the lockdown, epidemiologists tracking rates of transmission in California and the United States worry that California’s shelter-in-place order is less effective in controlling new infections without stronger enforcement. Local lawmakers and public health officers share their concern and some are exercising their policing powers.

Hospital Prepares for “Surge” as Flagler’s Covid Cases Jump to 11; Palm Coast Offers Community Center for Overflow

March 27, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

The Palm Coast Community Center could be transformed into a hospital ward for overflow Covid-19 patients, should that become necessary, hospital and city officials said. (© FlaglerLive)

With infection numbers rising locally and across the state and indications of less rigorous adherence with social distancing rules, Jonathan Lord, the county’s emergency management chief, hinted that more stringent restrictions could be ahead.

Flagler Was Among U.S.’ 100-Fastest Growing Counties in Last 10 Years; Population of 115,000 Aged Sharply

March 27, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

It had been getting more crowded. (© FlaglerLive)

Now with a population of 115,000, more than 12,000 of the net new arrivals over the decade were in the 65-and-older group, with implications for local health care, social services, schools, even politics. 

Appeal Court Upholds 4-Count Felony Convictions Of Kimberle Weeks, Who Will Now Have To Serve Jail Time

March 27, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Former Elections Supervisor Kimberle Weeks at the end of one of the many hearings that led to her conviction two years ago. (© FlaglerLive)

State Attorney Jason Lewis had aggressively prosecuted Kimberle Weeks as a crude, arrogant official who had abused her position and flouted the law, insulting other people in office while ironically casting herself as an anti-corruption crusader.

Half-Measures Harm: Lock-Down Flagler and Florida Now. Test Everyone.

March 26, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 79 Comments

"A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte – 1884 (French: Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte – 1884)

The only option to buy time and minimize coronavirus deaths until universal testing is available is to enforce a lock-down, without which voluntary half-measures will only prolong harm to the economy and increase the death toll.

No-Go Orders On Flagler’s 18 Miles of Beaches: Some Defiance in County, ‘Stellar’ Compliance in Flagler Beach

March 26, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

A few people were defying the coronavirus-inspired order to stay off Flagler’s beaches in the mistaken belief that their were on their own private property, but on the whole people were complying well.

School District Has 1st Covid-19 Case; Flagler Has 5; All Over 65 Told to Stay Home 14 Days; Testing Not Necessary for Most

March 25, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

A scene from the school district's free breakfast and lunch distribution to children earlier this week at Flagler Palm Coast High School. (Flagler Schools)

A Flagler County school district employee has tested positive for Covid-19 as local health officials continue to stress that testing for is not necessary for most, even those showing flu-like symptoms that don’t involve respiratory difficulties, but staying in place is necessary.

Concerns About Hammock Beach Resort’s Activity as Governor Orders Air Travelers From ‘Hot Spot’ Quarantined

March 24, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 114 Comments

Hammock Beach Resort is a local economic engine but has been drawing criticism from residents concerned about activity they are observing there during the coronavirus emergency. (© FlaglerLive)

Hammock Beach residents have written the Palm Coast mayor and called into the city, claiming visitors and groups at the resort are still gathering and potentially placing local residents at risk. The resort says the claims are inaccurate, and that it is taking all precautions in line with rules and recommendations.

Flagler Cases Up to 4; Woman Treated for Covid-19 at Advent Is Released, But Her Son, an FPC Student, Tests Positive

March 24, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Louise McCourty, a Flagler Palm Coast High School employee, distributing meals today at the school to families with children 18 and younger. (Flagler Schools).

Tuesday was proving to be a day of mixed signals, with resilience and fortitude competing with challenges and more dispiriting numbers as various segments of society were rapidly adapting to life under different degrees of restrictions and still often unclear expectations.

Flagler Beach Police Officer Tests Positive for Covid-19, City Manager Larry Newsom in ‘Self-Isolation’

March 23, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Flagler Beach City Manager Larry Newsom. (© FlaglerLive)

A 45-year-old Flagler Beach police officer has tested positive for Covid-19. In an unrelated development, Flagler Beach City Manager Larry Newsom fell ill and has been in self-isolation at his home since this morning. The police department is monitoring itself but is not in isolation.

Flagler Covid-19 Cases Up to 3 as Health Department Kicks In ‘Contact Tracing’ and Palm Coast Hunkers Down

March 23, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 48 Comments

Covid-19 sights in Flagler today. (© FlaglerLive)

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Flagler is now three, Department of Health figures indicate in the daily, midday update, up from one the evening before, as the department is tracing down who patients have had contact with, and where.

72-Year-Old Flagler Woman Tests Positive for Covid-19 As Florida Cases Vault Past 1,000

March 22, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

A Costco employee. (© FlaglerLive)

A 72-year-old Flagler County woman has tested positive for Covid-19, according to the Department of Health’s latest tally, with Florida cases reaching 1,007, doubling since Friday.

