The firefighters were activated by the Florida Division of Forestry. Oregon is facing a dozen large wildfires, the largest, the Cinder Butte fire in Central Oregon, having exceeded 52,000 acres.
News Briefs
Wednesday Briefing: Canales In Court, School Open Houses, Lifeguard Championship, Einaudi’s Elegy For the Arctic
One day from school opening, a half dozen schools have open houses and meet the teacher days, Jonathan Canales, accused of shooting his wife, is back in court, Ludovico Einaudi on the ice for the Arctic.
Flagler County Seeks Veteran Of The Year Nominations
Flagler County’s Veterans Services Office is asking for nominations for its Veteran of the year award, which will be presented on Veterans Day.
Tuesday Briefing: Accused Murderers’ Pre-Trial, Charter Review, Medical Pot in Palm Coast
The Palm Coast Council discusses how to handle medical pot dispensaries in the city, charter review and the USS Liberty memorial, Bobby Gore, accused of murdering his son, and Dorothy Singer, accused of murdering her husband, have pre-trials.
Monday Briefing: Heat Index Up to 105, Ovenshire Arraignment, Flagler Beach-County Workshop on Dunes, Black Violins
Levi Ovenshire, the 19-year-old accused of shooting another 19-year-old in his home in the F-Section, is arraigned, Flagler Beach and county commissioners meet in a joint session.
Stewart-Marchman-Act Foundation Raises Nearly $140,000 at Annual Dinner Celebration
The event featured Austin Dillon, driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. SMA provides mental health programs and services in four counties, including Flagler.
At Florida Hospital Flagler, Donated School Supplies, and Children’s Art for ER
Employees at Florida Hospital Flagler and other hospitals in the group donated school supplies by the mound in June and July, and, separately, the Art of Healing program was started in FHF’s ER.
Longtime Assistant State Attorney David Smith Wins State’s Top Prosecutor Award
Longtime Assistant State Attorney David Smith received the Gene Berry Award at the Florida Prosecution Attorneys Association Conference in Bonita Springs, Florida on July 31.
Weekend Briefing: First Friday, Tax Holiday, Ocean Art Gallery Opening, Suicide Rates for Girls, Coolidge
First Friday features Soul Fire in Flagler Beach’s Veterans Park, the back-to-school sales tax holiday all weekend, suicide rates for teen girls at 40-year high, Cabot Lodge on Coolidge.
Water Management District Offers $2,000 Grants to Teachers Promoting Water Protection
The St. Johns River Water Management District is accepting applications for its Blue School Grant Program of grants of up to $2,000 per teacher per school.
Thursday Briefing: Palm Coast’s Once and Future Managers, Tager’s Message, Muslim Ban
Palm Coast discusses its future, freshman orientation at Matanzas High School, Flagler Democrats meet to hear about the Trump Muslim ban.
For Flagler County’s Specialized Firefighters, Four Technical Rescues in a Week
Two water rescues, one extrication in a car crash and a rescue from atop the Palm Coast Water Tower kept Flagler County Fire Rescue’s specialized teams busy.
Wednesday Briefing: Superintendent Tager’s Back to School Welcome, Computers at Buddy Taylor, Mozart’s Only Trio
Superintendent James Tager welcomes district staff on employees’ first day back, computers are handed out to students at Buddy Taylor, Mozart’s only string trio in a great performance.
Widening and Resurfacing of County Road 305 From Haw Creek Bridge Begins Aug. 7
The project extends from the Haw Creek Bridge, just south of the S curve, for 2.7 miles towards County Road 304. The roadway will remain open during construction, with single-lane closures as needed.
Tuesday Briefing: Flagler Beach Comp Plan, Dual Enrollment, iPads for K-3 Students, Alex Jones
The School Board will spend $400,000 on iPads for K-3 students, Palm Coast will spend $200,000 on a dubious traffic plan, Alex Jones is deconstructed, Stephen King is in disbelief.
Monday Briefing: Islamophobia Watch, Trolls, Tribal Workplaces, Jennifer Heidle Trial, Court Funding
The state Revenue Estimating Conference analyzes court system funding, a Flagler woman goes on trial for allegedly assaulting a law enforcement officer, Trump’s mental health in question.
Weekend Briefing: Heat Index Up to 109, Disney’s Aladdin at Playhouse, Back To School Jam, Future of Fake News
Paul Dykes and Erin Vickers, accused of child rape and child porn possession, appear in court, the Back to School Jam at FPC Saturday, the Playhouse features its junior thespians.
Thursday Briefing: Renner and Hutson Postgame Show, Flagler Beach Pot Dispensaries, Stamp and Coin
Rep. Paul Renner and Sen. Travis Hutson talk about the last legislative session and the one to come, the Flagler Beach Commission takes up a proposed ban on medical marijuana dispensaries.
