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Stark Numbers on Palm Coast’s Unaffordable Housing Crisis Emerge Behind a Routine Presentation

August 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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A housing report Palm Coast government is required to submit to federal authorities every five years, presented to the City Council today, opens an alarming window into the city’s most dire housing needs and stresses for middle and lower-income residents.

Massive Erosion Strikes North and South of Pier; Flagler Beach Commission Calls Emergency Meeting

August 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

The beach north of the Flagler Beach pier has been carved out, without so much as a major storm. (© FlaglerLive)

Erosion north of the Flagler Beach pier and around 13th Street South has left portions of the shore without beach, with sheer cliffs of sand instead, as was the case along much of the Flagler shore following Hurricane Matthew. Yet there’s been no major storms. County and Flagler Beach officials are concerned, and examining options.

An Open Letter to Flagler County Voters Against Extremism, Buffoonery and Their Disturbing Candidates

August 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

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The abuse of position and process (particularly by school board members) is egregious. The wasted hours in all three elected boards’ meetings (school board, county commission, Palm Coast council) on ridiculous, petty–or worse: imagined–problems has been sickening to endure, Jake Scully argues in a plea for well-researched votes in the coming elections.

Developments Would Halt in Flagler, Devastating Economy, If County Voids School-Planning Accord

August 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Palm Coast City Attorney Neysa Borkert addressing the ILA Oversight Committee on Thursday. Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin is in the background. (© FlaglerLive)

If the Flagler County Commission makes good on bailing from a crucial joint agreement with cities and the school board on school construction on Sept. 1, without a new agreement in place, it would be potentially devastating to the local economy: many local developments would stop. People would be out of work. The local economy would be needlessly jolted. The commission will decide later this month whether to agree to a later deadline enabling a new agreement to be in place by then.

School Board’s Colleen Conklin Rips Into ‘Inappropriate’ Developers’ Involvement in Policy Negotiations

August 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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The long-simmering tension between the school district and home builders surfaced today as Conklin addressed it directly, challenging the way developers have sought to influence public policy in the county and on the school board.

Solution in Sight in Months-Long Conflict Over School Construction as Halt to Big Developments Looms

August 4, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Flagler County School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker, flanked by Board members Janet McDonald, left, and Colleen Conklin, making his compromise proposal that may resolve a long-running conflict pitting the county on one side and the school board on the other--with cities largely caught in between--over the way builders and developers are charged for school construction. (© FlaglerLive)

A compromise proposal suggested by School Board member Trevor Tucker may resolve a conflict that has divided Flagler County government and the School Board, along with some of the county’s cities, over how builders and developers are billed for school construction. Absent a resolution, more than a dozen large developments could be brought to a halt.

Joe Mullins Declares Himself and His Companies ‘Insolvent,’ ‘Riddled with Debt’ and ‘Potentially Bankrupt’

August 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 153 Comments

Joe Mullins when he was first seated as a Flagler County Commissioner in 2018. (© FlaglerLive)

County Commissioner Joe Mullins in court pleadings and testimony claims he has a net worth of negative $675,000, that his companies are juggling debt, his Ferrari and Mercedes vehicles are under water, and that he may be bankrupt. The self-portrait of relative indigence contrasts with his claims as a successful businessman and steward of the county’s finances, and appear to differ from his financial disclosure form filed filed ahead of this year’s election.

Greg Hansen, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Greg Hansen. (© FlaglerLive)

Greg Hansen is a Republican candidate for Flagler County Commission, District 2 primary on Aug. 23. He faces Janet McDonald and Denise Calderwood. All registered voters in the county, regardless of party affiliation, get to cast a vote in this race, which will decide the next commissioner.

We Need More Homes and Apartments in Palm Coast. A Lot More.

August 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 81 Comments

The view from the author's backyard in Palm Coast's P-Section: a Horton home under construction, and car speeding down Point Pleasant Drive, beyond which a 35-acre spread of scrubland is about to be leveld to make way for a 72-home subdivision. (© FlaglerLive)

With the median price of a home at $400,000 and fewer than six weeks’ inventory, Palm Coast is in an affordable housing crisis. Existing residents are exacerbating the crisis by opposing developments, opposing smaller-lot homes and opposing apartment complexes. It’s hypocritical and untenable.