Flagler Beach and Flagler County Will Close 18 Miles of Beaches Monday Morning As Florida Infections Soar

March 22, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 57 Comments

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Flagler Beach and Flagler County are closing their beaches to the public starting at 6 a.m. Monday, joining a growing list of coastal communities and counties, in Florida and elsewhere, doing likewise in an increasingly strict response to the coronavirus.

Florida Covid Cases Jump 25% in a Day, to 658 in at Least 42 Counties, Putnam Registers First Case

March 21, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The state Capitol in Tallahassee, like governments across the state, shut down for in-person access. (NSF)

Research out of Italy indicates that many half- or gradual measures the country took were not effective in controlling the spread of the coronavirus, as opposed to more immediate and radical measures. Italy recorded 793 deaths today alone, by far the largest number of deaths recorded in any country for a single day, so far.

AdventHealth Palm Coast Disallows Almost All Visitors Starting Monday and Limits Surgeries and Procedures

March 21, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

AdventHealth Palm Coast is following state guidelines in limiting visitors, surgeries and procedures during the coronavirus emergency. (© FlaglerLive)

In response to the coronavirus, visitation at AdventHealth Palm Coast hospital will be allowed only for special circumstances, such as if the visitor is the power-of-attorney or medical decision-maker. Visitation will also be permitted in end-of-life situations and a few other exceptions.

All Restaurants Ordered Closed Except for Take-out, Palm Coast and State Agencies Shut Down All In-Person Offices

March 20, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

The way it's going to be for a while. (© FlaglerLive)

It is the latest in a series of sweeping measures gradually closing down much of the state’s economic, political, social and cultural activities as the coronavirus has caused 520 confirmed Florida cases so far, with a colossal wave of new cases expected ahead.

Officials Confirm Covid-19 Case in Flagler Almost a Week After Hospitalization; Only 100 Testing Kits Delivered Locally

March 20, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 61 Comments

The Flagler Department of Health confirmed a Covid-19 case at AdventHealth's ICU in Palm Coast since last weekend. (Contributed)

The Department of Health today confirmed the case at AdventHealth Palm Coast, justifying the delay by saying it did not have clearance to do so until now. “There’s no deception here,” the local health department director said.

With Bogus Claims About Sunshine and Saltwater, Flagler Beach Commission Won’t Close Beach For Now

March 19, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 64 Comments

Views on either side of the Flagler Beach pier as taken by Police Chief Matt Doughney between 1 and 2 p.m. Wednesday. Doughney told city commissioners today crowds have not been an issue on the city's beaches.

The chairman of the Flagler Beach City Commission, the police chief and the parks and recreations director all cited bogus and debunked claims about either saltwater or sunshine’s supposedly beneficial effects against the coronavirus.

Close the Damn Beach Already

March 19, 2020 | Pierre Tristam | 74 Comments

Visas to the virus: Flagler Beach this week. (© FlaglerLive)

By keeping the beaches open, Flagler and Flagler Beach officials are wanting it both ways. They’re sending contradictory messages and enabling irresponsibility. They’re issuing visas to the virus.

Flagler Circuit’s Chief Judge Issues Order With Potentially Extraordinary Measures as Florida Covid-19 Cases Double in 2 Days to 319

March 18, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Flagler County courthouse will be seeing a different sort of docket in the weeks ahead. (© FlaglerLive)

The court system’s new restrictions reveal the potential for extraordinary, court-ordered measures in answer to the coronavirus emergency, pointing to the sort of unprecedented role the courts and law enforcement may be taking on in the weeks and months ahead.

Flagler and Florida Schools Will Remain Closed Through April 15, But With Distance Learning; State Tests Cancelled

March 17, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Schools will remain closed until April 15. (© FlaglerLive)

All of Flagler’s schools’ physical campuses will remain closed at least through April 15 by order of Gov. Ron DeSantis, but distance learning will be instituted starting March 31. State tests are cancelled for the remainder of the year in response to the coronavirus emergency.

Flagler’s Businesses Bristle as Bars Are Ordered Closed for 30 Days, Restaurants Restricted and Beach Crowds Urged Limited

March 17, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

In Flagler Beach, it's spring break as usual, as was the case in midafternoon today, with mostly young people who are not mindful of virus concerns, according to Eric Cooley, the Flagler Beach city commissioner and owner of the 7-Eleven on the beach. He said he will bring up his concerns at a special meeting of the city commission this week, when the commission will declaring a local state of emergency. (© FlaglerLive)

Restaurant-bars like the Brown Dog and Moonrise Brewing in Palm Coast are facing difficult choices even as they’re allowed to remain open, while business on the beach has been brisk, but for a scarier reason, according to a business owner and commissioner there.