Wednesday Briefing: Grade Schedule Pick-up, Compassionate Friends, Economic Opportunity, Carlin
School already: grade-schedule pick-ups begin at Indian Trails Middle School, Compassionate Friends meet, George Carlin reminds us he’s still dead.
Tuesday Briefing: School Taxes, Texting While Driving, Palm Harbor Golf Fare, Blivets
The Palm Coast council discusses capital improvements, the school board sets its tax rate, comparing pre-existing conditions to cars that have been in crashes.
Per Curiam: County Attorney Al Hadeed Is Awarded State Association’s Ethics in Government Honor
Flagler County Attorney Al Hadeed has been leaving legal footprints in Florida law going back to the 1970s, in defense of ethics and Sunshine Law standards.
Monday Briefing: Bunnell Budget, Sabotaging Obamacare, Sonny Clark and Robert Frost
The Bunnell City Commission figures out its 2017-18 budget, Enterprise Florida picks a new president, Robert Frost trash-talks the novel.
Weekend Briefing: Tour de Palm Coast, “Depth” at Blue Gallery, Play 60 at FPC, Price of Revenge, Calder
The annual cycling Tour de Palm Coast, dive-in movie at Frieda Zamba and by the surf in Flagler Beach, Alexander Calder’s birthday, a new show at Blue Gallery, Balzac on double-standards.
Thursday Briefing: Peers on the Pier, God Gab, Inspired Mic at Europa, JJ Graham’s Phoenix, Balzac’s Speculators
The Inspired Mic, Palm Coast’s unpredictable improv, is on at Europa, the Chamber hosts its annual Peers on the Pier party, how Trump does in fact own Obamacare now, and double-standards.
Wednesday Briefing: Soderberg Kicks Off, Buckets of Tourism Grants, Blood Drive, Malcolm Gladwell
Blood drive in Bunnell, Nancy Soderberg launches her congressional campaign against Ron DeSantis, the tourism council considers dozens of grants, Malcolm Gladwell.
Tuesday Briefing: Mock Election All Day, Palm Coast’s Future, Food Truck Tuesday, Blood-and-Soil Nationalism
The Palm Coast City Council decides whether to add five cops to city streets and may talk about its manager’s future, a countywide mock election takes place at Supervisor’s office to show off new equipment.
Monday Briefing: Al Hadeed’s Ethics Award, Rotary’s Dave Dalecki Award, Heat Index to 102, Porn at Work
County Attorney Al Hadeed receives a state ethics award, a volunteer of the year award is named for Dave Dalecki, too many people watch porn at work, Ben Carson is in Orlando.
Weekend Briefing: Dawsey Speaks to Drug Court, Kids Fishing Clinic, Movie in the Park, Selfies Psycho
The bogus claims of Obamacare’s collapse, Flagler’s Sportsfishing Club’s Kids Clinic, Jeff Dawsey speaks to Drug Court, movie in the park, Santa poker run, Bach’s brassy Little Fugue.
Thursday Briefing: Aldi Opens, Heat Index to 103, Flagler Beach’s War on Medical Pot, Heretics
Grocery shoppers of the Palm Coast-Flagler world unite today as Aldi opens its SR100 store in earnest, Flagler Beach considers banning all medical pot dispensaries.
Wednesday Briefing: Phillip Haire Pre-Trial, Thoreau at 200, President’s Service Awards to COPs, Blood Donations
Phillip Haire, the Palm Coast man accused of shooting at his parents and a cop, has his first pre-trial, “Creatures of the Black Lagoon” is screened in a Centennial celebration, cultural grants, Thoreau turns 200.
Tuesday Briefing: Domestic Violence Task Force, Extra Deputies, Flagler Beach Blueprint, Heat Index to 105
Sheriff Rick Staly makes his pitch to the Palm Coast council for five more cops, the School Board talks about an agreement with UF to accommodate IB online classes.
Monday Briefing: Flagler Sheriff Centennial, Heat Index 101 to 105, County Budget, Transitional Housing
The Sheriff’s Office marks its centennial with a gathering of many living ex-sheriffs, the Bunnell City Commission hears an appeal objecting to transitional housing, Thoreau’s bi-centennial.
Weekend Briefing: Heat Index at 103 to 107, First Friday in Flagler Beach, Getting to “Work” at FCAL, Hemingway
Too much heat Friday, six original artists at the Flagler County Art League, Luce on liberalism, a sentencing for food stamps fraud, immigration’s effect on the United States.
