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If You’re Sheltering In Place in Hurricane Ian’s Path, Fill Out This Survey For Your Safety

September 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Flagler County's Emergency Operations Center this morning was at Level 1, meaning it is fully staffed with representatives from all local and state agencies and organizations that take part in the emergency response, and will remain at Level 1 through the duration of Hurricane Ian's crossing. (Bob Pickering/EOC)

If you’re sheltering in place and your home is in the path of Hurricane Ian or Tropical Storm Ian, the state wants you to fill out a survey that may help in rescuing you should you need it in the immediate aftermath of the storm.

‘Extremely Dangerous’ Hurricane Ian Landfall, Then Path Through Flagler; Local Evacuations Readied

September 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Hurricane Ian forecasts continue to worsen for both sides of Florida, with a Category 3 or more landfall in Tampa Bay and a path bringing a tropical storm to Flagler by Friday. Evacuation orders for parts of Flagler are imminent, schools are closed starting Wednesday.

Hurricane Ian’s 2-Day Stall Off Tampa Could Bring Flooding Rains and Wind to Flagler

September 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The rain potential has intensified for Flagler and the rest of Central Florida over the next several days as the Hurricane Ian track has solidified, and the storm is expected to nearly stall.

Hurricane Ian is expected to nearly stall as a major hurricane off the coast of Tampa Bay, lashing the northeast of Florida with torrential rain and raising the potential for floods in addition to some tropical storm-force winds. Flagler governments are beginning to shut down regular operations and declare states of emergency.

As Hurricane Hermine Ian Gestates, King Tide Flooding Is More Immediate Concern in Flagler

September 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

What is expected to become Hurricane Hermine is now Tropical Depression 9. But Flagler County residents should be more immediately concerned about high tides and flooding.

What is expected to become Hurricane Hermine is now Tropical Depression 9. But Flagler County residents should be more immediately concerned about the effects of a king tide combining with remnants of Hurricane Fiona and the approach of Hermine, all of which will create significant flooding conditions along the Intracoastal and low-lying areas of Palm Coast and western Flagler.

Armed Employees or Guards in Flagler Schools Would Cost $150,000 to $600,000 in 1st Year

September 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Keeping it safe is the challenge: above, a single corridor at Indian Trails Middle School, whose entire property spreads over 85 acres. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County School board would have to pay initial annual costs of over $150,000 to nearly $600,000 for any of three options to have armed staffers or guards on its nine campuses, in addition to the $1 million it is paying annually to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

He Served 18 Months for a Sex Offense. He’s Re-Imprisoned Anyway, Possibly for Life.

September 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

William Walsh, right, with his attorneys, Ryan Belanger and Brian Smith, in trial Tuesday. (© FlaglerLive)

William Walsh, a 57-year-old former homeless man and sex offender from Bunnell, was committed potentially for life to a prison-like state facility after a trial in Flagler Tuesday, even though he did not commit a new offense and none of his previous offenses ranked him as a predator.

Flagler District Pays $6 Million for 685 Students to Attend Private Schools, Many Out of County, or Homeschooled

September 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 65 Comments

Flagler County's taxpayers are underwriting the private school education and transportation of some two dozen students attending Calvary Christian school in Ormond Beach, among the 685 students the district is paying for to attend private schools or to homeschool. (© FlaglerLive)

A new state law requires the Flagler County school district this year to pay just over $6 million to underwrite the private-school education of 685 students, including at parochial and out-of-county schools. The money also goes to families home-schooling their children.

Flagler Schools Just Barely Set New Enrollment Record, Matanzas High Exceeds 2,000 Students

September 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Flagler schools enrollment in traditional and charter schools over the past 22 years. (© FlaglerLive)

While the Flagler County school district set an enrollment record for the first time in 13 years, it is still not the substantial growth that the district has been speaking of for the past year and a half, or the sort of growth that  might have been expected to parallel the ongoing building boom in Palm Coast and the rest of the county.

DeSantis Pledges More Migrant Flights Out of Florida at State’s Expense

September 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 75 Comments

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The flights Wednesday mostly involved Venezuelan migrants and included about 10 children. Two planes went from San Antonio, Texas, to the Florida Panhandle community of Crestview before going north.

Building Plans for BJ’s Wholesale Club, Gas Station and Several Stores on SR100 Clear County Board

September 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

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It’s almost all over but the permitting before Palm Coast’s BJ’s Wholesale Club, a big gas station and a half dozen satellite stores begin going up on a 31.5-acre site of State Road 100, just west of Seminole Woods Boulevard.

