The Flagler Beach City Commission is expected to approve its medical marijuana dispensaries ordinance and a request for a community garden in the city, Ann Coulter speaks at a Lincoln Day dinner.
News Briefs
Wednesday Briefing: Kelsey Banks, Survivor, SBA Disaster Loan Assistance, Ending Fireworks Ban
A Belle Terre Elementary 4th grader has a day proclaimed for her as she passes 5-year mark cancer free, SBA loans for disaster recovery in Flagler Beach.
Tuesday Briefing: Development Worries at Matanzas Shores, Palm Coast Data’s Pink Army, NRA’s Guns, FPC Chorus
Residents from the Matanzas Shores area plan to jam a county planning board meeting to oppose proposed developments there, the FPC chorus is in concert, exploring for oil in the Everglades.
State Awards Flagler Sheriff’s Office $158,000 To Pay For Three Victims’ Advocates
Victim advocates work as a support system to victims, survivors, and their families following traumatic events. These professionals give emotional support and guidance during traumatic events.
Monday Briefing: Magritte in Bunnell, Heat Index Up to 102, How Dan Davis Is Doing, Dutton’s DUI Blood Test
The county commission holds a special meeting on tax revenue, the Bunnell commission discusses the performance of its city manager, FWC holds a workshop on goliath grouper.
Soggy Princess Place Forces Popular Creekside Festival To Be Rescheduled To November
There are two to three feet of standing water in what would have been the main festival area at the Princess Place Preserve, forcing the postponement.
Weekend Briefing: First Friday in Flagler Beach, Access Flagler, Maze Dayz, NAACP Freedom Fund Awards, Turtle Palooza
Too many events to enumerate this weekend, from First Friday in Flagler Beach to the NAACP’s awards to art openings, Corvette show and a fall festival.
Thursday Briefing: FEMA Town Hall in Flagler Beach, Audubon Society, Conan on Vega,s Indian Trails Band Concert
FEMA and Flagler Beach team up in a town hall meeting to answer residents’ questions and concerns about recent flooding, Conan O’Brien’s monologue on the Vegas shooting.
Wednesday Briefing: Fire Police Heroes, Charter Review, Walk To School Day, Einstein’s Socialism
Palm Coast Fire Police members are honored by the sheriff, Rymfire Elementary has Walk To School Day, Palm Coast holds another one of those charter review meetings.
Daytona State College Hosts 2nd Annual Homecoming 5K Walk/Run Oct. 21
The campus 5K welcomes everyone to come out and kick off the weekend with an active venture around the Daytona Beach Campus.
FEMA Registrations Tuesday Through Thursday at Wickline in Flagler Beach, Friday at County Fairgrounds
Flagler County continues to recover from flooding caused by the hurricane, especially in Flagler Beach and the rest of the barrier island, as well as in western Flagler County.
Tuesday Briefing: Suzanne Johnston’s Gift, Palm Coast Pot, Palm Harbor, Half-Assed Half-Masts
The school board discusses a troubled charter school, Palm Coast council sets marijuana dispensary zoning rules, the latest mass shooting, the latest inaction.
Monday Briefing: Pink Army Flag-Raising, Decriminalizing Pot, For Puerto Rico, PSC Report
The Pink Army launches the year’s breast-cancer awareness and fund-raising campaign, a report on how utility rates are set, a $15,000 economic incentive package.
Flagler Sheriff’s Detective Hristakopoulos Honored With Greatest Save Award For Closing Child-Sex Case
The Greatest Save is a national award that recognizes police work that protects children from exploitation and trafficking. George Hristakopoulo’s investigation led to the arrest of a 51-year-old man accused of raping a 16 year old.
Weekend Briefing: Evita, Family Fun Festival, Ballerina’s Tale, Farm-To-Table Dinner, Disaster Recovery
Evita’s final weekend at the Flagler Playhouse, St. Thomas Episcopal’s annual Family Faith Fun Festival, the story of the first black principal ballerina at the American Ballet, Schiff’s French Suites.
Thursday Briefing: Recovery Center Opens in Flagler Beach, Sisco Deen in Bunnell, Soderberg in Daytona
A recovery-help center opens for Flagler Beach for three days, Sisco Deen signs his new book, Nancy Soderberg speaks in Daytona, school open houses and curriculum night.
Wednesday Briefing: Charter Workshop, Cmdr. Ferris Retires, Dads Take Your Child To School Day, FEC Rail
Commander Sam Ferris retired after 21 years at the Sheriff’s Office, Palm Coast holds first of four charter review workshops, a Florida East Coast Railway executive speaks to the economic development board.
West Flagler Event Turns Into Big Post-Hurricane Relief Effort For Hundreds of Households
Food and pantry items were provided to 167 households, 200 backpacks were filled with toiletries, the Red Cross served 300 meals last Saturday.
