Florida prison officials are refusing to give “profoundly sick” William Lee Thompson, 74, medical care while he waits for his scheduled execution October 13, drawing objections from more than 100…
Florida Prison Officials Refusing Care to ‘Profoundly Sick’ Inmate Scheduled for Oct. 13 Execution
Florida prison officials are refusing to give “profoundly sick” William Lee Thompson, 74, medical care while he waits for his scheduled execution October 13, drawing objections from more than 100…
Alvin Jackson’s Insulting Golden Parachute Demands: Don’t Let It Be Another Trash Day in Bunnell
Alvin Jackson resigned this week as Bunnell city manager after a tenure of controversy, secrecy and charlatanry. Jackson now demands tens of thousands of dollars in unearned severance, paid holidays,…
29-Year-Old Arrested at Taco Bell for Exposure in May Now Faces 10 Felony Charges for CSAM
Brandon Augustin Irizarry was served time at the Flagler County jail for petty theft and a probation violations as authorities in another county were investigating illicit material on his phone….
Petty Stinginess and Unseemly 4-H Frets as Cold-Weather Homeless Shelter Wins Fairgrounds Home
Flagler County commissioners unanimously approved increased nightly funding and advanced facility agreements to relocate the cold-weather homeless shelter to the fairgrounds Expo Hall, but not before sharp debates about money…
After Alvin Jackson’s Last Stealthy Drop, Bunnell Commission Reveals Its Vulnerabilities to Manipulation
Part of Monday’s special meeting to accept Alvin Jackson’s resignation revealed to what extent the Bunnell City Commission could be clueless about authority and responsibilities. It also revealed how vulnerable…
US Migrant Deportations to Liberia Revive a Grim History
The Trump administration’s migrant deportation flights to Liberia mirror 19th-century American removal policies that relocated Blacks deemed unwanted. The American Colonization Society originally founded Liberia to resettle free people of…
Palm Coast takes another step toward new skate park
The City Council unanimously approved a contract with New Line Skateparks that will allow the city to begin evaluating sites and planning a future skate park.
The Flagler County Commission approved a site for a cold-weather shelter, stalled on a contract to operate an adult daycare center, and denied a homeowner’s appeal for a variance on a pool pump house
The Flagler County Commission wrapped up a lengthy agenda on Oct. 5, 2026, with four proclamations, approval for a cold-weather shelter site, stalling on a contract to operate an adult…
Flagler County moves forward with Expo Hall as cold weather shelter
Commissioners approved an amended agreement for cold weather shelter services and advanced plans to use the Expo Hall as the shelter’s new location.
Pricing change derails top bid for Flagler County adult daycare
A last-minute pricing change prompted commissioners to reject the top-ranked proposal and begin negotiations with the second-ranked bidder.
Volusia County enacts 12-month moratorium for Flock cameras
The moratorium does not impact LPRs utilized for the county’s ParkVolusia program.
AI Is Killing an Important Necessity: Writing as a Struggle
Writing professors face a new challenge as generative AI makes academic work frictionless. Students often use these tools to shortcut the essential intellectual struggle required for deep learning. This reliance…
County Fire Rescue Hires Three Graduates of Flagler Schools’ Fire Academy
A trio of fire rescue specialists from Flagler Schools is putting their education and training to work in service to their community. Flagler Palm Coast High School (FPC) graduates Joseph…
Manufacturing and Technology Job Fair Oct. 15
The Daytona Regional Chamber, in partnership with VMA and the Southeast Volusia Manufacturing & Technology Coalition, will be holding its inaugural Manufacturing & Technology Day presented by Germfree on Thursday,…
Landowners Rushing to Convert Farms Into Subdivisions as Florida Law Shifts Control to Tallahassee
Florida developers are racing to take advantage of a fast-track approval process for turning rural land into subdivisions, a process that state lawmakers expanded this year in their latest move…
Volusia County Council approves $13M in ECHO projects
As the council considered the 2026 ECHO grant cycle, including a $2.5M request from MOAS, questions about campaign donations from the Browns led into accusations of ‘political theater’ on the…
Guilio Lancia named Flagler County Rotary Club’s Rotarian of the Month
Lancia, a retired building contractor, has been a member of the club for 40 years.
Flagler County Sheriff’s Weekend Roundup: October 3-4
Date: October 6, 2026 Prepared by: Joseph Bober, Public Information Officer Email: PIO@flaglersheriff.com Release #: 2026 – 213 Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies made 11 arrests this past weekend between…
Two cancer-care colleagues spent years helping patients. Then they needed each other.
Written by: AdventHealth Corporate For four years, Karen Grant and Rosa Somsky worked across the hall, helping people navigate cancer at the Freytag Cancer Center at AdventHealth Palm Coast. Then,…
Game over: PlayStation lease lands man in jail
This week in Cops Corner…