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Tuesday Briefing: Heat Index to 105, Palm Coast Rezoning, School Board Talks Security, Bunnell Containers

September 18, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Another scorcher, the school board hears from a school-security group that emerged out of the Connecticut school shooting, Palm Coast talks rezoning.

2018 Flagler Jail Bookings, Sheriff’s, Bunnell and Flagler Beach Crime and Incident Reports (Archived)

September 17, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Sheriff Rick Staly observing inmates at the Flagler County jail, renamed Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility in May 2017. (© FlaglerLive)

Archived 2018 Flagler County jail bookings, commanders’ crime and incident reports, Flagler Beach and Bunnell police shift reports and archive.

Stand Your Ground Vigilantes

September 11, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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Instead of allowing the police to perform their jobs, some gunslingers hiding behind stand-your-ground laws take the responsibility of pursuing criminals upon themselves.

Palm Coast Council Would Rather Spare Dog Cooper’s Life. You Wouldn’t Know It
From Its Court Pleadings.

September 10, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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Palm Coast’s administration is is making its decision to kill Cooper the dog synonymous with the council’s preference. But it isn’t.

Pay Disparity: Many Flagler Government Employees Paid Less While Several “All Stars” Are Overpaid

September 10, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Some government employees' salaries are more palatial than others. (© FlaglerLive)

A salary study found pay disparities between Flagler government and other governments, but also within Flagler government, where an “all stars” system is rewarding some employees far more than others.

For 2nd Time in 3 Weeks Man Pulls a Gun on Flagler Deputies, But No Arrest This Time

September 7, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

A video still from a deputy's body cam showing Bruce Bruce pointing a gun at deputies at his door the morning of Sept. 3. Deputies had gone to his house to check on him after reports that he may have been suicidal.

Flagler deputies were checking on a 33-year-old man who had been reported to be suicidal (possibly falsely). He came out of his house pointing a gun at the deputies.

Sheriff Investigating Death of Samantha Brewer, 30, in R-Section as Overdose Claims Another Life

September 6, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

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Samantha Brewer had called a friend over from the C-Section. He was in the bathroom 4 minutes, when he returned, Brewer was unresponsive from an overdose.

Flagler Youth Orchestra, Accompanist to Generation of Students, Marks 14th Year With Open House Wednesday

September 4, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Many thousands of students have enrolled in the free Flagler Youth Orchestra’s strings program through the years, with some 400 enrolling each fall. Its open house is next week.

For Palm Coast’s Boldest Stage in New Season, “Rocky Horror,” Satanic Puppet, and a Shrew

August 31, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The unflagging John Sbordone, the force behind Palm Coast's City Repertory Theatre. (City Rep)

Palm Coast-based City Rep, always willing to do a Capt. Kirk and boldly go where few community theaters have gone before, will offer six productions in the coming season.

DUI Manslaughter Charge for David Zlokas in Death of Gary St. Peter in A1A Crash;
Bar Named in Lawsuit

August 31, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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David Zlokas and Gary St. Peter had just left Uncaged Tasting Room, the bar in the Hammock, when they crashed and St. Peter was killed. Zlokas faces criminal and civil actions.

Labor Day Briefing: Drug Court Steering Committee, OD Awareness Day, FPC v. New Smyrna, Gentile-Youd Loves McLaughlin

August 31, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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A candlelight vigil in observance of Overdose Awareness Day, the Drug Court Steering Committee meets, Flagler Palm Coast High meets New Smyrna Beach on the gridiron, and Labor Day quiet.

August 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Time to vote: whatever your affiliation or non-party affiliation, there’s a ballot for you, Palm Coast discusses budgeting and pavement, Couch to 5K Challenge.

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Tax Notices Mailed to Property Owners Point to Mostly Modest Increases

August 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Property owners started receiving their tax notices in the mail last week. the numbers are not as dire as feared or as they seem, particularly when a tax bill is looked at whole rather than in its various parts.

John Tipton, Palm Coast City Council Candidate: The Live Interview

August 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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John Tipton is a candidate for Palm Coast City Council. All registered voters in the city may cast a ballot in that non-partisan election regardless of party affiliation or location in Palm Coast.

Corinne Hermle, Palm Coast City Council Candidate: The Live Interview

August 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Corinne Hermle is a candidate for Palm Coast City Council. All registered voters in the city may cast a ballot in that non-partisan election regardless of party affiliation or location in Palm Coast.

