The Volusia-Flagler YMCA is asking the Flagler County School Board for $3 million toward a reconfigured $14 million facility in Palm Coast’s Town Center, slated for completion in 2029. The…
Flagler School Board Warms to $3 Million Lease Deal for Palm Coast YMCA Pool, With Conditions
The Volusia-Flagler YMCA is asking the Flagler County School Board for $3 million toward a reconfigured $14 million facility in Palm Coast’s Town Center, slated for completion in 2029. The…
Sheriff’s Office Lands $168,000 in State Grants for Traffic Safety and Education
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office received $168,000 in Florida Department of Transportation grants for fiscal year 2027 to reduce crashes through enforcement and education. The award provides $90,000 for motorcycle…
The Cost of Toxic Leadership in the Workplace
You will probably recognise toxic leaders when you encounter them. They are the ones whose presence shifts the atmosphere, whose emails create unease, or whose behaviour limits the thinking of…
Palm Coast Council’s Pontieri And Flagler Humane Society Clash Over Thrift Store Profit Accounting
Palm Coast council member Theresa Pontieri claimed the Flagler Humane Society conceals substantial thrift store profits through standard accounting practices even as it seeks increases in city contributions. The shelter…
Parent Tried to Pick-Up Child at Wadsworth Elementary Drunk at 3 Times Legal Limit
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Palm Coast woman for DUI after staff at Wadsworth Elementary school reported she was attempting to pick up a child from the…
Data Centers Now the Largest Financial Bet in History, Dwarfing Dot-Com, Electrification and Rail Booms
The size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out job-creating ventures.
13th annual Taste of Ormond Beach postponed to Nov. 1
The 13th annual Taste of Ormond will feature a “Roaring ’20s” theme and unlimited tastings from local restaurants, both new and old favorites.
The Laboratory of State Constitutions
State constitutions play an increasingly critical role in establishing and protecting the civil liberties of American citizens as voters consistently amend these foundational documents to secure fundamental privileges ranging from…
State Kills James Robertson by Lethal Injection for Murder of Cellmate So He Could Get on Death Row
James Robertson, who nearly two decades ago killed his cellmate so he could get on death row, was executed by lethal injection Tuesday at Florida State Prison. Robertson, 63, is…
Jury Convicts Leigha Mumby of Vehicular Homicide in High-Speed Interstate Crash That Killed Boyfriend
After deliberating just 71 minutes today, a jury of three men and three women found Mumby guilty of vehicular homicide and reckless driving causing bodily injury, a pair of felonies…
One of Palm Coast’s Last 2 Remaining Animal Control Officers Is Arrested and Escorted Out of City Hall
Chelsie Willis, one of the last two remaining employees in Palm Coast government’s animal control division, was escorted out of City Hall this morning and arrested on a criminal credit…
Palm Coast Will Award $85,000 in Cultural Grants to 8 Nonprofits, But Wants Other Cities to Contribute in Future
The Palm Coast City Council is set to approve $85,400 in cultural arts grants to eight organizations, all nonprofits, all but one of which have been regular recipients of the…
Attorney General Uthmeier Seemingly Suppresses Annual Publication of ‘Government in Sunshine’ Manual
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has not published the Government in the Sunshine Manual this year, seemingly breaking an annual effort by attorneys general in the state for decades. The book…
Residents Heckle DeSantis Over Response to Hurricane Isaias
Gov. Ron DeSantis faced backlash at a press conference in Milton on Friday morning from local residents over the state’s response to Hurricane Isaias, a Category 2 storm that slammed…
The Paramount‑Warner Merger Is a Problem for Democracy
Paramount acquired Warner Bros. Discovery in a $110 billion deal that formed Skydance Corporation and placed CNN and CBS News under shared corporate control. The consolidation plans $6 billion in…
Early Voting to begin Monday, Oct. 19 in Volusia County
Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Saturday, Oct. 31.
Palm Coast animal control officer arrested for using city credit card to pay personal vet bill
Investigators say the employee used a city-issued credit card to pay a $386.64 veterinary bill for her personal dog.
Angry, Reckless, Perhaps Stupid, But Homicidal? Prosecution Falls Short Against Leigha Mumby
In Leigha Mumby’s trial on a vehicular homicide charge over the death of her boyfriend subsequent to a 2025 car crash, defense attorney Reid Hart effectively dismantled portions of the…
Palm Coast Council Questions Funding Gaps and Other Uncertainties Saddling Town Center Y
Palm Coast City Council members support a planned Town Center YMCA but substantial funding remains unsecured and financial and lease clarity was lacking from a proposed document the council is…
11-year-Old Indian Trails Middle Student Arrested on Felony Charge for Stabbing Threat
An 11-year-old Indian Trails Middle School student is facing a second-degree felony charge of making written threats to kill after a text threatening another boy with a stabbing was traced…