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Palm Coast Woman Charged in DUI Manslaughter Was Stopped Moments Before the Crash, and Released

October 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

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Rebecca Lawless, 26, charged in the death of Diane Upton, had been stopped by a deputy shortly before at another location and allowed to leave even though she was determined to be drunk.

Supreme Court Clears Floridians for Solar Choice’s Ballot Initiative, Setting Up Battle With Utilities

October 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The initiative has drawn opposition from a coalition including major electric utilities and has spawned a competing solar ballot proposal. That proposal, spearheaded by the group Consumers for Smart Solar, is awaiting a review by the Supreme Court.

Rebecca Lawless, 26, Faces DUI Manslaughter Charge in Death of Diane Upton on SR100 Last Year

October 23, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Lawless, a Palm Coast resident, turned herself into the Flagler jail almost a year to the day when she ran a red light and slammed into Diane Upton’s car, killing Upton and injuring two family members.

A Third Palestinian Intifada Is Inevitable. Intransigence and Extremism Make It So.

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Israel’s occupation policy has undermined the state’s political and ethical foundations, while turning Prime Minister Netanyahu into a hostage of forces even more extreme than he is.

Spartan Extreme Race Re-Sets for Flagler: New Location, Same Lack of Transparency

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

While the Spartan race appears set at a private ranch in Flagler next March, again, serious questions of transparency and patronage are undermining tiourism chief Matt Dunn’s latest approach.

As Expected, Sheriff Jim Manfre Announces Run for Re-Election, and Draws Rivals’ Fire

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Sheriff Jim Manfre is the only Democrat in a race that’s drawn six Republicans so far, including ex-sheriff Don Fleming and ex-Undersheriff Rick Staly, both of whom took Thursday’s announcement as an opportunity to discredit Manfre’s record.

NFL’s Dolphins Want $3 Million a Year in Taxpayer Subsidies, Daytona Speedway May Be Next

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Legislature created a new funding method for professional stadiums in 2014 in an attempt to reduce the lobbying from prior years for state money.

Bailey Anne Cagliuso, 26, Critical After Collision in Palm Coast’s F-Section

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Bailey Anne Cagliuso was cycling out of a driveway when an 18-year-old driver struck her with her car on Felshire Lane.

Thursday Briefing: Flagler Home Sales Tepid but Prices Rise, Alcohol v. Pot, Millennials’ Bores

October 22, 2015 | FlaglerLive |

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Flagler home sales fall close to year’s lows but median price rises substantially, why pot is safe and alcohol is not, why millennials don’t protest much.

Corey Jones Killing by Cop Triggers Black Lawmakers’ Calls for Independent Review

October 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Corey Jones, 31, a church musician whose car stalled on an Interstate 95 exit ramp early Sunday after a gig, was shot by a plainclothes officer in an unmarked car. Some lawmakers are calling for automatic reviews of all police-related shootings, among other safeguards.

Voodoo Man Found Not Guilty in Machete Attack But Still Faces Murder Conspiracy Charge

October 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Jurors found Roodlyn Mompremier not guilty in an alleged attack on his girlfriend’s brother two years ago in Palm Coast, but the two-day trial didn’t end it for him: he still faces a charge of conspiring to commit second-degree murder.

Palm Coast’s Years in Sinai End as It Moves Into Long-Sought City Hall in Town Center

October 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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Sixteen years after the city was born, Palm Coast moved into its own roomy, $9.1 million, 40,000-square-foot City Hall at Town Center this week, with a grand opening set for Nov. 3.

Wednesday Briefing: Golden Lion’s Gift to Second Harvest, Unity Day, Why Hillary Will Win

October 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Golden Lion donation makes 7,000 pounds of food for the needy possible, Unity Day in flagler schools, National Review explains why Hillary Clinton will likely win the white house.

Belle Terre Swim Club Has Until January to Find 400 Members or Close, Absent Savior

October 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

A divided Flagler County School Board voted 3-2 for a drop-dead date, relying on current members to build their ranks while leaving out, for now, a sports academy that sought to run the facility. But board members said such talks can continue.

Openly Displaying Handguns and Guns on Campus Bills Win Senate Panel Approval

October 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

One of the Florida Senate committees also supported a measure that might make it easier for people to claim they have stood their ground in self-defense when shooting others.

Charter Review Proposal Finally Dies Amid Accusations of “Political Ploy” and Straw Men

October 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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Palm Coast Council member’s proposal for a charter review got no support as fellow-council member Jason DeLorenzo called the move a “political ploy” and Council member Heidi Shipley’s attempt to have the council itself lead a review also failed.

Tuesday Briefing: Belle Terre Swim Club’s Fate, Palm Coast Attorney’s Raise, Flagler Beach Interviews

October 20, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Flagler school board this evening decides the fate of the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club, the Palm Coast City Council votes on a 15 percent raise for its attorneys, Flagler Beach interviews a candidate for city manager.