Tuesday Briefing: Palm Coast Fibernet, Lobbying and Mosquito Control, Devore Sentence, Freedom From Prayer
Carl Devore, 20, is sentenced for the murder of Victor James Betty in a 2016 home invasion in Palm Coast’s F Section, the Palm Coast council takes on a series of issues, a talk on freedom of thought.
Monday Briefing: Banned Book Week, Bunnell Budget, Stamp and Coin, a 14-Year-Old Violinist Phenom, Immigrant’s Necessity
Sophie’s Choice is shown twice at the public library to mark Banned Book Week, the Bunnell commission holds its budget workshop, setting next year’s tax rate, a 14-year-old stuns you with her violin skills.
Weekend Briefing: Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Weimar Berlin at CRT, Evita at Playhouse, Paul Renner, Free Museum, J.S. Bach
Great plays at City Repertory Theatre and the Flagler Playhouse, free museum entry at Agriculture Museum Saturday, Paul Renner visits, Alzheimer’s Walk in Flagler Beach, Andras Schiff plays Bach.
Thursday Briefing: Evita at the Playhouse, Fernando Sor, Office Hours With Nelson Aide, Flagler Budget
Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “Evita” is at the Flagler Playhouse, the County Commission holds its final budget hearing to set next year’s tax rates, Fernando Sor’s guitar.
Wednesday Briefing: New Student School Board Members, Palm Coast Budget, Senior Games
The Palm Coast City Council holds its second and final budget hearing, setting next year’s tax rates, meet the two new student school board members, undercover in the alt-right.
Tuesday Briefing: Water Spout in South Flagler, New Lights at FPC Stadium, 615 Homes Off Colbert
The school board plans to replace lights at FPC stadium, better AC at Indian Trails and Bunnell Elementary, Palm Coast Council talks Jim Landon contract. Remember to donate food at Flagler schools for county’s needy.
Monday Briefing: Welcome Back To Normal, Bunnell’s Fire Future, Alcohol Hours, Erin Vickers Trial
It’s a return to normal after a week of hell, the Bunnell City Commission votes on whether to hand over fire services to the county and extend alcohol sale hours, Erin Vickers goes on trial.
Flagler Beach Museum Providing 100 Free Meals Thursday Evening
Beyond the meals, the museum will be a one-stop resource center for residents needing volunteer help or assistance with FEMA.
Post-Irma Daily Digest: Flagler Beach Crossovers and Pier Update, FEMA Registrations, Senior Games
Local governments’ drizzle of information releases related to post-Hurricane Irma recovery are distilled for their essentials and published in a running tally.
Hurricane Irma Closures and Re-Openings in Palm Coast and Across Flagler
Hurricane Irma-related notices of closures, business reopenings and other related notices from government, hospitals, schools and colleges and businesses.
Wednesday Briefing: Hammock Development, Sheltering Tree Fund-Raiser, String Orchestra Open House
The County Commission votes on development rules that drew opposition in the Hammock, the Flagler Youth Orchestra holds its open house at Indian Trails Middle School, a fund-raiser for the Sheltering Tree.
Tuesday Briefing: School Board Taxes, Airport Land Agreement, Owen Parker Sentencing, FPL’s Solar Devices
The Flagler School Board adopts a tax rate it had nothing to do with, Owen Parker is sentenced over molesting a 12-year-old girl, Palm Coast Council takes on land use and solar.
Labor Day Weekend Briefing: Last Days Of Summer, Espanola Road Work, Judy Taylor’s Labor History, Antifa
A blessedly quiet, uneventful Labor Day weekend in Flagler, Judy Taylor’s great mural, a few words for woeking people, Dreamers on the edge, media’s antifa trap.
Chez Jacqueline Hosts Fundraiser For Flagler’s Cold-Weather Homeless Shelter Sept. 6-7
The Sheltering Tree, which depends entirely on donations, has provided the homeless with food and extreme weather shelter since 2008: the shelter opens whenever the temperature falls to 40 degrees or below.
Flagler Sheriff’s Sgt. Jennifer Taylor Graduates at Florida Leadership Academy
Sergeant Jennifer Taylor of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office recently graduated from the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute’s 39th Florida Leadership Academy.
Flagler Humane Society Welcomes Three New Board Members
The Flagler Humane Society has added three new members to its board of directors: Isabel Conde, Brandon Jacobs and Patty Murphy.
Thursday Briefing: Rymfire Open House, Overdose Awareness at Veterans Park, Rescue Training at Old Food Lion, Orhan Pamuk
An Overdose Awareness event at Flagler Beach’s Veterans Park includes a memorial service, firefighters are training in the old Food Lion shopping center, Orhan Pamuk talks about his latest novel.
