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4 New Fires Saturday as Division of Forestry Escalates Battle and Tactics Against Espanola

June 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Division of Forestry now has more firefighting personnel in Flagler County than all the county’s and cities’ squads combined as DOF fights a make-or-break tactical battle against the Espanola fire.

Literacy By the Paw: When Children Learn To Read With Dogs as Their Audience

June 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Flagler County Public Library and the Flagler Humane Society have paired to offer a periodic reading program for children who develop their skills by reading to dogs. A video report.

Strong Thunderstorms and Excessive Lightning for Eastern Flagler–And Needed Rain

June 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The National Weather Service has issued a severe weather advisory–involving excessive lightning and wind–for eastern Flagler County, including Palm Coast and Flagler Beach, in effect until 5 p.m. For the fires, it’s a double-edged sword.

Double Chest CT Scans: More Radiation and Costs; FHF’s 8% Rate Higher Than Average

June 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Nationwide, hospitals performed double scans on 5.4 percent of Medicare patients who received chest CTs, but 618 hospitals performed the tests on at least 10 percent of Medicare patients, though experts say the double scans are unnecessary.

Big Stand Against Espanola Fire at Threatened FPL Powerlines In Hopes of Halting Blaze

June 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Damage to the 500Kv FPL lines would affect local electricity customers. Beyond the powerlines lay pine-tree farms doused in herbicide, which has dried out underbrush, making it easier to burn. And beyond that: U.S. 1.

Fish and Wildlife Commission Prohibits Campfires on Public Lands

June 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

As a result of ongoing wildfires, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued the executive order prohibiting campfires in wildlife management areas, wildlife and environmental areas and all other lands it manages.

Fifth Grade Graduation, Florida’s Dismal Education Spending, Talk Radio Sellouts: The Live Wire

June 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Why Rick Scott is America’s least popular governor, SlutWalks and feminism, corruption at the transportation department, students who are full of it, and more.

Espanola Fire, Now Over 5,000 Acres, Breaks Out Again On Three Sides; Calm Elsewhere

June 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The calm on Flagler’s smaller fires was deceptive as Espanola broke out on three sides, and fires by the dozens are breaking out across the state, further thinning resources. Drought conditions are worsening.

Finally, Flagler Beach Agrees to Long-Term Pier Restaurant Deal With River Grille Owner

June 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Paying the city $3,000 a month in base rent, Ray Barshay, owner of River Grille in Ormond and Crabby Joe’s in Daytona, plans to revamp the Pier Restaurant into an American, Southern, New Orleans cuisine destination.

Black Hawks Up: Army National Guard Sends 3 Copters to Aid Flagler Firefighting Crews

June 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The right stuff: the Florida Army National Guard's Black Hawk crews right after arriving in Flagler County on Wednesday. (© FlaglerLive)

The three crews logged eight hours on their first afternoon on the job Wednesday, putting their 780-gallon water buckets to work against the Espanola fire. They’re here on an open-ended mission.

Rapid Response Beats Back Threat to Seminole Woods Homes; Espanola In New Breakout

June 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Firefighters from every available agency, including the National Guard’s Black Hawk helicopters, were being summoned to battle the latest break-out at the White Eagle fire Wednesday afternoon.

Sprawl-Fighting State Oversight Agency Is Dissolved, To the Delight of Local Developers

June 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The Florida Department of Community Affairs, created in 1969 to manager growth, is being diluted into other agencies, leaving local governments much freer to develop as they choose.

“I Saw The Fires As I Was Flying In.” Rick Scott’s Embarrassing Lay-Over in Flagler

June 14, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 61 Comments

Rick Scott spent four and a half hours today hobnobbing with businessmen and chamber of commerce pals in Orlando, but couldn’t spare a moment for firemen on the line during his lightning visit to Flagler County.

Number of Fires Up to 22 As Flagler,
Drenched in Smoke, Awaits Governor

June 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Lightning started seven new fires in Flagler in the last two days, one of them in Bunnell’s Grand Reserve area, just west of Palm Coast. Fire officials are concerned about a “fluid” situation and uncooperative weather.

Gov. Scott Touring Flagler Fires at 4 p.m. After Declaring Emergency and Activating Guard

June 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The long-awaited declaration of a state of emergency places state, regional and local resources under the authority of state emergency management and the Division of Forestry.

Espanola Fire at 4,171 Acres As Lightning Storms Seed New Blazes

June 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Lightning from the last two days’ storms is seeding the area with new fires–including four new ones Sunday–while rainfall remains too light to dent the growth of the Espanola fire.

Flagler’s Economic Development Plans In the Air as County-Wide Summit Is Cancelled

June 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Between the unfinished work of some committees and the divisive fallout from a proposed restructuring of Enterprise Flagler, what was to be the sixth summit since January is delayed to an uncertain date.