A Non-Existent Eagle’s Nest in Palm Coast Plantation Leads County to Improvise Risky Rule-Making

September 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

A bald eagle with Florida citizenship. (FWC)

A couple wants to build a home in Palm Coast Plantation that would partly violate an existing eagle-protection zone. The Flagler County Planning Board on Tuesday gave it the go-ahead, reasoning that the eagles haven’t been seen in the area for years, and that the protection zone should be scrapped anyway. But that’s not the planning board’s call.

Westward Ho, Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin Tells Realtors, with View to Double City’s Footprint

September 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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Palm Coast Mayor offered a bullish vision of Palm Coast’s westward expansion past U.S. 1 while speaking to fellow-Realtors at the annual Meet the Mayors event Wednesday, along side County Commissioner Greg Hansen, Bunnell mayor Catherine Robinson, Flagler Beach Mayor Suzie Johnston and Beverly beach Mayor Steve Emmett.

Palm Coast Seeks to Permanently Protect Canopy Along Parkway and Buy Old Indian Mound Among Huge Asks

September 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Palm Coast government is hoping to secure money to but all lands along the Palm Coast Parkway corridor to protect the city's signature canopy. (© FlaglerLive)

Local officials are openly and nakedly salivating at the prospect of having a spigot of state money in Paul Renner as Speaker of the House. The Palm Coast City Council is submitting a wish list of 10 expensive items, including new projects that would resonate with residents’ affections for Palm Coast’s tree canopy and its attachment to environmentally sensitive lands.

County Scrambles to Make Budget Cuts of $1.9 to $2.4 Million, and Gets Unexpected $600,000 Revenue

September 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

County Commissioner Donald O';Brien's curveball of a motion sent the county administration scrambling for cuts. (© FlaglerLive)

County government’s top staff burned the midnight oil since Thursday and through this weekend after the County Commission last Wednesday forced its own administration to cut between $1.9 to $2.4 million from the budget by Monday. A silver lining: the county is getting an unexpected infusion of $600,000 in new revenue because of a glitch in property appraiser calculations.

Abort Artemis

September 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

It's leaking a lot more than hydrogen. (© FlaglerLive via NASA TV)

Nothing justifies the bloated, over-budget, six-year late Artemis moon-shot program–not science, not discovery, certainly not costs or safety risks, when private companies and unmanned space flights are light years ahead of NASA’s arrested development mentality.

State Attorney Files 5 Life Felonies Against Andrew Sharp, 21, in Sex Abuse Cases Involving Pre-Teens

September 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Donald Andrew Sharp, a 21-year-old resident of Huntington, W.Va., who lived with relatives in Palm Coast’s P Section, faces five life felony charges stemming from acts of sexual abuse he would have two pre-teens commit before his eyes or rapes he himself committed against them.

Swords Sheathed, County, Cities and District Resolve Clash Over Developers’ Dues for School Construction

September 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Three smiling lawyers and a mayor: Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, standing, liked seeing the smiles on the faces of Assistant County Attorney Sean Moylan, seated, second from left, Palm Coast City Attorney Neysa Borkert, and Chris Wilson, the attorney representing the Flagler County School Board on concurrency issues. (© FlaglerLive)

This morning’s meeting of the so-called ILA (or inter-local agreement) Oversight Committee, gathering elected officials from the school district and other local governments, was distinctly more relaxed as a year-long clash over what some developers must pay, and when, to ensure school capacity for new students, was over.

In Latest Switch, County Will Cut Tax Rate, Fund Sheriff’s Full Request, and Take a $1.9 Million Hit on Budget

September 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

County Commissioner Andy Dance, in the foreground, thought he had the votes for a compromise on the county's budget, but a motion by Donald O'Brien at the far end of the dais carried the evening in another 3-2 surprise. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission this evening voted 3-2 to cut the tax rate by a tenth of a point and fully fund the sheriff’s budget request, closing what had been a $700,000 difference between the county’s proposal and the sheriff’s request. The result will be a $1.9 million hit on the budget the administration had submitted to the commission ahead of today’s public hearing, the first of two to adopt next year’s budget and tax rate.

Flagler Schools’ Budget Is Millions Short from 10 Years Ago as District Is Forced to Shift Tax Dollars to Private Schools

August 31, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Unlike any other local government, the Flagler County school district's tax rate has dwindled since 1995, cutting into local budgetary needs. Unlike any other local government, the school board does not get to set its own tax rate. It's set by legislators in Tallahassee. The district is opeating with fewer dollars this year than it had 10 years ago as a result. (© FlaglerLive)

Historically lower taxes it has no control over, a state funding formula that cheats it of 5 cents of every dollar it sends the state, and a state-required $6 million transfer to pay for private education vouchers have again left the Flagler County school district scrambling to balance its budget. But it’s been an annual erosion of local dollars, entirely at the expense of public education.