Conflict Concerns Raised Over Tourism’s Matt Dunn Moonlighting at His Own Agency

October 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Flagler government tourism chief Matt Dunn, an $82,000-a-year employee, owns a company that offers services similar to those he provides the county, raising questions of conflicts of interest.

Regulators Again Approve Billing FPL Customers For Unbuilt, Unlicensed Nuke Plants

October 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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FPL will charge customers–including most of Flagler County power customers–$34.2 million for a pair of nuclear reactors that have yet to be licensed and may not be built until the end of the 2020s.

County Administrator’s and Attorney’s Contracts May Renew Through 2019 Without Discussion

October 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Flagler County Administrator Craig Coffey’s contract renewal does not appear on this evening’s county commission agenda, and is set to renew automatically absent a decision by one of the commissioners to discuss the contract. The same standard applies to County Attorney Al Hadeed’s contract.

Citing Abuse, Cigna Pulls Out of Florida Health Marketplace, Affecting 30,000 Clients

October 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Individuals can still enroll in a Cigna plan by seeing an insurance agent. But enrollment through the Marketplace, which begins Nov. 1, is the only way to obtain tax credits that subsidize the cost of premiums.

Monday Briefing: A Home for a Wounded Iraq Veteran, Special Session Starts, County’s Tourism

October 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Sergeant Carlos De Leon, wounded in Iraq, gets a donated modified home in the B Section, the Flagler County Commission prepares to take over the tourism office from the chamber of commerce.

Palm Coast Utility Billing Switches to Paymentus

October 19, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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At the same time as Palm Coast’s switch to the new utility billing system, the city also established a new online application option for utility service.

NRA’ Misinformation, Mendacity and Victim-Blaming Take a Dive Into Rabbit Holes

October 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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More guns do not lead to less crime. More guns lead to more crime, argues Julie Delegal, who sees NRA zealots misrepresented the facts on guns with junk science wrapped in blame-the-victim hysteria.

Superintendent Apologizes Over Gender-Neutral 8th Grader Sanctioned for Wearing a Dress

October 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

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Leon County School Superintendent Jackie Pons apologized to the family of an 8th grader who identifies as neither boy nor girl, but who was accused of violating the dress code for wearing a dress on Tuesday. The violation was, in fact, committed by the school principal.

Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Advisory Club Committee: Why We Should Run the Facility

October 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club Advisory Committee makes the case to run the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club, ahead of next Tuesday’s decision by the Flagler County School Board on the fate of the facility.

Professional Pathways: Why We Should Run the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club

October 17, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Professional Sports Pathways, a private sports academy that runs the Center for Excellence soccer school in Palm Coast, makes the case to run the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club.

Palm Coast Government’s Arrogance
Proves It: Charter Review Is Overdue

October 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

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The Palm Coast City Council has responded to calls for a charter review with smugness, contempt and disrespect toward a council member elected by more people than three other council members combined. Enough of the charade.

Weekend Briefing: Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” at the Library, Haunted House for Flagler Habitat

October 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Friends of the Library will discuss the Harper Lee novels at the county library, Flagler Habitat’s haunted house opens at Atlantis Industrial and Business Park, Bernie Sanders rejects a donation from the most hated man on the internet.

Palm Coast Readies to Give Its City Attorneys a 15% Raise as Councilman Objects to Method

October 15, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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The contract will bring Palm Coast’s legal costs to close to half a million dollars a year. Councilman Steven Nobile objected to the the absence of some accountability process before ratifying the new contract amendment, but had no support from fellow-council members.

Palm Coast Joins Local Governments in Opposition to Utilities’ Proposed Cost-Shifting

October 15, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Upending a century-long arrangement, utilities want local governments to pay for moving utility lines in public construction projects even though the lines use public right of ways at no cost to utilities.

Thursday Briefing: Hadeed on Long Creek Preserve, FHF’s Organ Donor Registry Award, DeSantis’s Bombs

October 15, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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County Attorney Al Hadeed talks about the history and significance of the Long Creek Nature Preserve in Palm Coast at noon, Ron DeSantis’s House Freedom Caucus throws bombs and thinks nothing of shutting down government, but is it more than that?

1-Acre Brush Fire Off SR 100 Mobilizes Division of Forestry and Flagler Fire Flight

October 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A 1-acre brush fire broke out just after 4 this afternoon in an area difficult to reach for firefighters, just south of the Winn Dixie shopping center on State Road 100, and some 75 feet eastt of I-95.

Child’s Death at Bus Stop Prompts Creation of Joint School-City Safety Committee

October 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Palm Coast City Council member Andy Dance and School Board member Andy Dance formed the joint committee with administrators from both agencies to explore safety improvements at bus stops.