Eddie Branquinho, Palm Coast City Council Candidate: The Live Interview

August 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Eddie Branquinho is a candidate for Palm Coast City Council. All registered voters in the city may cast a ballot in that non-partisan election regardless of party affiliation or location in Palm Coast.

Joe Mullins, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Joe Mullins is a Republican candidate for Flagler County Commission, District 4. He is challenging incumbent Nate McLaughlin. Only registered Republicans may cast a ballot in this race.

Nate McLaughlin, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Nate McLaughlin is a Republican candidate for Flagler County Commission, District 4. Only registered Republicans may cast a ballot in this primary race on Aug. 28.

Abby Romaine, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Abby Romaine is a Republican candidate for Flagler County Commission, District 2. She is challenging incumbent Greg Hansen. Only registered Republicans may cast a ballot in this race.

Greg Hansen, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Greg Hansen is a Republican candidate for Flagler County Commission, District 2, and the incumbent. Only registered Republicans may cast a ballot in this primary race on Aug. 28.

Paul Anderson, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Paul Anderson is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Trevor Tucker, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Trevor Tucker is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Carl Jones, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Carl Jones is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

John Fischer, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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John Fischer is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Janet McDonald, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Janet McDonald is one of five candidates in two races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 28 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Four Republicans Vying to Replace Putnam as Agriculture Commissioner Battle Lack of Recognition

August 17, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The Aug. 28 Republican primary for agriculture commissioner has featured some sniping over issues such as campaign money and Second Amendment support, with the sparring mostly occurring between state Rep. Matt Caldwell of North Fort Myers and Sen. Denise Grimsley of Sebring.

Suspect Pulls Gun on Deputy Duenas, Who For 2nd Time in 9 Months Shows Grit and Restraint

August 17, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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Flagler Sheriff’s deputy Jonathon Duenas Wednesday evening was confronted with a man with a gun and immediately disarmed him, the second time in nine months Duenas faced a deadly situation he defused without harm.

Florida Hospital Flagler Will Change Name to AdventHealth Palm Coast in Companywide Rebranding

August 14, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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The change to AdventHealth Palm Coast, by Jan. 2, is part of a company-wide rebranding across all 47 Adventist Health System hospitals and dozens of other facilities in nine states.

Palm Coast Physician Florence Fruehan Accused Of Groping Female Patient; State Orders Him Restricted

August 8, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 173 Comments

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Long-time physician Florence R. Fruehan of Palm Coast Urgent Care, who is also an elected official, is under an Emergency Restriction Order from the State Department of Health.

Grim Flagler Milestone in 2017: Most Suicides In County’s History, Highest Rate in Florida

August 6, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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There were 31 suicides in Flagler-Palm Coast in 2017, five more than the previous high, a third of them affecting people 45 to 54. The county’s rate is significantly higher than the average in states most severely affected by suicide.

Monday Briefing: Happy 50th Colleen Conklin, Korean War Veterans, Vacation-Rental Fees, Tourism Grants Galore

August 6, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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School Board member Colleen Conklin is the longest consecutive-serving elected official in Flagler, the county commission approves a slew of tourism grants, Korean veterans are honored.

Democratic or Republican, Florida’s Candidates For Governor Say What Voters Want To Hear on Environment

August 3, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Candidates’ solutions are mostly general and vary on how to keep up with the state’s growing population and businesses while keeping springs and rivers clean from the Panhandle to the Everglades.

Florida’s Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday Is This Weekend: Here’s A Guide (No Electronics)

August 2, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Florida’s sales tax holiday on school supplies, clothing, shoes and other select accessories is this weekend–starting at a minute after midnight Friday, Aug. 3, through midnight Sunday, Aug. 5.

Immigrant Youth Shelters: “If You’re a Predator, It’s a Gold Mine”

July 29, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Southwest Key Programs’ Estrella del Norte facility in Tucson

An investigation of police reports and call logs from more than two-thirds of the shelters housing immigrant children provides a snapshot of what has largely been kept from the public as well as members of Congress.

For FPC Student-Athlete Allen Roberson, 16, A Summer Battling a Rare Brain Tumor And Aiming For Next Run

July 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Allen Roberson went through complicated surgeries on July 3 and 12 to remove a tumor in his brain. He returned home to Palm Coast on July 17 and has been mending since, but still going through radiation and chemotherapy. (Roberson family)

Allen Roberson, an honors student and a runner at FPC, went through complicated surgeries on July 3 and 12 and has been mending through radiation and chemotherapy since.