Less Than Half of Flagler’s 10th Graders Pass English, Worst in 11 Years; FPC Down 9 Points, to 45%

August 31, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Tenth grade passing rates of level 3 or better in reading since 2011. The assessment has changed over that time span, but the scoring method has not. (© FlaglerLive)

On the heels of a year and a half of a dysfunctional school board riven by ideological battles, only 49 percent of Flagler County’s 10th graders last school year were reading English at grade level, the lowest proportion in over a decade and a decline from 53 percent in 2021. Flagler’s 10th grade reading scores have declined every year since 2018.

Florida Sets Limits on How Much Medical Pot Doctors May Order for Patients

August 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

medical marijuana supply limits in florida

The highly anticipated emergency rule sets a 70-day total supply limit of 24,500 mg of THC for non-smokable marijuana and establishes dosage caps for different routes of administration such as edibles, inhalation and tinctures.

In Re-Trial, Kwentel Moultrie Is Found Guilty of Raping a 16-Year-Old Girl and Faces Up to 30 Years

August 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Kwentel Moultrie with his attorney, Assistant Public Defender Regina Nunnally, moments before the verdict was read. (© FlaglerLive)

The trial of Kwentel Moultrie, 23, had hinged on whether he’d had consensual sex or raped a 16-year-old girl who’d invited him in when he was 20 at a P-Section house in Palm Coast. An April jury couldn’t reach a verdict. A jury today found him guilty at the end of a five-day trial, but it may have erred on its interpretation of law.

Palm Coast’s Jonathan Rockholt Arrested on 3 Federal Charges in Jan. 6 Attack on Congress

August 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 64 Comments

Jonathan Rockholt in a Flagler County jail mugshot from a drunk driving arrest in 2017.

Jonathan Rockholt, a 38-year-old Palm Coast resident who described himself as a member of the Three Percenters militia, was arrested on three federal charges in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, where he confronted and attempted to overcome police.

County Resists Sheriff’s Request for Additional $700,000 in Surprise 3-2 Vote, Heralding Shift

August 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

The red and the green--firefighters and cops--filled the county commission's chamber at a meeting this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

With Joe Mullins’s surprise vote providing the majority, the Flagler County Commission this afternoon resisted Sheriff Rick Staly’s request for an additional $700,000, opting instead to hope for “savings” during the coming year, either on the sheriff’s side or on the county’s side of the ledger, that could fill that gap.

6th Grade Switch to Middle School Suddenly Makes 10 Year Old Ineligible for Bus Ride, Forcing 2-Mile Walk

August 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

When the Flagler County School Board switched 6th graders to middle school starting this month, it meant the same 6th graders who would have previously been eligible for bus rides to school no longer are, creating a dilemma–and a safety concern–for the parent of a 10-year-old child in Palm Coast’s B-Section.

Mullins Doesn’t ‘Run the County’ Anymore as Pennington Crushes Him; Hunt Beats Woolbright, Chong Beats Tucker, Hansen Wins, VandeBunte and Furry in Runoff

August 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 125 Comments

Leann Pennington this afternoon at the Flagler County Public Library, about three hours before polls closed. (© FlaglerLive)

It was not a good night for Flagler County’s radical, white nationalist Republicans: Joe Mullins, Jill Woolbright and Janet McDonald will no longer be elected officials in the county come November as each was beaten in his her her election bid tonight. But long-time school board member Trevor Tucker also lost to newcomer Christy Chong.

Dune Reconstruction Project Is Set for Next June Even as 1 Property Owner Holds Out

August 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

The entirely eroded beach at a South 13th Street crossover in Flagler Beach last week. It's part of the segment of beach that a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project would rebuild. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Attorney Al Hadeed and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Manager Jason Harrah told the Flagler Beach City Commission Thursday evening that the now two-decade-old plan to rebuild 2.6 miles of beach south of the pier is set to begin in June.

Latest Lawsuit Against Obamacare Could End Free Preventive Healthcare for 150 Million Americans

August 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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More than 150 million Americans now have access to scores of preventive health measures at no cost, sparing many from illness and catching diseases early for others. They no longer will, if the latest GOP-backed effort to undo Obamacare is successful.

