News Briefs

Dr. Kristin McCabe-Kline, the emergency medicine director, is FHF’s physician of the quarter, the county commission approves a repaving contract, the legislature talks Daylight Saving permanence.

Students march to Flagler Beach, “The Nerd” at the Playhouse, Flagler Reads Together kickoff, the Palm Coast Chamber Players in concert, Robert Wittman, founder of the FBI’s art crimes division, is back, and much more.

Flagler Volunteer Services raised $10,000 at its masked and Venice-styled fund-raiser, Chris Miller, the ex-youth pastor found guilty of molesting children, is in court on a probation violation, spring conferences in elementary schools.

Wadsworth skate park is getting an $80,000 upgrade, Sabal Palms, another assisted living facility, holds its grand opening, texting while driving at the Legislature, Orwell on poverty.

The NAACP holds the season’s first Get Out the Vote campaign, Sheriff Staly is the Elks’ Citizen of the Year, Palm Coast talks charter, Flagler Beach talks Wickline, and Willie is in St. Augustine.

Bunnell wants to ban vaping in certain places, The African-American Entrepreneurs Club hosts a networking event to celebrate Black History Month, The McCartney Years.

Flagler Volunteer Services holds a fund-raising gala, The annual Flagler jobs fair at DSC, Shakespeare in the Park all weekend in Town Center, Leading ladies at FPC, George Winston performs at Stetson.

Two plays kick off, Belle Terre Elementary hosts its second African-American Readi-In, vacation rentals get two legislative hearings, Kim Weeks in court, the art league celebrates its 40th.

Flagler College celebrates its new president with a U.S. citizenship ceremony, a new show for veterans begins on WNZF, suicide prevention in Tallahassee, Gordon Lightfoot is at the Peabody.

The Flagler School Board discusses a new flagship program for Matanzas High, last Constitution Revision Commission hearing within commuting distance, Bunnell Planning talks variance v. special exception.

This afternoon may be your only chance to address the Constitutional Revision Commission in person, in a 5-hour Jacksonville hearing, the Flagler County Commission has three meetings, more dune walkovers open up in Flagler Beach.

It is Galileo’s birthday, disco fever at the Flagler Auditorium, a new weekly gig at the Florida Agriculture Museum, the African Diaspora, an evening of chamber music.

The Palm Coast Council may approve the first lease for a new cell tower under new, looser wireless rules, Al Hadeed talks Hammock history at the Hammock Community Center, the story of a Blood Moon shot.

An incredibly busy weekend in the area with First Friday in Flagler Beach, the Youth Orchestra in concert, shows at the Flagler Auditorium and Flagler Playhouse, Polar Plunge, and too much more.

Black History Month launches today, Malcolm speaks of being a human being first, Colleen Conklin speaks to Palm Coast Democrats, Max Boot speaks of the Road Not Taken.

The Palm Coast city administration holds a public information session on the proposed re-engineering of Whiteview Parkway, Skywarn classes at the county, why so much of what you’ve been told about far is wrong.

The Palm Coast City Council discusses the first lease approval for a new cell tower under a fast-track arrangement, first Entrepreneur Night of 2018 at Moonrise Brewery, the county commission fast-tracks a project for an emergency berm on Painters’ Hill.

The Family Life Center, Flagler County’s shelter for abused women, holds its annual golf fund-raiser, a week of bombing at the Ocala range, a rainy Monday yielding to a cooler, pleasanter week.

The Men’s Futures Tennis Tournament all weekend at the Palm Coast Tennis Center, pianist Ethan Bortnick, Coastal Cloud marks its fifth year, “Songs For a New World”‘s last weekend.

The Flagler Beach City Commission may decide to end its lease with the management of the troubled Ocean Palms golf course, “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” starts a long weekend at the Flagler Playhouse.

Tom Hellman of SCORE and Ky Ekinci of Office Divvy speak to the economic council, Wild Birds Unlimited, a nature retail shops, holds its grand opening, the Sheriff’s Office holds its quarterly awards.

A Florida legislator wants to end the state’s compliance with Daylight Savings Time, Lambert Avenue residents in Flagler Beach get a drainage open house, the Navy conducts inert bombing runs in the Ocala forest.

The County Commission takes up a controversial proposed development near Lakeside By the Sea, jury selection is expected in the trial of Maria Howell, now 20, accused of molesting a teen, and in that of George Wood, accused of escape, Literacy Week begins.

Bobby Earl Gore, who pleaded guilty to shooting his son to death, is sentenced, City Rep and Flagler Playhouse stage shows, the Home Show all weekend at FPC, birdwatching, Marineland Marina ribbon-cutting.

A big beach clean-up in Flagler Beach this morning, a much-anticipated public hearing on a roundabout at U.S. 1 and Old Dixie, the school district’s spelling bee, a book festival in Daytona.

Flagler County Rotary welcomes guest and Russian Rotarian Ildus Yanishev, who’s on a worldwide good will bike tour, Flagler Cares talks mental health to the school board and Palm Coast Council.

The Flagler Film Festival shows some 50 films at the Hilton garden Inn, City Repertory Theater stages “Songs For a New World,” CrimeStoppers have their annual fund-raising run in Ormond.

The school district picks its teacher and employee of the year, the Flagler Beach City Commission talks settlement with its golf course managers, state pre-emption of home rule.

Phillip Haire Jr., who faces multiple attempted murder charges, appears in court today in a pre-trial hearing, police, court and county officials discuss opioids.