Wednesday Briefing: Heat Index to 105, Senior Focus Group, Friends of A1A, FWC in Houston, Millicent Fenwick
ElderSource facilitates a senior focus group to figure out what senior needs there are in Palm Coast and Flagler, Florida’s Fish and Wildlife officers are providing big rescue help in Houston.
Tuesday Briefing: Scams, Skims and Cons, Going Solar in Palm Coast, Snelgrove Status, Houston 1st and Last
The Palm Coast council talks about what it learned from Hurricane Matthew and installs solar devices, it’s still about Houston, convicted murderer David Snelgrove back in court.
Monday Briefing: County’s Eyes On Bunnell Fire Department, Medical Pot Dispensaries in Bunnell, Dwayne Taylor Trial, Houston
Flagler County and Bunnell governments talk about Bunnell ceding its fire operations to the county, Bunnell talks medical pot dispensaries, which it will likely ban, how to Help Houston flood victims.
Weekend Briefing: Child Safety, Scenic A1A Land Use Concerns, National Parks Birthday, FYO Tour, Birch Bayh
The Scenic A1A Pride Committee is worried about potential land use changes in the Hammock, a sheriff’s demonstration to keep children safe in cars, CPR class, Willie Nelson’s guitar.
Thursday Briefing: Tager Breakfast, Execution Vigil Bus, Weldon Ryan, Flagler Beach Budget, Repairing Willie’s Guitar
Superintendent James Tager headlines Common Ground Breakfast, Weldon Ryan at European Village, a vigil bus picks up in Palm Coast before heading to latest execution in Starke, a reading list for every state.
Wednesday Briefing: Heat Index to 105, Construction Update, Johnston Trifecta, Losing Afghanistan
School Board member Colleen Conklin, Homebuilder Association’s Jason DeLorenzo speaks to economic board, Citizens insurance rate at issue, losing in Afghanistan.
Tuesday Briefing: Eric Floyd Trial, iPad Distribution at Rymfire, Orchids, Chamber Orientation, Self-Playing Violins
Palm Coast’s Eric Floyd goes on trial on four charges of raping a teen girl in his charge, iPads distributed to 4th and 6th graders at Rymfire, Merkel’s fame, an IPA with pot.
Monday Briefing: Eclipse Starts At 1:18, Peaks at 2:49 PM, Mosquito Control Eclipse at 10 AM
It’s all about the eclipse today, but it’s also about the troubled Mosquito Control board meeting, and the Flagler County Commission considering a take-over of Bunnell’s fire department.
Weekend Briefing: Home and Garden Show, DSC Enrollment Day, Surfers For Autism, GOP Kickoff
Surfers For Autism all day Saturday in Flagler Beach, enrollment day at Daytona State, Flagler Republicans kick off their 2018 campaign, Steinbeck on Florida, Vermeer and the 19th Amendment.
Thursday Briefing: The Inspired Mic at Europa, Brice Wright, Heat Index to 107, Band Instruments, DSC Trustees
The Inspired Mic is another night at the improvs at European Village’s New Europa, the Daytona State trustees meet, band instrument distribution at Buddy Taylor, plus another scorcher.
Wednesday Briefing: Happy 70th Elbert, Heat Index to 109, Hollinger Sentence, Sunflowers
Christopher Hollinger, the 25-year-old Palm Coast resident, is scheduled to be sentenced over charges of lewd and lascivious battery of two teens, the Palm Coast Planning Board considers a microbrewery.
Tuesday Briefing: Are You Kidding Us? Heat Index To 110, Kids’ Computer Safety, Joseph Milici Sentenced
Superintendent Jim Tager gets a bonus amendment to his contract, school board discusses students’ computer safety, Palm Coast talks medical pot, Joseph Milici sentenced.
Monday Briefing: Renner at FlaglerCares, Water Safety Class, Heat Index to 105, Nikolai Kedrov, Extremism
Rep. Paul Renner speaks to FlaglerCares about health care at the legislature, the Bunnell City Commission talks budget and park naming, Nikolai Kedrov will blow your socks off.
Weekend Briefing: Art League’s Exhibits, Dinosaurs, Henry Flagler, Chamber President, Kascel Therapy
The Chamber of Commerce outs its three short-listed president candidates, the Flagler County Art League opens new exhibits, movie in the park, a new kind of therapy business.
Thursday Briefing: School Starts Again, Doomsday Clock, Medical Pot Redo in Flagler Beach, DeSantis in Daytona
The 2017-18 school year begins, the Flagler Beach Commission takes on medical pot dispensaries again, DeSantis speaks twice in Daytona, Hillary Clinton on God.