When Congress Is a Child Predator: Head Start Targeted for $1 Billion in Cuts

June 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Marc Chagall, 'Paysage Bleu' (1958)

Head Start has given 20 million Americans a positive start in life since 1964. Marian Wright Edelman argues that continued success is in jeopardy as Republicans aim to decimate the program in the name of budget cuts.

Weather Service Issues Excessive Lightening Alert for Espanola Area, Heightening Fire Risks

June 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Rain would be good, but only if it’s drenching and persistent. That’s not what this storm is bringing: fire-feeding wind and fire-starting lightning is also part of that storm.

Jacksonville and Clay Exit, Va. and Miss. Send Help As Espanola Fire Grows to 3,800 Acres

June 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

As winds begin to shift, bringing more drift smoke over Palm Coast, the Espanola fire keeps growing and out of county firefighters are rotating back home, though the Division of Forestry has taken over the Espanola fire.

At Second Chance Rescue Near Espanola Fire, 100 Animals Are Prepared for Evacuation

June 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Debi Root’s Second Chance Rescue has pulled 30,000 animals from death row in 26 years. The Espanola fire near the State Road 100 operation is the latest challenge as Root lines up foster homes and volunteers should that becomes necessary.

Dog Pen Fire Jumps Its Lines, DOF Takes Over Espanola, Disaster Declaration Still Off

June 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

While most fires have been “behaving” in the past 24 to 36 hours, one fire jumped its lines today, and the 3,000-acre Espanola fire remains the big worry as winds will shift beginning Sunday, pushing smoke, and maybe fire, south and east.

How Flagler County Is Controlling The Public’s Right To Know The Latest On the Fires

June 10, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 29 Comments

Information can go up in smoke, too. (© FlaglerLive)

On County Administrator Craig Coffey’s orders, the 9:30 a.m. daily “stakeholder’s meeting” on the fires, which includes all agencies and governments involved, politicians, and even members of the public, is closed to media.

Firefighter Hero-Worship and Floridians’ Hypocrisy: When Public Employees Save Lives

June 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

Hero-worshippers' smoke can be lethally hypocritical, too. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County and Florida residents are falling in heaps with praise for the same public and union employees they and the lawmakers they elected just finished bashing, insulting, demeaning and robbing. The disconnect is sickening.

Flagler Students Rank 4th in Algebra in Florida, But New Test Won’t Affect District Grade

June 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Because it’s a new, end-of-course exam, the state isn’t yet giving the test the weight it gives FCAT results, which is a disappointment to Flagler. Individual results, however, count for 30 percent of students’ final grade.

Duval, Clay, Volusia Helping Flagler; 18 Homes Pre-Evacuated; White Eagle Flaring Anew

June 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Other counties’ crews should help relieve local firefighters and press the case for a declaration of a state of emergency. Pre-evacuation warnings affect the western portion of Flagler, north of S.R. 100.

Video Tour: Lt. Richard Bennett Takes You Into the Heart of the Espanola Fire

June 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Lt. Richard Bennett is the Flagler County Fire Department’s operations chief, overseeing all fires. He describes and explains the extent of the Espanola fire and what firefighters have been doing to try to stay ahead of it.

Black Bear, Brown Pelican and 14 Other Species Off Threatened List in Florida

June 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously to delist the animals following a review began four years ago. The snowy egret was also removed.

Flagler Fires: New 70-Acre Blaze Northwest of Palm Coast, 3 in Southwest, Espanola Billows

June 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The 70-acre late-afternoon blaze northwest of Palm Coast, beyond Hargrove Grade, was contained by evening, but three fires in the southwest are burning anew, and Espanola is approaching 2,000 acres.

In a Victory for Flagler Boaters, FWC Rejects Its Staff’s Proposed Manatee Speed Zones

June 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission asked its staff to draw up a new compromise favoring Flagler County’s position on manatee speed zones on the Intracoastal, a significant defeat for manatee advocates.

Coquina Defund: Palm Coast’s Desalination Hopes Dry Up As Last Partners Drop Out

June 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Palm Coast's last partners are turning their back on funding desalination even as they say it'll be needed. Left, Tom Bartol of the St. John River Water Management District explains the likelyhood of the district eliminating funding soon during Tuesday's desalination group meeting. Richard Adams, who chairs the group, is at center, the water management district's Glenn Forrest is to the right. (© FlaglerLive)

The Coquina Coast Seawater Desalination project unveiled 14 general sites where the plant might be located in Palm Coast, but it may be a moot discussion as the city’s financial partners are quitting, and Palm Coast can’t afford it on its own.