Janet McDonald, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Janet McDonald. (© FlaglerLive)

Janet McDonald is one of three the Republican candidates for Flagler County Commission, District 2, facing incumbent Greg Hansen and Denise Calderwood in the Aug. 23 primary.

In Hammock, $1.4 Million Paving of Dirt Roads in Rustic Neighborhood Draws Sharp Opposition

August 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Hammock residents like their roads unpaved. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission in a 4-1 vote approved paving and building drainage improvements around some dirt roads branching from Apache Drive in the Hammock, a project several years in the making, even as hammock residents disputed the county’s claims of flooding issues and opposed paving.

As Commissioner Andy Dance Again Cites ‘Lines of Decorum’ Getting Crossed, Don O’Brien Walks Off

August 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Flagler County Commissioner Andy Dance, right, keeps discovering that he and his colleagues--in this case, Dave Sullivan--aren't necessarily on the same page when it comes to rules of decorum and procedures. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Commissioner Andy Dance today pointed to yet another crossing of “the lines of decorum” by fellow-Commissioner Joe Mullins, and again called for a retreat so commissioners could get on the same page of decorum and procedures, only for Don O’Brien to walk off the dais and other commissioners to ignore him. It was the latest example of a commission chronically enabling conflict and corrosion over respect.

Gas Prices Below $4, Big Oil Profits Set Massive Records, Flagler Commissioners Gripe of Higher Local Costs

August 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

At a gas station in Orlando Sunday evening. (© FlaglerLive)

Gas prices in Palm Coast are a shade under $4 and not far from the Florida average of $3.93 a gallon, though Flagler County Commissioners want an explanation from the agriculture commissioner as to why higher prices continue in the county. Oil company profits, meanwhile, again shatter records.

Possible In-Patient Facility for Addicts in Place of Former Sheriff’s ‘Mold-Ops’ Raises Some Eyebrows

July 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

The former Flagler County Sheriff's Operations Center in Bunnell after it was abandoned and sold by the county, seen here last February. (© FlaglerLive)

An in-patient drug-treatment facility that closed in St. Augustine is planning to re-open at the former, once mold-plagued Sheriff’s operations center off State Road 100. The sheriff had to abandon the building in 2018. The for-profit facility would be run by Dr. Duke Vinson.

Over a Decade in the Making, Water Oak Road’s Paving in West Flagler Is Driving to Completion

July 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Former County Commissioner Nate McLaughlin, seen here in late 2018--just before he lost his seat--has reasons to smile today, now that the completion of the paving of Water Oak Road, a project he shepherded a decade ago, is coming to fruition. (© FlaglerLive)

Then-Flagler County Commissioner Nate McLaughlin had promised West Flagler residents that Water Oak Road would start getting paved in 2012. It did, but it’s only next month that the project he’d pushed for then will finally be completed with state and federal dollars.

Unexpected Death of Dr. Bulic, Medical Examiner for Flagler and 2 Other Counties, Triggers Key Process

July 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Dr. Pedrag Bulic readying to testify in a Flagler County court case, one of some 200 to 300 times he did so in his career as a medical examiner. (© FlaglerLive)

Dr. Predrag Bulic, the chief medical examiner for Flagler, St. Johns and Putnam counties–a position as low profile as it is critical to the justice system and families in the determination of the cause of death of thousands of individuals each year–died unexpectedly over the weekend of a severe stroke. His replacement’s highly political appointment will involve some of the top elected law enforcement and judicial officials in Flagler, St. Johns and Putnam counties.

Flagler Judge Melissa Distler Named President-Elect of Florida Conference of County Court Judges

July 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Flagler County Judge Melissa Distler was elected to the bench in 2012 and re-elected without opposition in 2018. (Seventh Judicial Circuit)

Flagler County Court Judge D. Melissa Distler, in her 10th year on the bench, was elected President-Elect of the Florida Conference of County Court Judges last week at the judges’ summer education conference in Bonita Springs. Distler will be sworn in in July 2024, presiding over the conferences 335 county judges from 67 counties. 