Palm Coast’s Russell Muller, 52, Missing Since Oct. 8, Is Found

October 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Russell Muller, 52, of 17 Patrick Place in Palm Coast, was driving a PT Cruiser that was found empty on Ridgewood Avenue in Daytona Beach Tuesday. He is a student at Flagler Technical Institute and a full-time employee at Walmart. He has reported to neither place since Oct. 8.

2.8 Million Floridians Still Uninsured Even as Just 20% Fall in Medicaid Gap

October 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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It’s 1.1 million fewer than in 2013, but almost a third of the uninsured are eligible for Obamacare but haven’t enrolled, 15% have chosen not to enroll in employee-provided health care, and the rest are uninsured for a variety of other reasons.

Wednesday Briefing: Hammock’s Husband-Murderer Wants No Defense, FPC vs. Matanzas

October 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Anna Pehota, 75, who murdered her husband in September at their Hammock trailer, wants to plead guilty and be done with it, Matanzas and FPC meet for a volleyball showdown.

“Career in a Year”: Gov. Scott Wants $20 Million for Tech Schools’ Fast-Track Programs

October 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Competitive grants, which would be geared toward programs that could be completed in less than 52 weeks such as licensed practical nursing, which takes 45 weeks and has 2,361 openings in Florida, and welding, a 39-week program that could offer a path to one of 583 jobs.

Gail Wadsworth: Florida’s Court Clerks Spotlight Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, there were more than 106,000 cases of domestic violence reported in Florida last year. While this statistic is alarming enough, the numbers only continue to increase when factoring in the countless incidents of domestic violence that go unreported by victims.

Tuesday Briefing: Florida’s Death Penalty Exception, Palm Coast Talks Arts, Kymora’s Memorial

October 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Timothy Hurst is at the center of a case that may reshape Florida’s death penalty law. He was convicted of murder, and a jury recommended death by a 7-5 vote. Florida is the only state in the nation where a simple majority is enough for a recommendation of death. Hurst contests the process is unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court hears the case today.

Daytona State College Adds Evening Courses in Auto Body and Collision Repair

October 13, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Car buffs looking to break into the auto collision repair industry can now get their training during evening classes at Daytona State College beginning in January 2016. The new night courses leading to a vocational certificate in Auto Body and Collision Repairwill be offered at Daytona State’s Advanced Technology College (ATC) off Williamson Blvd.in Daytona […]

Big Oil, Big Tobacco, Big Lies

October 12, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Exxon’s scientists knew by the early 1980s that human causes of global warming could be catastrophic, but quashed the findings and peddled junk science instead. It’s time to get Big Oil out of the policymaking process altogether, write Bill McKibben and Kelle Louaillier.

Monday Briefing: A Raise for Bunnell Manager, Pink Army Run, Retiring 90 U.S. Flags

October 12, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Bunnell City Manager Larry Williams is in line for a 2 percent raise, the Pink Army Run in Town Center drew hundreds of runners and raised thousands of dollars, Bunnell retires 90 U.S. flags.

Flagler Fish Company Celebrates Ten Years in Business

October 12, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Flagler Fish Company was opened by Chris and Carolyn Casper in 2005 in Flagler Beach. The restaurant offers a wide selection of fresh fish and shellfish, choice meats, appetizers and dinner specials in an indoor-outdoors environment.

Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Accredited For Third Time

October 12, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation awarded the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office its third re-accreditation since receiving initial accreditation in February 2005.

Florida’s Clergy Did Not Need More Protection from Gays. They Don’t Bite.

October 11, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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Florida lawmakers in each chamber are plowing ahead with bills to protect the religious freedoms of lawsuit-fearing clergy in case the U.S. Constitution doesn’t. It’s entirely unnecessary, argues Nancy Smith.

No Privacy: What Your Smart Home Reveals About You, and Possibly To The World

October 11, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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As trends toward networked smart homes and connected cars continue, customers may not be aware of just how much information their devices collect about them and share with the world.

Jesus as Clown, Disciples as Dirty Stinking Hippies: City Rep Returns With “Godpsell”

October 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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City Repertory Theatre, Palm Coast’s only daring troupe, opens its 5th season with the rather surpriring and popular “Godspell,” with laughs and sentiment to boot.

Evocations of Aliens, Yeats and Yin at Flagler Art League’s Saturday Evening With Artists

October 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The wealth of work at Flagler County Art League’s signature annual judged show, opening Saturday evening with a free reception, makes it difficult for artist-sculptor Harry Messersmith to choose winners.

11 Bands for 11th Creekside Festival at Princess Place This Weekend

October 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Creekside Festival is an annual tradition that celebrates the natural beauty of Northeast Florida with live bluegrass music, a delicious variety of food, arts and craft vendors, historic re-enactors, family friendly activities, and of course every politician running for office this side of the Suwanee River.

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