Flagler Beach Commission Gives City Manager William Whitson A Mediocre Evaluation, and a Few Pointers

August 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler Beach City Manager William Whitson with his one true champion on the commission, Jane Mealy, last February, just before Whitson's tenure ran into a series of difficulties. (© FlaglerLive)

As an evaluation for the chief executive of a local government, that of City Manager William Whitson, his first since his arrival here in May 2021, is not a triumph. It evokes words like middling, mediocre, passable, decent, tolerable. In the exact words of the evaluations themselves, they average out to the low end of “Meets the Job Standards.”

Arming School Staffers on Flagler’s Campuses Raises Questions of Cost, Training and Numbers

August 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

armed civilians in schools

The Flagler County School Board is considering whether to add armed civilians, possibly school staffers, on school campuses, but a workshop on the issue raised almost as many questions as it answered, with numerous issues still undecided–if the board were to go that way. That, too, is uncertain for now.

School Board’s Jill Woolbright Says She’s in ‘Satanic Warfare’ Against ‘Evil Spirits’ at School District

August 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 88 Comments

School Board member Jill Woolbright, flanked by New Way Church Pastor Richard Summerl;in and his wife Kimberly Summerlin during a prayer-endorsement after Woolbright campaigned for seven minutes before the congregation during a service over the weekend.

Flagler County School Board incumbent Jill Woolbright, who is in a non-partisan race against Sally Hunt to be decided in the Aug. 23 election, says God placed her on the school board, that she is involved in “satanic warfare,” and that, in a reference to others on the school board and at the district office, she has “felt the evil spirits around me.”

Sheriff and County Administrator Duel Over Policing Budget Before Commissioners Nod Staly’s Way

August 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly and County Administrator Heidi Petito dueled in front of a standing-room-only meeting room Monday night over the sheriff’s claim that the county was underfunding him, and the county’s counter that it has increased the sheriff’s budget by 48 percent since 2018, not including spending on facilities like the new Sheriff’s Operations center. But in the end, Petito’s bosses showed readiness to go Staly’s way.

Study: Flagler’s Beaches Are Eroding Critically, and Will Cost County Alone $5 to $13 Million a Year to Slow

August 12, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

What was left of what used to be the sea wall at Varn Park, in November 2021. (Olsen)

The most comprehensive study to date about Flagler County’s beaches paints a stark picture of the consequences of climate change and sea level rise, accelerating erosion, potentially crushing costs to local taxpayers to slow down the erosion with beach renourishment, and few sources of funding to do so.

Denise Calderwood, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Denise Calderwood. (© FlaglerLive)

Denise Calderwood is a Republican candidate for Flagler County Commission, District 2, facing incumbent Greg Hansen and Janet McDonald in the Aug. 23 primary. It is an open primary: all Flagler County voters are eligible to vote regardless of party affiliation.

Sims Jones, Palm Coast City Council Candidate: The Live Interview

August 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Sims Jones. (© FlaglerLive)

Sims Jones is a candidate for Palm Coast City Council, District 2, running against Theresa Carli Pontieri, Shauna Kanter and Alan Lowe. All registered voters in the city may cast a ballot in that non-partisan election regardless of party affiliation or location in Palm Coast.

Flagler’s Vote-By-Mail Total Already Far Exceeds All of 2018’s, With Primary Election 13 Days Away

August 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The Flagler County Canvassing Board--Ciounty Judge Andrea Totten, in the foreground, County Commissioner Dave Sullivan, right, and Supervisor of Elections Kaiti Lenhart--along with others, who included County Judge Melissa Distler and Commissioner Andy Dance, went through thousands of mail-in ballots on Monday, the first day of canvassing, at the Supervisor's office. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Supervisor of Elections had tabulated almost 9,000 ballots turned in by mail or at its lone, now ostensibly “monitored” drop-box in Bunnell, exceeding by 1,150 the total number of ballots mailed in during the 2018 primary election cycle, the last off-year election.

Shauna Kanter, Palm Coast City Council Candidate: The Live Interview

August 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Shauna Kanter is a candidate for Palm Coast City Council, District 2, running against Sims Jones, Alan Lowe and Theresa Carli Pontieri. All registered voters in the city may cast a ballot in that non-partisan election regardless of party affiliation or location in Palm Coast.

Stark Numbers on Palm Coast’s Unaffordable Housing Crisis Emerge Behind a Routine Presentation

August 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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A housing report Palm Coast government is required to submit to federal authorities every five years, presented to the City Council today, opens an alarming window into the city’s most dire housing needs and stresses for middle and lower-income residents.

Appointed in 3-1 Vote, Pete Young Is a Bunnell City Commissioner Again, 14 Years Later

August 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Pete Young finally gets a little satisfaction. (© FlaglerLive)

The Bunnell City Commission Monday evening voted 3-1 to appoint Pete Young, who had served one term on the commission between 2006 and 2008, to the seat vacated by the resignation in July of Robert Barnes. It is the sixth time in four years that a seat has turned over on the commission, the third by appointment.