Joe Mullins, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

July 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

Joe Mullins. (© FlaglerLive)

Joe Mullins is a Republican candidate for Flagler County Commission, District 4 primary on Aug. 23. He faces Leann Pennington. Mullins has declined participation in the Live Interview.

Palm Coast Pitches Breakthrough That Could End County Clash with District Over School Construction

July 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Jason DeLorenzo, left, and Ray Tyner, director and deputy director of Palm Coast's development department, proposed a compromise solution to payment of school construction fees just as a working group seemed primed for a crash. (© FlaglerLive)

The working group of local government staffers struggling to craft a formula requiring developers and builders to pay their fair share had a breakthrough at its last meeting, devising a new formula that could resolve a conflict and prevent the county from reaching the point where a lot of further development could be stopped, because of the absence of a formal agreement.

Flagler Supervisor of Elections Is Looking For a Few Good Poll Workers

July 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Training class included. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Office needs you to work this year. Election poll workers are men and women who work at the polling places during Early Voting and on Election Day. They are a critical part of the election process.

Joe Mullins Falsely Claims 2 Associations of Retired Cops Support Him, Drawing Sharp Disavowals

July 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

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Reeling from publicity about his disrespect of Florida Highway Patrol troopers, Joe Mullins falsely claimed on Facebook this week that he had the “support” of local organizations of retired police officers, drawing disavowals from the presidents of both organizations and being forced to reword the post, which he still got wrong.

In Silver Lining for Flagler Beach, $25,000 Not Spent on Fireworks Redirected to Dodge Dunes Campaign

July 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The message can be lost on visitors. A revitalized Dodge the Dunes campaign may help. (© FlaglerLive)

At the behest of Flagler Beach Commissioner Ken Bryan, Flagler’s Tourist Development Council this morning agreed by consensus to award some or all of the $25,000 that the city did not spend on its ill-fated July 4 fireworks show back to efforts focused on the Dodge the Dunes campaign, primarily in Flagler Beach.

Palm Coast Lands $739,000 Grant for Regional Recreation Center Through Tourism Council

July 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The future Southern Regional Recreation center off Belle Terre Parkway in Palm Coast.

Flagler County’s Tourist Development council this morning approved a $739,000 grant for Palm Coast government’s ongoing expansion of the city’s tennis center off Belle Terre Parkway into a Southern Regional Recreation Center, with a new and park-like trailhead, a community center, and a dozen pickleball courts. The grant will defray the cost of the pickleball courts.

As Joe Mullins Draws National Embarrassment Over Troopergate, Pennington Trounces Him in Straw Poll

July 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 84 Comments

Joe Mullins. (© FlaglerLive)

It’s been the worst week of Joe Mullins’s nearly-four year tenure on the Flagler County Commission, less than six weeks from the Aug. 23 primary, with a Republican Party straw poll showing him far behind challenger Leann Pennington and major national media reporting on his abuse of authority with Florida Highway Patrol troopers.

1,200-Home Eagle Lakes/Radiance Development Clears County Commission Against Opposition, 3-1

July 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

A Kolter Homes development's amenities, similar to the ones proposed for Radiance off of Old Kings Road, as shown to the Flagler County Commission this evening.

In a victory as major for the developer of future phases of Eagle Lakes as it is a blow to existing residents of Eagle Lakes, the Flagler County Commission this evening cleared the way for a 1,200-home development on 612 acres at the south end of Old Kings Road, a development one commissioner likened to Palm Coast’s Grand Haven, at least by size.

‘I Run the County,’ Commissioner Joe Mullins Tells FHP; A Trooper Calls Him ‘Belligerent’ and ‘Disrespectful’

July 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 109 Comments

Joe Mullins last January at the opening of SMA Healthcare's Access Center in Bunnell, a facility that provides mental health and addiction counseling. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins, who has made a chronic habit of speeding, getting pulled over then attempt to get out of a ticket by abusing his authority, told a Florida Highway Patrol trooper that “I run the county” in one such attempt on I-4 last month, video of the encounter shows, and another trooper called him “extremely condescending, belligerent, illogical, and disrespectful.”