Thursday Briefing: Flashing European Village, Lincolnville Brass Band, North Korean Nightmare Scenario
European Village flashes its name, the Lincolnville Brass Band at St. Augustine’s weekly summer outdoors concerts, North Korea’s missiles, Why instruments don’t all sound alike.
Wednesday Briefing: Heat Index 99 to 103, Secretly Recording an Assailant, Trudeau for President, McCarthy’s Road
A Lawyer for Aaron A. Whitley, the 42-year-old Palm Coast man accused of molesting a 12-year-old girl, will argue that her secret recording of his alleged actions was illegal, Cormac McCarthy’s Road.
Gargiulo Art Foundation’s “Work”
Flagler County Art League is featuring the Gargiulo Art Foundation’s “WORK” July 8th – August 8th, 2017
Independence Weekend Briefing: Flagler County Rotary’s Leadership, Fireworks, Pier Ribbon Cutting, Renner Up
Tracy Loftus is the Flagler County Rotary’s new president, it’s all about July 4, Rep. Paul Renner may have a very big day, and everyone else a very long weekend.
When a President’s Tweets Ape the Squeals of a Swine
Trump’s tweets, like his latest about Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, are now like our so-beloved mass shootings. They happen. They’re decried. They’re forgotten. Until the next hurl.
Thursday Briefing: F-Section FPL Path, Professional Women’s Council, Summer Concert Series
F-Section residents hold a public meeting on alternatives to a foot path Palm Coast is building under FPL powerlines, toward Matanzas High, the chamber launches a new women’s group.
Wednesday Briefing: Domestic Violence Summit, Ayala v. Scott, Education Foundation, Beethoven in Havana
A much-anticipated domestic violence summit convened by Sheriff Rick Staly is at the Hilton Garden Inn at 2 p.m., the Flagler Education Foundation installs its officers, Beethoven as you’ve never heard him.
Flagler County Engineer Faith Al-Khatib Named President of State Association
Flagler County Engineer Faith Alkhatib has been something of a semi-secret weapon in local government’s arsenal, working behind the scenes to secure money and shape projects.
Tuesday Briefing: Heat Index Up to 102, Habitat for Humanity, Health Care Rally, Entrepreneur Night, Martin Eden, Malarkey
Local supporters of the Affordable Care Act hold a rally near Florida Hospital Flagler, Habitat for Humanity hands off a house for a family of eight in Palm Coast’s R-Section. lots of heat, the OED Word of the Day is “malarkey.”
Monday Briefing: Bunnell’s Old Brick Road, Palm Harbor Bids, Command and Control, Trump Snubs Ramadan, Teen Suicide
Palm Coast studies bids for management and concessions operations at Palm Harbor Golf Club, the Bunnell commission considers protecting a historic road, Trump refuses to uphold a Ramadan tradition.
First Cast, In Full Glory
Flagler Beach photographer and attorney Scott Spradley was by the Pier at dawn this morning to capture images of fishermen’s first cast. He did, superbly, and tells the story of the picture.
It’s Field Day for Ham Radio Operators at Flagler Beach’s Fire Station This Weekend
Ham radio operators join thousands of other amateur radio operators nationally to show their emergency communications skills for 24 hours beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Weekend Briefing: Pier Reopening, Golf Croquet, Ham Radio Field Day, What NASA Wants Aliens To See, GOP Unhealth
The pier reopens in Flagler Beach, the Senate GOP unleashes its demolition of Obamacare, Miami attorney Michael Higer is sworn in as president of The Florida Bar, Voyager’s payload to aliens.
Thursday Briefing: Breakfast With Flagler’s 3 Judges, Heat Index 101-105, Live Bombing, Sean Monti Sentencing, Sklar
Flagler County’s three judges appear before a Chamber of Commerce audience, the Flagler Beach Commission again considers a settlement with Howard Sklar’s marina, Sean Monti is sentenced, Varlam Shalamov on supervisors’ power.
Wednesday Briefing: Contractor Review Board, Bohemian Rhapsody, Wildfires, Summer Solstice
A quiet summer solstice day in Flagler as the county’s technical review committee and its contractor review board meet, it’s Greenland Day (before it melts), and Bohemian Rhapsofy as you’ve never heard it.
Tuesday Briefing: Education Funding Fallout, FPL Footpath Rethink, Women in Politics, World Refugee Day
Palm Coast council members may rethink the FPL footpath through the F Section, the Bunnell Planning Board considers transitional housing for women and children, 60 million refugees in 2017.
Monday Briefing: Teddy Bears Against Violence, Voting Precincts, Medical Pot Moratorium, Down in the River to Pray
The County Commission is expected to extend the medical pot moratorium on new businesses through mid-September, teddy bears donated to fight domestic violence, Vidal-Buckley ’68.