Flagler Schools Will Distribute Free Breakfast and Lunch Daily; Restaurants Implored to Offer Take-Out Only

March 17, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Superintendent Jim Tager speaking at a news conference this morning. (Flagler County via Facebook.)

The food distributions will be to all children up to age 18 regardless of qualification for free or reduced lunch, but children must be present and adults will not qualify for the free food, though arrangements with food banks are in the works to address those needs as well.

Why Flagler’s Covid-19 Cases May Not Be What They Are: Infected Non-County Residents Are Not Reported Locally

March 16, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

The Florida Department of Health has a new web page tracking coronavirus cases across Florida, but the numbers are less transparent than they seem.

Flagler County may well have one, two or three confirmed cases of coronavirus. If those cases were confirmed in non-Flagler County residents who happened to be in Flagler County, you will not know about them locally, according to Florida Department of Health rules.

Palm Coast Broadens and Extends Cancellations of Activities Through End of April as Florida Cases Rise to 155

March 16, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Six years ago local first responders and hospital personnel conducted the largest drill to date to practice for a mass casualty event involving contamination (above). Today, responders and hospital personnel are required to wear personal protective equipment, commonly known as PPE, in many encounters with patients or potential patients as the coronavirus pandemic spreads. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast was taking a more aggressive coronavirus-mitigation approach as measures against “community spread” of the virus were affecting all levels of local governments even as cases of Covid-19 remained, for now, at bay.

2 Flagler Sheriff’s Deputies, “Multiple” EMPros and AdventHealth Palm Coast Personnel on Quarantine as Protocols Evolve

March 15, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly meeting with his top staff and other law enforcement officials last May. Coronavirus has created a slew of new and uncharted challenges as the sheriff now has two of his deputies on self-quarantine. (© FlaglerLive)

The two Flagler sheriff’s deputies were on a death investigation involving a man who died of the flu. EMPros manages emergency departments in several cities in Volusia and Flagler. One of its physicians and the Assistant EMS Medical Director for all EMS agencies in Flagler County was placed under quarantine.

Palm Coast Paramedics Will Limit Responses to ‘Life-Threatening’ Medical Calls as City and County Declare Emergency

March 15, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

The Palm Coast Fire Department will limit responses to certain medical calls to minimize risk of exposure, though calls will still be handled by a mixture of Fire Rescue and department personnel. (© FlaglerLive)

Rather than double-up with county fire rescue personnel, Palm Coast firefighter-paramedics will limit their calls to “life-threatening” emergencies to reduce the chances of either being infected or infecting others with the coronavirus.

39 New Covid-19 Cases Raise Florida’s to 100 as Evidence of Exponential Spread Emerges; Flagler Still at Zero

March 15, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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The Flagler Health Department, under orders from the state Health Department, is not disclosing how many people have been tested locally. Nor is it disclosing how many people are under monitoring for potential exposure in the community.

Grace Community Pantry Steps Up to Offer Food Bridge to Flagler District’s Neediest Children During Emergency

March 14, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Ready for distribution at Grace Community Food Pantry in Palm Coast. The pantry distributes some 800 bags a week. (Grace Community)

Grace Community Food Pantry, Flagler County’s largest food operation for the neediest, is offering to provide substantial food aid during the coronavirus emergency for distribution to Flagler County schoolchildren who would normally get free or reduced meals at school.

Florida Coronavirus Cases Triple in 2 Days to 64; Floridian Dies in California; AdventHealth Announces Measures

March 14, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Coronavirus cases have jumped to 64 as of early Saturday morning, from just 21 two days ago, according to the Florida Department of Health, with nine cases in Florida unrelated to travel and 16 cases whose origins are still under investigation. Four Floridians have died from Covid-19, one of them in California.

Virus Testing Will Vastly Expand in Flagler and Florida, ‘So Things Are Going to Change Drastically in Terms of Numbers’

March 13, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

What Covid-19 looks like in its particulars. (CDC)

Coronavirus testing capacity will expand next week in Flagler County and across Florida, with capacity for some 625,000 tests available starting Monday, but a lot remains uncertain about the extent of the virus’ effects locally, how many people it will affect and whether current measures will be enough to stave off a major local outbreak.

Schools Closed Through March 30, Jury Trials at Flagler Courthouse Suspended as Coronavirus Fallout Continues

March 13, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The jury will not enter the courtroom. (© FlaglerLive)

All jury trials have been suspended at the Flagler County courthouse through March 30, and all public schools in the state have been ordered to remain closed through March 30 as well.

Long-Awaited CDC Report on Disused Sheriff’s Operations Center Lands With Thud

March 12, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The disused Sheriff's Operations Center in Bunnell is receding in the county's rear-view mirror. (© FlaglerLive)

County and sheriff’s officials have moved on, making the recently delivered CDC report on the old Sheriff’s Operations Center essentially moot, and largely redundant anyway.