Developments Could Stall If County, Cities and District Can’t Agree on School Construction Payments

July 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, left, chaired this morning's Intergovernmental Agreement Oversight Committee meeting intended to outline the various governments' positions on the collection of fees from builders for school construction. Those in attendance were County Commissioners Dave Sullivan and Andy Dance, Bunnell City Commissioners Bob Barnes and John Rogers, School Board members Janet McDonald and Colleen Conklin, School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker, and Palm Coast City Council member Nick Klufas. (© FlaglerLive)

As they hurtle toward an arbitrary Aug. 31 deadline that could potentially bring some local development to a halt, the Flagler County School Board on one side and the county, Palm Coast and Bunnell on the other remain in sharp opposition over how to collect money developers owe the district to ensure there are enough schools for incoming students.

Multiplication of Loaves: Flagler Radio’s Food-A-Thon on July 8 Aims for $1 Million Food Buy for Needy

July 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Grace Community Food Pantry on Education Way off U.S. 1, opposite Royal Palms Parkway, in palm Coast. (Facebook)

A July 8 Food-A-Thon organized by Flagler Broadcasting’s four radio stations aims to raise $200,000 in cash, which can then be leveraged to buy more than $1 million in food to ensure $00 worth of groceries every week for 3,500 families through the new year. The donations and pledges are already poring in.

School Board at Impasse With County and Palm Coast Over Billing Developers for New Schools

July 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The Flagler County School Board says it needs to collect a larger portion of impact fees up front to plan for $175 million in new school construction. The County Commission and Palm Coast object, proposing a plan that would let developers pay a smaller share up front, and pay as they go.

Taxable Values Surge at Highest Pace in 16 Years, Setting Up Windfall for Government

July 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Taxable values in Flagler County rose 18 percent higher than the previous year, the fastest pace since the housing boom's peak in 2006. (© FlaglerLive)

Taxable values in Flagler County rose 18 percent in 2021, higher than initially estimated two months ago. Values rose nearly 20 percent in Palm Coast, 14.5 percent in Flagler Beach and 22 percent in Bunnell. The school board’s taxable values increased by 25 percent. For local governments, the surging values can translate to surging revenue–if the governments do not hold the line on tax rates.

Palm Coast Opts for FCC Environmental After 16 Years With Waste Pro, Dismissing Pleas and Accusations

July 6, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Get used to the new look. (FCC Facebook)

The Palm Coast City Council voted 4-1 to approve a $32 million, seven-year contract with FCC Environmental, ending what will be a 16-year relationship with Waste Pro, whose employees and supporters unsuccessfully attempted to sway the council back their way Tuesday evening.

Doctor’s $1 Million-a-Year Endowment, Largest of Its Kind, Launches Flagler Cares Initiatives for Neediest

July 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The Flagler Cares team at Flagler County Village. From left, Bob Snyder, Dr. Stephen Bickel, Jeanette Simmons, DJ Lebo, Danielle Geiger, Carrie Baird, Rachel Gerow, and Kajsa Lebo. (© FlaglerLive)

In what amounts to the largest health-related private endowment in Flagler County’s history, Dr. Stephen Bickel is pledging to award Flagler Cares, the Palm Coast-based non-profit focused on health and social services for the neediest, $1 million a year, every year, leading to a self-sustaining endowment worth $10 million. Flagler Cares today is launching mold-breaking innovative grants and local health initiatives with the money.

Palm Coast Plans to Trash Waste Pro for New Hauler, FCC Environmental, and Another Fee Increase

July 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 58 Comments

Waste pro's days as Palm Coast's garbage hauler, after a 15-year relationship, may be numbered. (© FlaglerLive)

After 15 years with Waste Pro, Palm Coast government is proposing to drop the trash hauler and sign a seven-year, $32 million contract with Houston-based FCC Environmental, raising residential homes’ monthly trash fee to $32.32 a month, up 59 percent from last year, and 7.8 percent from the existing, temporary one-year extension contract with Waste Pro.