When Will That Walmart Open on Old Kings Road? “Nobody Knows”

June 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Favor to nowhere: The southern section of Old Kings Road, north of SR100, was rerouted to accommodate a Walmart store promised several years ago. (FlaglerLive)

Expanding Old Kings Road was to guarantee Walmart’s opening by 2011, with 400 to 500 jobs. Instead, the city is left holding a bag-full of empty promises–and a $6.3 million loan from its utility fund.

Latest FCAT: Gains in Early-Grade Reading, Losses in Math, Dismal Sciences

June 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

FCAT scores for Flagler County schools’ 4th through 11th grades show upper-grade reading scores faring poorly, and science scores faring worse as the district’s quality appears to approach the state average, rather than excel above it.

FCAT Scores: Indian Trails Middle School (ITMS)

June 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

FCAT Scores, passing rates and historical data for Indian Trails Middle School, including 2011.

FCAT Scores: Rymfire Elementary School

June 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

FCAT Scores, passing rates and historical data for Rymfire Elementary School, including 2011.

FCAT Scores: Old Kings Elementary School

June 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

FCAT Scores, passing rates and historical data for Old Kings Elementary School, including 2011.

FCAT Scores: Wadsworth Elementary School

June 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

FCAT Scores, passing rates and historical data for Wadsworth Elementary School, including 2011.

FCAT Scores: Buddy Taylor Middle School (BTMS)

June 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

FCAT Scores, passing rates and historical data for Buddy Taylor Middle School, including 2011.

FCAT Scores: Bunnell Elementary School

June 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

FCAT Scores, passing rates and historical data for Bunnell Elementary School, including 2011.

FCAT Scores: Flagler Palm Coast High School (FPC)

June 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

FCAT Scores, passing rates and historical data for Flagler Palm Coast School, including 2011.

FCAT Scores: Belle Terre Elementary School

June 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

FCAT Scores, passing rates and historical data for Belle Terre Elementary School, including 2011.

Photo Gallery: The Espanola and CR305 Fires on Monday

June 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A sequential photo gallery showing where Flagler’s largest and its newest fires were on Monday, and what it’s taking to keep them under a measure of control.

Day Ends With a New Fire Near CR305 As Dangers Mount and Devastation Sprawls

June 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Espanola fire has grown to 1,500 acres, with little stopping it from doubling in size soon. By Monday evening, a new, 70-acre fire had exploded past Lake Disston on CR305, further straining limited firefighters’ resources. A complete roundup of Flagler’s forest fires and a photo gallery.

“P.S. Your Cat Is Dead”: Raunchy, Earnest, Serious Fun at the Flagler Playhouse

June 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

In “P.S. Your cat Is Dead,” the early 1970s play by James Kirkwood, the hilarity of losers competes with sexual ambushes through blazing dialogue to produce an endearing, if adult, comedy. A review.

Showtime for Synchro Belles: A Photo Gallery of the 5-Time State Champions

June 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Flagler County Synchro Belles' Carrie Hartnett flips out in a maneuver she executes with Alexis Solomon. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

The 32-girls team of the Flagler County Synchro Belles goes into action tonight at the Belle Terre Swim and Raquet Club for its annual community show before going on the road to defend its state title in Gainesville, and battle for a national in Seattle. A photo gallery.

Florida Board Of Medicine Clears Dr. Mark Seldes, a Convicted Rapist, to Practice Again

June 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Mark Seldes of Tampa was an Air Force major and flight surgeon in South Korea when he raped a civilian coworker after she’d taken a sleeping pill. The Florida Board of Medicine voted 7-3 to let him practice again.

Taking Stock of Flagler’s Fires: Taming White Eagle as Espanola Threatens Mondex

June 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

A ride-along with Flagler Fire Chief Don Petito and a photo gallery illustrate how firefighters took control of the US1-Seminole Woods fire, and what they’re doing to try to control the ever-growing Espanola fire, which may threaten Daytona North, i.e. the Mondex.

Flagler Sheriff’s Deputy Ensures Safe Birth Of a Hurried Baby at a Palm Coast Home

June 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

“I went to go get the cell phone, and then she said she felt the head pop out,” the baby’s father said, quoting the baby’s mother. Flagler Sheriff’s Deputy Erik Pedersen made sure the baby was breathing before paramedics transported the family to Ormond Memorial early Thursday morning.

Move Over, Men: Flagler Beach Rides Roiling Surge in Women’s Surfing

June 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Since Frieda Zamba won her four world championship in the 1980s, women’s surfing has surged in popularity, with ripples down the shores of Flagler Beach. A video report from Charlotte Marten.

Job Creation in Big Stall, Unemployment Back Up to 9.1%, Recovery in Doubt

June 3, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The economy added just 54,000 jobs in May and totals for the two previous months were revised downward by 39,000 in the latest sign that the economic outlook is worsening again.

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