Flagler County Clerk of Court Tom Bexley publicly admonished the County Commission for spreading misinformation and overstepping their authority. In the course of his eight minutes he said certain county…
Clerk of Court Tom Bexley Calls County Commission Rudderless, Ineffective, Misinforming and Wasteful
Flagler County Clerk of Court Tom Bexley publicly admonished the County Commission for spreading misinformation and overstepping their authority. In the course of his eight minutes he said certain county…
What We All Owe Gloria Steinem
Feminist activist Gloria Steinem will long be known for her acute intelligence, courage and wit, and for setting feminist torches alight globally over her six-decade career as a journalist, activist…
Economic Development Group Join Opposition to Amendment 3
The Florida Economic Development Council and the Orlando Economic Partnership (OEP) both issued statements denouncing the November ballot measure that would raise the homestead exemption to $250,000 by 2028 and gut local…
Wendell Berry’s Immovable Faith
For most of his 92 years, Wendell Berry farmed his Lane’s Landing homestead in Henry County, Kentucky. The widely revered poet-farmer, who wrote passionately about rural American life and humans’…
Jimmy Buffett Day of Service Draws 129 Volunteers to Help Keep Flagler Beautiful
FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. — The spirit of Jimmy Buffett was alive along Flagler County’s coastline as 129 volunteers joined Keep Flagler Beach Beautiful and its community partners for the second…
The Rules Behind the Money: How Palm Coast Handles Cash, From a $1 Swipe to a $15 Million Obligation
Article 18 in a series reviewing the City of Palm Coast’s annual budget, using documents posted on the city’s website. Everything the City of Palm Coast does with money —…
Universal Monsters Take Over Palm Coast Fire Station 21 For Hall Of Terror Oct. 30-31
The Palm Coast Fire Department will host the annual Hall of Terror on October 30 and October 31 at Fire Station 21, a free event that drew 6,000 pepople last…
Lakeview Estates Developer Faces New Conditions As Palm Coast Council Tables Housing Proposal
The Palm Coast City Council voted 4-1 to table an amendment allowing the Lakeview Estates developer to build new houses on previously protected land and a commercial strip on a…
Letter: Seems like city will be stuck with Town Center parcels
What are your neighbors talking about this week?
Volusia County EMS advances preparations for prehospital blood transfusions
Once implemented, the prehospital whole-blood program will provide EMS personnel with another lifesaving tool when treating patients who have experienced significant blood loss.
Palm Coast Council Tables Seminole Woods Development Request to Go from 416 to 743 Homes, Citing Lack of Public Benefit
The Palm Coast City Council tabled a request to increase housing entitlements for the Cascades development in Seminole Woods from 416 to 743 units. Council members cited concerns over reduced…
Florida Kills Harold Lucas for 1976 Bonita Springs Murder of Jill Piper, 16
Harold Gene Lucas was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison, 50 years after killing 16-year-old Jill Piper at her home in Bonita Springs.
Even in Conservative North Dakota, Some Socialist Institutions Thrive
Even in a conservative state like North Dakota, socialist, or interdependent, arrangements are seen as pillars of the community. It’s where helping each other gets a little more formal structure….
Undocumented Students Now Banned from All Florida Colleges and Universities
Students must be lawfully in the United States to attend Florida’s universities, the board that oversees the university system voted Thursday. The measure received no debate or discussion, except from…
Israeli Officials Use Dehumanizing Rhetoric As UN Details War Crimes Against Palestinian Children
A United Nations report meticulously details severe violations committed by Israeli forces against Palestinian children in Gaza as top Israeli officials continually use dehumanizing rhetoric to justify actions constituting war…
Leery of Van Kleeck, Last Remaining Finalist, County Commission Will Re-Interview Him for Administrator Job
Flagler County commissioners couldn’t bring themselves to vote for a new county administrator at a special meeting today, discarding two of the three finalists. Aaron Van Kleeck emerged as a…
How Bunnell’s Backroom Bootlickers Sold Out West Flagler for a Trash Mountain | Pierre Tristam
Bunnell City Manager Alvin Jackson kept a plan for a 610-acre garbage dump in the heart of West Flagler–a landfill almost a third the size of Fresh Kills, New York…
Bicyclist killed in crash on U.S. 1 in Ormond Beach
Police report that the victim, 39-year-old Edward Joseph Ambro, was struck by a car after he swerved from the road’s shoulder into the travel lane.
Palm Coast Hall of Terror returns Oct. 30-31 to Fire Station 21
This year’s theme is ‘Universal Monsters.’ Volunteers are needed to be performers, technical assistants, makeup artists, production designers, etc.
Aaron Van Kleeck emerges as sole finalist for Flagler County administrator
Commissioners agreed to continue the process with Aaron Van Kleeck but want additional interviews before making a final decision.