Cops Behaving Proudly: Sheriff and Flagler Beach Police Chief Sum Up Solid State of Law Enforcement

July 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Sheriff Rick Staly and Flagler Beach Chief Matt Doughney appeared at a chamber breakfast to speak of the state of law enforcement in the county, from diminishing crime rates to improving PR.

Wednesday Briefing: Heat Index to 102, Matthew Nesbitt Trial, Garbage Pick-Up Times, Five Mayors

July 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Closing arguments in the Matthew Nesbitt trial, schedule pick-ups at Indian Trails Middle, garbage pick-up times moved up, Compassionate Friends, the bereavement support group, meets.

Monday Briefing: Nesbitt Trial, County Taxes, Bunnell Transparency, Candidate Hobnob

July 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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A big political candidate hobnob at the Palm Coast Community Center, Flagler and Bunnell governments talk taxes, Matthew Nesbitt goes on trial for alleged assaults on cops.

Restricting Food Stamps Use at Farmers’ Markets Is One More Way To Hurt the Poor

July 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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The government just canceled its contract with the company that makes the card readers necessary to read food stamps cards at farmers markets.

Trump Targets Breastfeeding Abroad, Contradicting U.S. Laws in 50 States

July 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

In a favor to the baby-formula lobby, the Trump administration sought to defeat a World Health Organization resolution to “protect, promote and support breastfeeding,” shocking researchers.

Vesta Property Services Northeast: How to Extend the Life of Your Pool With a Pool Maintenance Service

July 20, 2018 | Paid Advertising | Leave a Comment

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For pool maintenance in Flagler-Palm Coast, the Northeast Region of Vesta Property Services is the leading Property Management company for Northeast Florida.

Gloves Come Off on Both Sides as Flagler Beach Seeks To End Lease With Golf Course Management

July 19, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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The Flagler Beach Commission tonight will decide whether to end its lease with the company running its golf course, which itself is threatening litigation in the latest twist of a frayed relationship.

Sheriff Staly on Operations Center: “I Will Not Tolerate Blaming Victims of This Building, My Employees”

July 16, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly, right, with County Commission Chairman Greg Hansen, center, and County Administrator Craig Coffey before today's meeting on the Sheriff's Operations Center. (© FlaglerLive)

Sheriff Rick Staly delivered a 2,000-word statement on the troubled Operations Center during Monday’s workshop on the matter. The full text is reproduced here.

Doubt and Mistrust From Sheriff’s Employees Against County’s ‘All Clear’ on Operations Center

July 13, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

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Sheriff’s employees are neither ready nor willing to return to the potentially sick operations center: a report on the building’s air still doesn’t explain why 27 employees developed problems.

Florida Regulators Approve Addition of 689 Area Code As Overlay in 407 Zone

July 10, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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As available numbers run out in the 407 zone, 689 will be available as a new area code in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties, parts of Lake and Volusia.

The Other Victims: First Responders To Traumas and Disasters Often Suffer In Solitude

July 6, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Some firefighters, emergency medical providers, law enforcement officers and others say the scale, sadness and sometimes sheer gruesomeness of their experiences haunt them, leading to tearfulness and depression, job burnout, substance abuse, relationship problems, even suicide.

Unlocked And Loaded: Families Confront Dementia And Guns

July 1, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The epidemic of gun violence that kills 96 people a day is focused on mental illness. But a little-known problem is what to do about firearms in homes of aging Americans with dementia.

For 21-Year-Old Who Brutalized Dog, 270 Days in Jail, 5 Years’ Probation, Lifetime Felon

June 28, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Brenden Geary moments after his sentencing on an animal cruelty charge this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

Brenden Geary, 21, left an 11-lb Yorkshire terrier unconscious after brutalizing her at a W-Section Palm Coast home in Palm Coast last March.

Flagler School District Scores a B For 7th Year In a Row, Ranks 32nd Out of 67

June 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

A math classroom at Indian Trails Middle School, the only school in the district to score an A other than iFlagler, the virtual school. (© FlaglerLive)

Only Indian Trails Middle School scored an A while Old Kings and Rymfire elementaries dropped a grade. Other schools maintained last year’s grades.

Samantha Posella of Palm Coast Now Missing 8 Months, Sheriff Names “Persons of Interest”

June 25, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Samantha Posella was 17 when she disappeared. She'd now be 18.

Flagler sheriff’s detectives are worried that Samatha Posella, 17 when she disappeared, may have been the victim of a crime. Two Palm Coast residents are persons of interest.

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