‘If You Get Out of This Car You’re Going to Jail,’ Troopers Warned Joe Mullins in Confrontational Stop

July 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 105 Comments

Troopers pulled over Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins, who was driving his Mercedes at over 90 miles per hour in the express lanes of I-4 the evening of June 2. Mullins was threatened with arrest before the traffic stop was over. (© FlaglerLive via FHP video)

Flagler County Commissioner Joe Mullins was threatened with arrest by troopers as he argued with them and told them, twice, he was an elected official, after being pulled over for going 91.7 mph on I-4 in June, and after initially ignoring the troopers even as one of them clocked him.

Flagler Beach Mayor Files Grant On Her Own, Underscoring Grievance With Manager Over Serial Fails

June 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

The Flagler Beach city administration did not file an application for a tourism grant worth up to $739,000, though it had a year and a half to do so. The mayor filed it on her own this week, though it is going nowhere. The mayor's action was likelier intended as a message. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach Mayor Suzie Johnston filed an application to the county’s Tourist Development Council for a $739,000 grant to rebuild the city’s boardwalk, without commission approval, but in reaction to what she sees as a series of failures on the city administration’s part to follow through on city initiatives.

Flagler Supervisor of Elections Joins Other Local Agencies in Switch to .gov Website

June 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Flagler's SOE goes gov. (© FlaglerLive)

FlaglerElections.gov is now the official website domain of the Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Office. A .gov web address helps ensure that Florida voters know that they are communicating with an official government organization and a trusted source of election information.

Flagler County Seeks Volunteers for Meals on Wheels and Supplemental Food Programs

June 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Flagler County Senior Services is looking for a few good men and women volunteers to assist with the Bread of the Mighty Food Bank’s Commodity Supplemental Food Program and Meals on Wheels.

Flagler Leadership Academy’s 3rd Class Graduates 16 from Eight Local Governments

June 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Sixteen students – representing the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, the Flagler County Tax Collector’s Office, Flagler County Supervisor of Elections, and Flagler Schools, as well as the cities of Bunnell, Flagler Beach, and Palm Coast – were presented diplomas for completing this leadership development program.

Flagler Beach Misses Deadline on $739,000 Tourism Grant. It had 18 Months to Apply. And an Extension.

June 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Flagler Beach has been looking to rebuild its boardwalk and is planning to rebuild its pier. It had a crack at more than $700,000 in a local tourism grant. It missed the deadline--and an extension. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission learned Thursday evening that the city missed out on up to $739,000 in grant funds from the Flagler County Tourist Development Council–a grant that had been available since January 2021. The city was afforded an extension. It missed that deadline too.

Take the ‘Internet Speed Test’ Survey

June 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Flagler County officials are encouraging residents to take an anonymous one-minute speed test and survey to help identify opportunities for expansion of broadband services in Florida. The survey can be completed on any device and from any location.

Again Ticketed for Speeding, Flagler Commission Chairman Joe Mullins Again Begs for Favor

June 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 109 Comments

Joe Mullins at a Flagler County Commission workshop in 2019, holding his wrist two days after he was in a crash on State Road A1A. He was not at fault, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. (© FlaglerLive)

The ticket is not remarkable. What’s more notable about Joe Mullins is his pattern of seeking to get out of penalties, and of reaching out to public officials to do so or invoking their names either to get out of a ticket or in attempts to get out of being adjudicated and getting points on his license, with a promise that he’d never do it again. Then he does it again.

On Palm Drive Near the Future Gardens Development, Flagler Beach Awakens to Stormwater Responsibility

June 22, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Flagler Beach City Commissioner Ken Bryan points to the wetlands behind his property on Palm Drive, and the eroded berm system, in the foreground, that is now breached in several places. (© FlaglerLive)

Residents along Palm Drive in Flagler Beach have worried about flooding from the very large future development of The Gardens, now Veranda Bay, nearby, but a city commissioner found that the city has neglected to maintain the stormwater system, which itself would go a long way to mitigating waterflow issues in the future.