Money Issues Raise New Questions on Locating Sheriff’s Operations Center Near Palm Coast Library

March 11, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Architectural and engineering plans are continuing for the new Sheriff’s Operations Center in Palm Coast, but its location is again in question as the county faces new financial challenges and commissioners consider options.

Seemingly Spared So Far, Flagler School, Emergency and Health Officials Prepare for Likely Spread as Coronavirus Cases Jump to 21 in Florida

March 11, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Florida Department of Health's most immediate tips to residents in efforts to limit coronavirus.

Flagler school officials are discussing remote instruction and instituting deep cleanings, county and health officials are preparing businesses and government staffs for “social distancing” and other measures as they prepare for what they see as the likely spread of coronavirus locally.

AdventHealth Launches Coronavirus Information Line as Palm Coast Fire Chief Urges Fewer In-Person Dr. Visits

March 10, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

AdventHealth's coronavirus call center is focused on Florida for now, but may expand. (AdventHealth)

AdventHealth is launching a free phone service for Floridians who have questions about coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, including the opportunity to speak with a nurse as appropriate. The 24-hour line is in addition to a similar line operated by the Florida Department of Health.

Florida Agricultural Museum Is On Track with New Train, ‘Dirt Detectives’ and Other Projects

March 4, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Florida Agricultural Museum executive director Kara Hoblick says the horse Kaleb, who can be ridden by museum patrons, is “a big teddy bear. He is the perfect horse if somebody is timid about horses at all.” Kaleb and the museum’s other nine horses, as well as the ones boarded at the museum by private citizens, have a new horse arena where they can give rides along with the facility’s trails. (© FlaglerLive)

Four years ago the Florida Agriculture Museum at the north end of Palm Coast was heading for closure. Today, it’s bustling with a half dozen programs, including an equestrian boarding and riding program, and more ahead.

‘We Will See It In Our Community,’ Flagler Emergency Chief Warns of Coronavirus, Detailing Local Response

March 2, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Flagler Emergency Chief Jonathan Lord, in the foreground, spoke to the County Commission this morning about the coronavirus and local measures, along with Bob Snyder, head of the Flagler County Health Department.

Flagler Emergency Chief Jonathan Lord and Health Department Chief Bob Snyder briefed the County Commission on the creation of a local “pandemic working group” and measures in place to address the coronavirus, whose arrival locally is almost certain.

‘We’re Fighting For the Life of Flagler Beach’: County Urges Property Owners’ Cooperation in Beach Rebuilding

February 26, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Scores of beachside property owners and Flagler Beach residents turned out for a meeting on the planned beach renourishment of 2.6 miles of beach starting later this year. The meeting was hosted by county officials and held at Santa Maria del Mar Catholic Church in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County government is looking for permission from almost 150 property owners along the shore in Flagler Beach to use their beachside properties over the next few months–and in perpetuity–to save the beach in what one official describes as the single-largest public works project ever conducted in Flagler

Boosting Flagler Officials, Gov. DeSantis Is ‘Leaning Against’ Dismantling Local Vacation Rental Regulations

February 24, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis's stance on vacation rentals is raising hopes among Flagler officials that a local regulation, in place since 2014, will survive the Legislature's latest attempt to dismantle it and local ordinances like it. (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Ron DeSantis is expressing concerns about legislative proposals that would further prevent local governments from regulating short-term vacation rentals. The governor’s stance drew cheers from Flagler County Commission Chairman Dave Sullivan.

Vacation Rental Bill Restricting Local Regulation and Opposed by Flagler County Heads to House Floor

February 21, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The Flagler County Commission included opposition to such pre-emption among its goals this year, as it has for the past three years. Flagler’s and other counties’ and cities’ opposition in previous years defeated deregulation attempts. The momentum this year appears to be with deregulators, however.

‘This Will Not Stand’: Flagler Commission Prayer Draws Hint of Lawsuit as County Attorney Adamantly Defends Practice

February 20, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

Mike Cocchiola addressing the Flagler County Commission Monday on the new prayer the chairman of the commission speaks at the beginning of meetings.

As Mike Cocchiola, a member of the local ACLU chapter, suggested legal action may follow, County Attorney Al Hadeed “absolutely” defended the Flagler County Commission chairman opening sessions with a prayer. Hadeed overstated the actual legality of the practice, which courts are still contending.

In a First for Flagler’s Black Heritage, Espanola Schoolhouse Is a Step Closer to National Register Listing

February 20, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Today, the Espanola Schoolhouse retains its historic appearance and character and now serves the community as the St. Paul Youth Center, which is used for academic tutoring, a social center and summer camp for the area’s disadvantaged youth.

The Espanola Schoolhouse will be the first piece of Flagler County black history to be recognized nationally for its historical significance to education and black ethnic heritage.

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