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Minor Wildfire in Populated Area of Palm Coast’s R Section as Brittle Conditions Persist

June 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The wildfire, the first in Palm Coast outside of the Seminole Woods area, broke out at 3:30 at the intersection of Red Barn and Red Mill Drive in the R Section, not far from Rymfire Elementary, and very near homes.

Optimism Replacing Anxiety Over Flagler’s Wildfires, But Local Costs Keep Climbing

June 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Even in the heart of the Espanola fire's charred remains, green life is burgeoning again. (© FlaglerLive)

There’s been three successive days of gains on the Espanola fire and elsewhere, with rain in the weekend forecast. The Division of Forestry is not letting up, however, as it plans to maintain a deployment of more than 200 firefighters in Flagler County.

Espanola Fire Boundaries and Fire Lines: June 22, 2011

June 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Espanola fire boundaries and fire lines as of June 22, 2011. Flagler County, Florida. Division of Forestry map.

Flagler County Fires: All Locations, Latest Acreage, Maps and Firelines

June 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Complete, updated chart of active Flagler County fires, satellite-view locations, acreage, and updated maps including detailed, latest extent of Espanola and White Eagle fires.

Adding to Mounting Legal Challenges for Scott, Public Employees Sue Over 3% Pension Hit

June 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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The class-action lawsuit is filed on behalf of 556,296 public employees, including state workers, teachers and police officers. It echoes frustrations that led the Flagler County School Board to talk lawsuit last week.

Charter, Voucher Advocate Gerard Robinson Is Florida’s New Education Commissioner

June 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Robinson, a Jeb Bush protege, was Virginia’s secretary of education and president of the Black Alliance for Educational Options, a pro-school choice group ideologically aligned with Republican reforms.

Espanola Fire Boundaries and Fire Lines: June 21, 2011

June 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Espanola fire as of June 21, 2011

Espanola fire boundaries and fire lines as of June 21, 2011. Flagler County, Florida. Division of Forestry map.

2 Firefighters Killed in N. Florida, Underscoring Dangers of Violent Flares on Contained Fires

June 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The Blue Ribbon fire near Jasper was not large and had been declared contained, but the firefighters were reportedly overrun by a sudden flare-up as they were extending fire-lines–as DOF firefighters are doing every day on the Espanola fire in Flagler County.

Risk-Avoidance: July 4 Fireworks Canceled in Flagler Beach and Palm Coast’s Town Center

June 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The Flagler County Commission canceled both fireworks shows, saying it would be too risky in fire-prone, drought conditions despite projected rains. The $30,000 worth of fireworks may be staged around Labor Day.

Espanola Fire Boundaries and Fire Lines: June 20, 2011

June 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Espanola fire as of june 20, 2011

Espanola fire boundaries and fire lines as of June 20, 2011. Flagler County, Florida. Division of Forestry map.

20% Down Mortgage Requirement Would End Middle Class Home-Ownership As We Know It

June 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Qualified Residential Mortgage Rule (QRM)

If a proposed Qualified Residential Mortgage Rule (QRM) of 20% down and spending less than 28% of monthly gross income on the mortgage takes effect, Marc Morial of the National Urban League argues, middle class home ownership will be a thing of the past.

Espanola Fire Boundaries and Fire Lines: June 19, 2011

June 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Espanola fire boundaries and fire lines as of June 19, 2011. Flagler County, Florida. Division of Forestry map.

Espanola Fire Boundaries and Fire Lines: June 18, 2011

June 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Espanola fire boundaries and fire lines as of June 18, 2011. Flagler County, Florida. Division of Forestry map.

Espanola Fire Boundaries and Fire Lines: June 13, 2011

June 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Espanola fire boundaries and fire lines as of June 13, 2011. Flagler County, Florida. Division of Forestry map.

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

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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.

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