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Weather: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
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Today at a Glance:
The Community Traffic Safety Team led by Flagler County Commissioner Andy Dance meets at 9 a.m. in the third-floor Commissioner Conference Room at the Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell. You may also join virtually by computer, mobile app or room device. Click here to join the meeting. Meeting ID: 276 236 998 121 Passcode: CyEKoW [Download Teams | Join on the web]
The Palm Coast City Council meets in workshop at 9 a.m. at City Hall. For agendas, minutes, and audio access to the meetings, go here. For meeting agendas, audio and video, go here.
The Flagler County School Board meets at 3 p.m. in workshop, with Supreme Vice Chairman no longer vaping over a congressional seat, to go over the items on its upcoming school board meeting two weeks hence. The board meets in the training room on the third floor of the Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell. Board meeting documents are available here. (See: “Furry and Chong Won Their Sleazy Battle. Ramirez and Ruddy Won the School Board.”)
The Flagler County Planning Board meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Government Services Building, 1769 East Moody Boulevard, Bunnell. See board documents, including agendas and background materials, here. Watch the meeting or past meetings here.
Flagler Beach United Methodist Church Food Pantry: Flagler Beach United Methodist Church‘s food pantry is open today from 9:30 a.m. to noon at 1500 S. Daytona Ave, Flagler Beach. The church’s mission is to provide nourishment and support in a welcoming, respectful environment. To find us, please turn at the corner of 15 Street and S. Daytona Ave, pull into the grass parking area and enter the green door.
The St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board holds its regular monthly meeting at its Palatka headquarters. The public is invited to attend and to offer in-person comment on Board agenda items. Note: meeting start times vary from month to month. Check here to verify the time. A livestream will also be available for members of the public to observe the meeting online. Governing Board Room, 4049 Reid St., Palatka. Click this link to access the streaming broadcast. The live video feed begins approximately five minutes before the scheduled meeting time. Meeting agendas are available online here.
Weekly Chess Club for Teens, Ages 10-18, at the Flagler County Public Library: Do you enjoy Chess, trying out new moves, or even like some friendly competition? Come visit the Flagler County Public Library at the Teen Spot every Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. for Chess Club. Everyone is welcome, for beginners who want to learn how to play all the way to advanced players. For more information contact the Youth Service department 386-446-6763 ext. 3714 or email us at [email protected]
The Flagler Beach Library Book Club meets at 5 p.m. at the library, 315 South Seventh Street, Flagler Beach.
Notably: Here’s a line bursting with implications: “Things never conclude themselves: it is man who draws conclusions from things.” (From André Gide in his youthful Andre Walter novel: “Jamais les choses ne se concluent: c’est l’homme qui tire les conclusions des choses.”) It is often true. Is it always true? The French, jamais les choses ne se concluent, is not just about drawing conclusions, but about bringing something to an end. A cancer cutting a life short, a meteor crashing on Mar-a-Lago, an earthquake, a flood, a hurricane: those end-causing “things” have nothing of the human in them. They may not be conclusions to anything. The thing itself (life in general, the plate, the universe) may go on, but things in their particulars, our things especially–or lives–do not, whatever conclusions we may or may not draw about them. The line seems to want to claim predestination from the gods. A noble impulse. But it also seeks to make human beings alone the concluders. A bit hubristic. But Gide was just 21. He learned quickly.
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January 2026
Free For All Fridays With Host David Ayres on WNZF
Scenic A1A Pride Meeting
Friday Blue Forum
Acoustic Jam Circle At The Community Center In The Hammock
Flagler Beach Farmers Market
Coffee With Flagler Beach Commission Chair Scott Spradley
Grace Community Food Pantry on Education Way
Gamble Jam at Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area
Stetson University Concert Choir in Concert with Orlando Philharmonic
For the full calendar, go here.
I played and the overworked piano quivered with all its strings; but, by vibrating too much, suddenly one broke. – I stopped trembling at the incisive shine of this metallic rope. – She was silent, but like a harmonious wave undulating on all the degrees, for a long time the most distant harmonics responded, painfully moved. Then the lifted aerial wave spread more subtly. – Everything goes back to sleep. The silence, torn for a moment, closes again, which envelops me in fear and my solitude. I remained trembling, afraid, on the silent keyboard, of awakening the mourning of the deceased note. I tried to read, to dream – and now that I write, still constantly in the night I listen to a sob, the string of a lute breaking.
–From Gide’s André Walter (1891).
Dennis C Rathsam says
Only a communist or a liberal fool, would call ICE terrorists. And that’s exactly what the Democrats have turned into. Americans voted to deport ALL illegals, not just a handfull. These folks are paid protesters sent to destroy America, & stop TRUMP! We have turned into the United States of FRAUDE! $377 billion dollars between 5%- 10% of the federal budget every year. Where was the BIDEN administration? Here,s your money for healthcare, right under our nose.The more I watch TV the more I see older woman, more than likely they own a cat, protesting… It would take a fist full of dollars to go out & protest in 23 degree cold. ICE has the proof of this movement of agitaters, & will work to do thier job & follow the money trail. People need to mind thier own bees wax & listen to police. They’ve done the job protecting us for centuries, nothings changed except TRUMP being elected.We saw it start on the TRUMP 1st term. He was overwhellmingly voted back in because of the failure of the JACKASS PARTY! TRUMP wont let these protesters stop all the great things he has already done, & the one,s that are about to take place. Any way you slice the pie, TRUMPS putting America 1st, NOW, & for the yrs to come.