School District’s Half-Penny Sales Surtax Renewal, for Tech and Safety, Will Be on the November Ballot

June 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Andy Dance was a school board member 10 years ago, when he successfully shepherded the renewal of the district's half-cent sales surtax to voter approval. Dance is now cheering on the renewal as a county commissioner. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission Monday evening approved on a 4-0 vote placing a referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot to renew for the third time the school district’s half-penny sales surtax. The vote was not a surprise, though it reflects a shift from Commissioner Joe Mullins, who earlier this month was signaling opposition to the tax.

Flagler County Hosts Weeklong Florida Emergency Preparedness Association Academy

June 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Twenty-five emergency management professionals from 13 counties, the Salvation Army, and the Florida Division of Emergency Management made Flagler County their temporary home as they immersed themselves in the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA) Intermediate Academy – hosted by the county.

Flagler Palm Coast High School Student Michael Baskin’s Design Wins Scenic A1A Logo Contest

June 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Flagler Palm Coast High School student Michael Baskin’s digital art design of the Scenic A1A logo.

Flagler Palm Coast High School student Michael Baskin’s digital art design was selected from more than 20 submissions for the contest. The design will be sent to the Florida Department of Transportation for review and installation at strategic locations along the A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway.

3 Arrested, 4th Sought in Murders of Noah Smith and Keymarion Hall by ‘Wannabe Badasses’

June 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Sheriff Rick Staly held up one of the many vanity selfies by one of the suspects that helped detectives connect dots and eventually serve arrest warrants on those involved in the shooting deaths of Noah Smith and Keymarion Hall. (© FlaglerLive via Facebook live video)

In a major break in two related murder cases, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly today announced the arrests of three of four individuals in the shooting deaths earlier this year of Noah Smith and Keymarion Hall, both 16, both in South Bunnell, both in drivebys resulting from a simmering feud between wannabe gangs in Bunnell and Palm Coast.

As Sheriff Staly Asks for 10 More Deputies from City and County, Alfin Floats Impact Fee Budget Model

June 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Flagler County Sheriff's deputies at a training exercise at Princess Place Preserve in January. (© FlaglerLive)

Sheriff Rick Staly is asking for 10 more deputies from Palm Coast and the county and renewed focus on better salaries. Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin is proposing to shift law enforcement budgeting to an impact fee model, thus having new development shoulder a substantial part of the cost.

Flagler Pride: Local LGBTQ+ Community Celebrates Itself, with Activism, Avowals and 2 Mayors

June 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Flagler Pride, like dozens of other such events around the country typically held in June, found the local LGBTQ+ community – with the support of family, friends and allies -- celebrating itself. The festival featured a carnival-like atmosphere with musicians, comedians and a belly dancer performing before the 500-plus attendees (who were counted by festival staff).

The third annual Flagler Pride weekend held at Palm Coast’s Town Center and in Flagler Beach this weekend drew some 500 participants, featured musicians, comedians and a belly dancer on Saturday, a vigil on Sunday, and two mayors along the way–Palm Coast’s David Alfin and Flagler Beach’s Suzie Johnston–reflecting Flagler Pride’s growing local imprint and embrace.

Flagler Beach Kills Fireworks on July 4 Over Dissatisfaction With Vendor and Contract Changes

June 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission Thursday evening killed this year's July 4 fireworks, which means it'll be the third year in a row that the pier will be dark the night of Independence Day. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission Thursday evening finally and irrevocably killed this year’s July 4 fireworks after further dissatisfaction with both the fireworks vendor and the administration’s handling of the matter, which means it’ll be the third year in a row that the pier will be dark the night of Independence Day.

In Flagler, Red-Flag Law and Therapy Dogs Begin to Impact Response to Domestic Violence and Other Crimes

June 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Dottie, one of the Flagler County Sheriff's Office's three therapy dogs, was among the stars of the latest Domestic Violence Summit today at the Hilton Garden Inn in Palm Coast. Dottie is soon to retire. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly hosted the latest domestic violence summit today at the Hilton garden Inn, where much of the discussion centered on changes that have taken place since 2016, and more especially since 2018: how the so-called red-flag law now plays a role in the gravest domestic violence cases, and how therapy dogs can be the difference between a witness cooperating, or opening up, and not. 

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