With Superintendent LaShakia Moore’s contract expiring in June, the Flagler County School Board agreed to wait until after next week’s election to proceed to contract re-negotiations. Moore secured an A…
With Superintendent Moore in Driver’s Seat, School Board Will Re-Negotiate Her Contract After Election
With Superintendent LaShakia Moore’s contract expiring in June, the Flagler County School Board agreed to wait until after next week’s election to proceed to contract re-negotiations. Moore secured an A…
Registered Sex Offender Faces a Dozen New Felony Charges Following Discovery of Bestiality Images
Registered sex offender Joseph Jeffrey Nichols returned to the Flagler County jail facing 12 new third-degree felony charges after detectives searched his seized phone and discovered 11 bestiality images involving…
A Trash Mountain Not in the Best Interest of Bunnell: Why The Commission Rejected the Landfill
In land-use hearings, a local government is required to state its reasons when it rejects an application. City Commissioner and Vice Mayor John Rogers delivered a 900-word explanatory statement as…
Flagler Beach Commission Rejects Application To Turn Oceanfront House Into Short-Term Rental
Flagler Beach commissioners unanimously rejected a request to rezone a residential property into a short-term rental on State Road A1A and North 17th Street, despite the presence of other grandfathered…
Vance, Trump and Rubio’s False Vision of Blood and Soil Nationalism | Pierre Tristam
Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio are weaponizing ancient history and bloodlines to push exclusionary, Christian nationalism in the name of heritage, defying core American values. American rights belong…
FPL Proposes 1% Lower Rate for 2027
FPL is asking state regulators that the rate hike approved last year as part of a four-year settlement be set at $141.87 a month on the typical residential customer bill…
Understanding Sharia Law Beyond the Misinformation and Stereotypes
At a campaign rally, in Port Huron, Michigan, on Oct. 25, 2026, President Donald Trump accused U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of being a “jihadist” who wants to impose Sharia…
Halloween Treat: KIX Countryfest Ticket Party Set for Saturday, October 31
Trump draws thousands to Daytona Beach for midterm rally
Republicans seek to bolster voter support for Byron Donalds for Florida governor and U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody, who are running against Democratic candidates David Jolly and Angie Nixon.
Bethune-Cookman University launches new continuing education initiative
Beginning this spring, B-CU Ascend will offer a selection of “stackable” certifications in fields ranging from healthcare and public safety to business and entrepreneurship.
Taste of Ormond postponed to Jan. 10, 2027
Originally planned for Sunday, the celebration of local restaurants was postponed for the second time due to forecasts of rain, concerns that the grounds at Rockefeller Gardens will not dry…
Volusia residents await President Trump’s remarks at the Ocean Center
‘I’ve watched him on television dozens and dozens of times,” said Ormond Beach resident Roger Cole, who started waiting in line at 9:30 a.m. “Just to be here, to feel…
Teacher Arrested for Child Abuse Last Week Was Investigated 3 Times Since 2024, Twice Over Student Incidents
Flagler school district records reveal arrested special education teacher Kevin Adkisson faced three prior internal investigations in 2024, 2025 and earlier this year. Two probes involved student treatment allegations, resulting…
Amendment 3 Would Slash Florida’s Health Safety Net for the Neediest and Uninsured
Florida’s public hospital districts and health systems stand to lose about $323 million in the amendment’s first few years, estimates the Florida Policy Institute, a nonpartisan research group. But what those…
Beverly Beach and Eagle Lakes Water System Changes
The City of Palm Coast has notified the Florida Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA) that it will temporarily change the drinking water disinfection process serving the Eagle Lakes and Beverly Beach…
Bunnell Commission Dumps Colossal Landfill in Unanimous, Emphatic Vote, Citing Violations and Incompatibility
To the hoots and cheers of the county’s agricultural community, residents and others, scores of whom filled the chamber at City Hall, the Bunnell City Commission late this afternoon voted…
Modern Yearnings For A New Christendom Often Ignore Medieval Europe’s Diverse Religious Landscape
Christian nationalism often relies on a selective interpretation of “Christendom,” imagining the Middle Ages as a lost era of religious and political unity. History reveals a more fragmented reality. Medieval…
At CRT, Tech Director Jack Neiberlein Trades Backstage for Star Role in Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’
Jack Neiberlein balances decades of backstage technical work–a lot of it at the Flagler Auditorium–with stepping onstage to star as Lennie in City Repertory Theatre’s production of Steinbeck’s classic American…
The force is with you: Ormond Beach Police host annual National Night Out
The event gives community members an opportunity to connect with local law enforcement and firefighters.
Palm Coast man who tried to flee Florida after sexually assaulting teen sentenced to prison
Micah McGuire, 21, pleaded guilty to two charges and was sentenced to five years in prison followed by 10 years of sex offender probation.