In Wake of Robert Barnes’s Resignation, Bunnell Commission Grapples With What To Do Next

August 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

In what would be his next-to-last public appearance as a Bunnell City Commissioner, Robert Barnes, left, participated in a school-concurrency meeting on July 8 at the Government Services Building, representing Bunnell with fellow-Commissioner John Rogers. (© FlaglerLive)

For the second time in 13 months, the Bunnell City Commission is grappling with a resignation and how–or whether–to fill the vacated seat before the next election, scheduled for March. The charter leaves certain parameters undefined.

An Open Letter to Flagler County Voters Against Extremism, Buffoonery and Their Disturbing Candidates

August 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

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The abuse of position and process (particularly by school board members) is egregious. The wasted hours in all three elected boards’ meetings (school board, county commission, Palm Coast council) on ridiculous, petty–or worse: imagined–problems has been sickening to endure, Jake Scully argues in a plea for well-researched votes in the coming elections.

Solution in Sight in Months-Long Conflict Over School Construction as Halt to Big Developments Looms

August 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler County School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker, flanked by Board members Janet McDonald, left, and Colleen Conklin, making his compromise proposal that may resolve a long-running conflict pitting the county on one side and the school board on the other--with cities largely caught in between--over the way builders and developers are charged for school construction. (© FlaglerLive)

A compromise proposal suggested by School Board member Trevor Tucker may resolve a conflict that has divided Flagler County government and the School Board, along with some of the county’s cities, over how builders and developers are billed for school construction. Absent a resolution, more than a dozen large developments could be brought to a halt.

Joe Mullins Declares Himself and His Companies ‘Insolvent,’ ‘Riddled with Debt’ and ‘Potentially Bankrupt’

August 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 153 Comments

Joe Mullins when he was first seated as a Flagler County Commissioner in 2018. (© FlaglerLive)

County Commissioner Joe Mullins in court pleadings and testimony claims he has a net worth of negative $675,000, that his companies are juggling debt, his Ferrari and Mercedes vehicles are under water, and that he may be bankrupt. The self-portrait of relative indigence contrasts with his claims as a successful businessman and steward of the county’s finances, and appear to differ from his financial disclosure form filed filed ahead of this year’s election.

Greg Hansen, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Greg Hansen. (© FlaglerLive)

Greg Hansen is a Republican candidate for Flagler County Commission, District 2 primary on Aug. 23. He faces Janet McDonald and Denise Calderwood. All registered voters in the county, regardless of party affiliation, get to cast a vote in this race, which will decide the next commissioner.

Matanzas High School Addition Leads $165 Million in Planned School Construction Over Next 5 Years

August 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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The Flagler County school district is tentatively projecting to spend $18 million for an expansion of Matanzas High School, $70 million for a new middle school and $77 million for a new high school over the next five years, not including additional millions for ongoing maintenance.

Janet McDonald, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Janet McDonald. (© FlaglerLive)

Janet McDonald is one of three the Republican candidates for Flagler County Commission, District 2, facing incumbent Greg Hansen and Denise Calderwood in the Aug. 23 primary.

Sally Hunt, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Sally Hunt. (© FlaglerLive)

Sally Hunt is challenging incumbent Jill Woolbright in the District 1 race for Flagler County School Board. They are among seven candidates running for three seats on the school board. 

Jill Woolbright, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Jill Woolbright. (© FlaglerLive)

Jill Woolbright is the incumbent candidate in the District 1 race for Flagler County School Board, running against Sally Hunt. Seven candidates are running for three school board seats.

Lance Alred, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

July 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Lance Alred. (© FlaglerLive)

Lance Alred is one of seven candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 23 primary election, one of three in the District 2 race. He faces Will Furry and Courtney VandeBunte. All Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Unexpected Death of Dr. Bulic, Medical Examiner for Flagler and 2 Other Counties, Triggers Key Process

July 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Dr. Pedrag Bulic readying to testify in a Flagler County court case, one of some 200 to 300 times he did so in his career as a medical examiner. (© FlaglerLive)

Dr. Predrag Bulic, the chief medical examiner for Flagler, St. Johns and Putnam counties–a position as low profile as it is critical to the justice system and families in the determination of the cause of death of thousands of individuals each year–died unexpectedly over the weekend of a severe stroke. His replacement’s highly political appointment will involve some of the top elected law enforcement and judicial officials in Flagler, St. Johns and Putnam counties.

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