Pierre Tristam says
ICE is using terror tactics. Period. You should find a different way of getting your jollies than by seeing others suffer.
Mark Webb says
Dennis C Rathsam,
You talk alot, but provide no facts.
Fox intertainment isn’t a place to learn facts.
You should do a stand up act.
Good luck with that.
The dude says
Yes yes… MURICA FIRST absolutely includes cheering for peaceful American protesters to get shot in the face at point blank range, and Iranian protesters to get the protection of the American Military as we expend blood and treasure on Middle East adventures once again…
Meanwhile MAGA morons who cried like babies when Cliven Bundy’s clan actually pulled guns on federal agents just doing their jobs are wildly rooting for the orange shit stain’s private army of ICE goons and thugs to shoot down private US citizens simply exercising their first amendment rights because “obey the police” or something…
The stupid… god it hurts… the more I see posts like Dennis’s here the more I see crazy old cranks that used to have to hide in basements for their John Birch society meetings.
Callmeishmael says
I’ll bet your Il Duce will have the trains running on time soon, too.
Janet Sullivan says
I am an old lady with a cat. What the hell does that have to do with ICE?
Laurel says
Janet Sullivan: Don’t look for logic.
Pogo says
@As stated
https://www.google.com/search?q=complicated+grief
Endless dark money says
We’re at the part Anne frank is hiding in an attic from the Gestapo. End republican terror! Obey and release the Trumpstein file pedos!
Jim says
On January 7, ICE shot and killed a 37-year old mother who was an American citizen. The Trump administration has lied about the circumstances and essentially taken the position that she deserved it. From what I’ve seen and from listening to career law enforcement personnel who have criticked the event, it appears that the ICE agent was not following basic training and procedures in such an event and most I’ve seen believe the shooting was not justified.
Homeland Security Secretary Noem responded by sending another thousand or so agents into Minneapolis.
Trump said the agent was run over by the woman and recovering in the hospital.
Vance said the press was at fault for reporting it and we should all pray for the ICE agent. (No need to pray for the dead woman, I guess.)
Today Trump said in “Truth Social”: ““FEAR NOT, GREAT PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA, THE DAY OF RECKONING & RETRIBUTION IS COMING!” he said.”
For anyone out there who believes what is happening in this country is “Making America Great Again”, I say this. Never before have US citizens been happy to see armed, masked, unidentified military equipped personnel running wild inside one (and more) of our cities chasing down random people and detaining, arresting, injuring and killing American citizens and concluded this is what we need in America. Never. So it’s time for everyone to start waking up and really seeing what is going on. This is nothing but blatant intimidation of all of us – or else.
I’ve got no problem with stopping illegal crossings of our borders.
I’ve got no problem with finding and expelling the “worst of the worst” from our country.
This is not what we’re seeing. They aren’t even trying to pretend it is. How can you claim to be getting the “worst of the worst” when you’re going door to door to see who is home. Do they not have a list of known illegals who have broken our laws? This reminds me of a saying I either read or saw in a war movie: “Kill them all and let God sort them out”. That should be the motto of ICE and this administration.
Trump promises “retribution” to Minnesota. Retribution for what? And to who? I think there are a lot of US citizens in Minnesota. I guess we’re all okay with a little “collateral damage” as ICE rampages through our country. And I guess that’s fine for many of you until your time comes – and it’s coming, I assure you of that. Better wear that Trump gear so they can tell who you are!
Skibum says
Very well stated!
Land of no turn signals says says
Domestic Terrorists is an easy term to throw around for the woke.When Domestic Terrorist is mentioned I immediately think of BLM and Antifa.
Quiet piggy says
Hahaha antifa? Like ww2? Guess what no nation ever declared itself fascist instead it makes anti fascist illegal. .. it’s people like you that allowed murikkka to become a fascist oligarchy. Also republicans violate the constitution like she’s a 12 year old at Mara lardo. The files republicans are blocking prove it. Hence rather go to war!
The dude says
If one isn’t Anti Fascist, then that must mean they’re Pro Fascist… Why be Pro Fascist?
Redact much says
Republican terror requires obedience. Anything but to release the Trumpstein files that shows Republicans have knowingly obstructed justice and supported pedophiles for years. Don’t think they won’t start wars to try and avoid accountability! Why did orange pedo wire over 7 thousand transactions to Jeffery Epstein for over a billion dollars? Because republicans protect pedos over child victims!
Laurel says
I love John Cleese!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB5ig6vpQug
Faulty Towers is, in my opinion, one of the funniest series ever!
Laurel says
I saw one flaw in the cartoon: The ICE vehicle is marked, thus identified.
BillC says
Why does Trump want Greenland? He heard it is a land of ICE.