Flagler Connect Golf, 5 Students in Limbo, Josh Crews, Bob Dylan's Nobel Snub

The students of Indian Trails Middle School's Open For Business, a Community Problem Solver project that aims to give small businesses a leg up. From left, Madeleine Oliva, Isabella Colindres, Daniel Wolcott, who originated the idea, Sean Gilliam and Kenneth Logan, with advisor Jearlyn Dennie. (© FlaglerLive) — The students of Indian Trails Middle School’s Open For Business, a Community Problem Solver project that aims to give small businesses a leg up. From left, Madeleine Oliva, Isabella Colindres, Daniel Wolcott, who originated the idea, Sean Gilliam and Kenneth Logan, with advisor Jearlyn Dennie. (© FlaglerLive)

Today: Sunny with highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Clear with lows in the mid 50s. North winds 5 mph. Details here.
Drought Index is at 319.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
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In Flagler and Palm Coast
Local Media Recap
Flagler Jail Bookings and Sheriff’s Crime Reports
In State Government
In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
The Day’s Best Reads
Fact-Checking the Knaves
Palm Coast Construction and Development
Local Road and Interstate Construction
Cultural Coda

“While each door is different, the scenes inside are almost always the same. ‘The curtains pull away. They come to the door. And they know. They always know,’ Major Beck said. ‘You can almost see the blood run out of their body and their heart hit the floor. It’s not the blood as much as their soul. Something sinks. I’ve never see that except when someone dies. And I’ve seen a lot of death. They’re falling –either literally or figuratively –and you have to catch them. In this business I can’t save his life. All I can do is catch the family while they’re falling.'”

–From Jim Sheeler’s “Final Salute” (2008).

In Flagler and Palm Coast:

Note: all government meetings noticed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Many can be heard or seen live through each agency’s website.

Drug Court: Circuit Judge Matthew Foxman holds drug court starting at 10 a.m. in Courtroom 401, Flagler County Courthouse.

Flagler Connect Golf Tournament, 11:30-6 p.m., at the Tom Watson Signature design Conservatory Course.

Local Media Recap:

Updated jail bookings and day and night shift incident summary reports are available here.

“Shoddy Police Work” Helps Bunnell Man Facing Life in Prison Turn Trial In His Favor

Boys removed from FPC over alleged threat still barred from school two months later, but no charges levied

Musical Chairs Continue as Flagler Will Have 5th Different Criminal Court Judge in 7 Years

Palm Coast plans to finish second pass of hurricane cleanup by Thanksgiving

Man Injures Flagler Beach Police Officer in Escape Attempt After Arrest

Two bodies found after car fire in St. Augustine; foul play suspected

Josh Crews Writing Project

Sea Change With Immediate Notes of Assertiveness as New Mayor and Palm Coast Council Are Seated

In Florida and in State Government:

Note: Some proceedings below can be followed live on the Florida Channel.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will continue a two-day meeting in Pinellas County. (8:30 a.m., University of South Florida Student Center, 200 Sixth Ave. South, St. Petersburg.)

The Florida Defense Support Task Force, which works on issues related to military installations in the state, will meet in Hillsborough County. (9 a.m., Tampa Airport Marriott, 4200 George J. Bean Parkway, Tampa.)

The Florida Supreme Court is expected to release its regular weekly opinions. (11 a.m.)

The Revenue Estimating Conference will dig into issues related to tobacco taxes. (1:30 p.m., 117 Knott Building, the Capitol.)

–Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

In Coming Days in Palm Coast, Flagler and the Occasional Beyond:

♦ Nov. 18: The Flagler County Canvassing Board meets at the elections supervisor’s office at the Government Services Building in Bunnell at 5 p.m. to canvass overseas ballots and discuss official results.
♦ Nov. 19: “This & That,” a new show celebrating art and culture, opening at Calypso Fine Art Gallery, 6 p.m. at 6601 East Moody Boulevard in Bunnell, in Marvin’s Garden Business Center. Call 386/313-5123.
♦ Nov. 21: The Flagler County Commission hosts a farewell reception for Commissioner George Hanns, whose 24 years of service–he had been the longest-serving elected official until his loss in the Nov. 8 election–are ending. The reception will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Government Services Building, 1769 E. Moody Blvd.
♦ Nov. 22: The Flagler County Canvassing Board meets at the elections supervisor’s office at the Government Services Building in Bunnell at 10 a.m. to conduct a post-election, manual audit.
♦ Nov. 22: All Flagler Democratic Club holds its first general meeting. The organization has just been chartered. 7 p.m. at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE.
♦ Nov. 29: A hearing is scheduled before Circuit Judge Scott DuPont in the case of Dunn v. Flagler County Schools, the case involving an allegation that two children were bullied and one of them was sexually assaulted by other children at a voluntary pre-kindergarten at Old Kings Elementary school in 2015. See the background story here. 1:45 p.m., Courtroom 402, Flagler County Courthouse.
♦ Dec. 4: Craig Flagler Palms Funeral Home, Memorial Gardens and Crematory is hosting the annual Candlelight Service of Remembrance at 6 p.m. at the Garden of Memory Mausoleum located at 511 Old Kings Road, South in Flagler Beach. The event, now in its 13th year, usually draws between 300 and 400 people. Details here.
♦ Feb. 6: The great violinist Itzhak Perlman opens the 2017 season of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival with a 7:30 p.m. performance at First Baptist Church, 1600 South 8th Street in Fernandina Beach. Tickets here.

The Day’s Best Reads:

.@monaeltahawy: “It sends a message that powerful men can sexually assault you and still be elected president” https://t.co/Y2Hcuv3dcJ pic.twitter.com/gddPZErm88

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 16, 2016

A U.S. senator and a professor met in the woods. A profane argument about Donald Trump ensued. https://t.co/w4jg7wHgOP

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 17, 2016

“We need to empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized.” https://t.co/6GAu96ZJR0

— The Nation (@thenation) November 16, 2016

America: Where peaceful activists are brutalized by the police but heavily armed protesters are greeted cordially. pic.twitter.com/FAjfmbZA7h

— Mic (@mic) November 16, 2016

Twitter cracks down on alt-right accounts https://t.co/TSydOS2Mt5

— The Hill (@thehill) November 17, 2016

Bob Dylan won't attend the Nobel ceremony next month to accept the Nobel Prize in Literature https://t.co/mXRIFWE4GF

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 17, 2016

Fact-Checking the Knaves:

Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

The following is an update of ongoing permitting, construction and development projects in Palm Coast, through Nov. 10 (the city administration’s full week in review is here):

Click to access development-nov-10-20161.pdf

Road and Interstate Construction: