Wednesday Briefing: Get Your Free Immunization, GOP Congressional Candidates Debate, Heat Index to 105

immunizations — When urging you to get shot for school won’t catch Social Sentinel’s attention: details below.

Today: Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index readings 101 to 105. Tonight: Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Details here.
Today’s document from the National Archives and the Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Today’s tides: at the beaches, at the Intracoastal Waterway.
Drought Index: 9
The OED’s Word of the Day: bookfell, n..
The Live Community Calendar
Today’s jail bookings.

Today’s Briefing: Quick Links

First Light
In Flagler and Palm Coast
Flagler Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours of Incident Reports
Announcements
In State Government
Cats and Dogs Looking For Homes
In Coming Days in Flagler, Palm Coast and Beyond
Fact-Checking the Knaves
Palm Coast Construction and Development
Local Road and Interstate Construction
Cultural Coda

“It’s a smart sketch that will convince no one and change nothing. That’s the problem with contempt. If Baron Cohen’s act, even its cleverest bits, feels sour, that’s because it’s just one shard in a kaleidoscope of modern gotchas and just-kiddings, of heart-hardening stunts. His show feels existentially linked to every kid on 4Chan, hunting Lulz; to TMZ, shoving cameras into faces to create an outburst; to reality-show producers, goading drunk girls to fight; to revenge porn and kompromat and James O’Keefe’s deceptively edited right-wing hoax videos. Every troll has a moral rationale, after all—even shit-posters harassing grieving families believe that they’re exposing sentimentality. When chaos rises, such techniques converge: just open the Overton window and shove.”

–Emily Nussbaum, from her review of Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Who Is America,” the Showtime show, in the Aug. 6, 2018 New Yorker.

Previously:

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.

The Sheriff’s daily incident reports and jail bookings are posted here.

The Palm Coast Code Enforcement Board meets at 10 a.m. at City Hall in Town Center.

Republican candidates in Congressional District 6 will take part in a debate sponsored by The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Republicans Fred Costello, John Ward and Michael Waltz are running for the seat, which is open because U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis is running for governor. 6:30 p.m., the News-Journal Center at Daytona State College, 221 North Beach St., Daytona Beach.

Through Aug. 17: Florida Department of Health in Flagler is offering free back-to-school immunizations July 30 through August 17. Parents and guardians are asked to bring their child’s immunization record, insurance card, and a photo ID. The clinic will be open Monday through Friday from 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. No appointment is necessary. The DOH-Flagler is located at 301 Dr, Carter Blvd. in Bunnell. For more information, call 386-437-7350, ext. 7095 or write Gretchen Smith [email protected]. Click on the flier to the right for a larger view of it.

Blood Donations: The Big Red Bus will be at the following locations this week:

Wednesday: Walmart, 174 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday: Chick Fil A, 1000 Palm Coast Parkway, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday: Advance America Palm Coast, 800 Belle Terre Parkway Suite 212.
Saturday: Walmart, 174 Cypress Point Parkway, Palm Coast, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: Oceanside Beach Bar and Grill, 1848 South Ocean Shore Boulevard, Flagler Beach, noon to 5 p.m.

Jail Bookings and Last 24 Hours' Incidents in Flagler, Palm Coast, Flagler Beach, Bunnell


Jail Bookings, June 19-22 Sheriff's night shift incident reports, June 21 Sheriff's day shift incident reports, June 21 Flagler Beach's night shift incident reports, June 21 Flagler Beach's day shift incident reports, June 21 Bunnell police's night shift incident reports, June 21 Bunnell police's day shift incident reports, June 21
Previous and archived reports

Sources: Flagler County Sheriff's Office, Flagler Beach Police Department, Bunnell Police Department. This is Flagler County's only comprehensive, one-stop compilation of all local law enforcement's daily day and night shift commanders' reports.

Announcements:

Senior energy program money available for air conditioning: Flagler County has a program available for qualified residents who need help with household air conditioning. “The Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program is designed to help low income households who have at least one member over the age of 60, and who is experiencing a cooling emergency,” said Joe Mayer, director of Community Services. Eligible households may receive one benefit for up to $600 for the cooling season. The money is to make payments to utility companies, to make repairs to equipment like air conditioners, or to otherwise resolve a home cooling crisis. A home cooling crisis exists when one or more of the following conditions apply: the household’s home cooling energy source has been cut off; a household has been notified that its energy source will be cut off; a household has been given notice that their energy bills are past due; or, a household has other problems with a lack of cooling in the home. To receive the assistance, proper documentation including gross income, family size and other factors determine program eligibility. For more information, contact Flagler County Senior Services at 386-586-2324, extension 3621.

The Flagler County Horseshoe Pitching Club sent six members to the World Champion Horseshoe Tournament held in Florence S.C. from 9-12 July. The FCHPC members participating were; Sandra Egan finishing 8th in women’s class I, Elaine Studnicki finishing 7th in women’s class F, Randy Weaver finising 9th in men’s class F2 Bob Flanagan finishing 10 th in mens class J2, Ron Ceryak finishing 2nd in elders class G1, and Steve Hoffman finishing 3rd in elders class G2. The Flagler County Horseshoe Pitching Club invies everyone to come join us on Tues and Thurs morning ( and Tues evenings till Labor day) and have fun pitching horseshoes. Check our website for times, directions and contacts fchorseshoeclub.com.

In Florida and in State Government:

Note: Some proceedings below can be followed live on the Florida Channel. Most legislative proceedings can be followed through the Senate or House websites.

SCHOOL BUILDING MONEY AT ISSUE: The Revenue Estimating Conference will discuss Public Education Capital Outlay, or PECO, money, which is used for school building projects. (Wednesday, 8:30 a.m., 117 Knott Building, the Capital.)

COLLEGE ENROLLMENT CONSIDERED: The Education Estimating Conference will analyze Florida College System enrollment. (Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., 117 Knott Building, the Capitol.)

LAKE OKEECHOBEE WATERSHED AT ISSUE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will hold one in a series of public meetings related to a Lake Okeechobee watershed restoration project. (Wednesday, 6 p.m., Indian River State College, Wolf High-Technology Center, 2400 S.E. Salerno Road, Stuart.)

—-Compiled by the News Service of Florida and FlaglerLive

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Cats and Dogs Looking For Homes


The following is provided as a service to Community Cats of Palm Coast and the Flagler Humane Society. Should you have a lost pet and would like it noticed here, please contact us at [email protected].

Cats and Dogs Looking for Homes is provided as a service to Community Cats of Palm Coast and the Flagler Humane Society. Should you have a lost pet and would like it noticed here, please contact us at [email protected].

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Keep Up with Donald Trump’s attacks on the press through the ACLU’s running tab here.

Keep Up with mass shootings in a running database here.

Palm Coast Construction and Development Progress Reports

Here’s a summary of the latest city developments as of July 20, 2018, with a link to the full week in review here.

Click to access week-in-review-july20-20181.pdf

Road and Interstate Construction: