Bunnell hosted its largest unified Veterans Day parade featuring nearly seventy entrants, marching bands, vintage cars, hundreds of veterans and thousands of spectators. Local leaders delivered speeches honoring military sacrifices…
Bunnell Hosts Largest Cross-County Veterans Day Parade Yet as Celebrants Honor Sacrificial ‘Blank Check’
Bunnell hosted its largest unified Veterans Day parade featuring nearly seventy entrants, marching bands, vintage cars, hundreds of veterans and thousands of spectators. Local leaders delivered speeches honoring military sacrifices…
UF Researchers Discover Rare Mushroom Containing ‘Magic’ and Deadly Toxins
University of Florida researchers discovered a rare little brown mushroom in the genus Galerina that contains both psychedelic psilocybin and deadly amatoxins. Named Galerina indica, the specimen represents the first…
As Body Count Breaks Records, Death Row Pastor Calls on Byron Donalds To Halt Executions for Six Months
No state has executed more death row inmates over the past two years than Florida, but with a change of administrations taking place in January, anti-death penalty advocates are calling…
City of Palm Coast Highlights Updated Features for Finance Transparency Dashboard
Written By: Patrick Appolonia, Communications and Marketing November 12, 2026 The City of Palm Coast continues to make government financial information more accessible to the public through its Finance Transparency…
15th Annual Palm Coast Tree Lighting Ceremony to Kick Off Holiday Season November 28
Written By: Terrence Muir, Communications and Marketing November 12, 2026 The City of Palm Coast will kick off the holiday season with the 15th Annual Palm Coast Tree Lighting Ceremony…
Seventh annual Gratitude America Golf Tournament raises over $100K for veterans
The event marked a fundraising record to fund therapeutic retreats in Flagler County for veterans and their loved ones.
Ormond Beach Planning Board OKs land use change for industrial land on Hull Road
The land use amendment is the first step in the process, as Halifax Paving seeks to construct a concrete batch plant in the future.
‘God Bless America’: Volusia County holds Veterans Day Ceremony in Daytona Beach
Volusia County honored the sacrifice and dedication of veterans from all eras and branches of service on Nov. 11.
Data Centers Were Among the Election’s Big Losers
Voters delivered sweeping defeats to artificial intelligence computing facilities across 40 local ballot measures spanning 10 states. Spiraling utility expenses, natural resource depletion, and zoning conflicts united liberal environmentalists alongside…
In Deep-Red Flagler County, Candid Critiques Mark Lessons-Learned Forum for Democrats
Nine Flagler County Democratic and independent candidates past and present, including Colleen Conklin, Janie Ruddy, Dylana Galery and Jim Manfre, gathered to dissect recent elections, revealing sharp divisions over political…
Guitars 4 Vets’s Palm Coast Chapter Offers Free Lessons and Instruments to Help Flagler Veterans Heal Through Music
The Palm Coast chapter of Guitars 4 Vets, which performed in Bunnell’s Veterans Day Parade, offers local veterans 10 free guitar lessons, a free instrument and twice-monthly jam sessions in…
Flagler Broadcasting Hosts Million Dollar Food-A-Thon This Friday, November 13
PALM COAST, Fla. — Five hours. A $100,000 goal. And a chance to make Friday the 13th a lucky day for families across Flagler County. David Ayres, president and general…
The Gift of Giving Is the Heart Behind Flagler’s Memorial Motorcycle Ride
Two Flagler County motorcycle clubs turned a day of remembrance into $4,000 for local children’s charities and life-saving fire rescue equipment. BUNNELL, Fla. – Who knew that something as simple…
‘We’ve got to figure it out’: Palm Coast Councilman Ty Miller talks Amendment 3, road funding and the city’s future
In an Observer Now interview with Rich Carroll, Miller discusses property tax cuts, data centers, Town Center development, the YMCA and the challenges facing Palm Coast’s new City Council.
Vampire Ball in The Hammock raises $10,000 for charity
Halloween gala in the Hammock benefitted the Seawolf Privateers, Vincent’s Clubhouse and SMART Dog Rescue of Flagler County.
Bunnell woman accused of forging deeds to steal and sell vacant Palm Coast lots
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office says Melissa Jester forged property deeds to take ownership of three vacant lots and sold one for nearly $30,000.
Flagler County Faces ‘Cataclysmic’ Cuts of $60 Million, Layoffs, and Potential New Fees and Taxes Under Amendment 3
Acting Flagler County Administrator Adam Mengel Monday evening laid out the projected revenue decrease from Amendment 3, offered a list of new revenue options, and outlined the type of budget…
Sheriff Orders Staff to Prepare Drastic Cuts: ‘Everything Is On the Table,’ From Helicopter to Body Cams to Service Cuts
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly ordered his command staff to prepare drastic budget cuts in anticipation of up to $15.6 million next year and nearly $28 million the year after…
Flagler County Considering Special Taxing District for Sheriff’s Budget to Counter Amendment 3 Funding Drop
Facing a projected $60 million drop in property tax revenue by 2028 from Amendment 3, the Flagler County Commission is considering a special taxing district to fund law enforcement as…
Halifax Health celebrates ribbon cutting for new Primary Care Twin Lakes location
The new practice will be staffed by Dr. Nathan Kim and Dr. Shanice Mullings, both board-certified family medicine physicians.