Mayor honors Grace Miller as friends and family celebrate her 104th birthday
Local pastor selected for nationwide Bible reading initiative
Jearlyn Dennie selected among more than 400 faith and civic leaders nationwide
Flagler School Board incumbent Christy Chong meets petition requirement
Chong is running against Ron Long and Trevor Tucker for the District 4 seat.
Support the Class of 2026, in the Observer’s ‘Congrats, Grads’ section
Advertise your business, or give a shoutout to support seniors at Flagler Palm Coast, Matanzas, First Baptist Christian Academy, Seabreeze, Mainland, Father Lopez Catholic.
Six Flagler Schools seniors entering military receive their honor cords
The Robert J. Beck Service Honor Cords are awarded to graduating students enlisting in the military, attending a service academy or participating in an ROTC program.
Seeking more proactive code enforcement, Ormond Beach to add new staff
City staff will begin the hiring process for a new supervisors; the addition of an administrative assistant position will be evaluated during the budget process.
Palm Coast teen and stepfather arrested in runaway juvenile case
Detectives say the pair knowingly sheltered a habitual runaway during multiple missing person investigations
Initial jobless claims in Florida dip
Since the start of the year, the weekly average is now 5,767.
Ormond Beach road to be renamed after family receives unwarranted development backlash
The Yoon family, of Ormond Beach, requested an access road be renamed to distance themselves from a proposed townhome development.
Letter: Thanks for sharing Megan Farrell-Nelson’s inspiring story
What are your neighbors talking about this week?
Letter: Family Life Center is here to help
Family Life Center is the Florida Department of Health–certified rape crisis center serving Flagler and Volusia counties.
Events calendar: Attend the Palm Coast Songwriters Festival
What to do this week in Ormond Beach and Palm Coast.
Ormond’s Pine Trail pioneers slime their principal in PTA fundraiser
The fundraiser on April 3 oozed fun for the students.
Take 5 Oil Change opens new location on LPGA, in Daytona
Also in Biz Buzz: Meet Dr. Denver Fowler, Cultural Awareness Fund appoints new board member, Avelo Airlines celebrates over 150,000 passengers at Daytona and local bookstores hold crawl.
Agriculture ‘Enclave’ bill signed into law
The measure (SB 686) allows agricultural land bordered by development to be classified as an “agricultural enclave” and developed to the same density as adjacent parcels.
Prince of Peace Catholic Church asks Volusia to nix new median part of Hand Avenue redesign
The median blocks access to the church’s thrift store and back entrance, forcing parishioners to make a U-turn further east on the road.
Mainland holds off Lake Howell 14-12 in flag football district semifinal
Natalie Williams threw two touchdown passes and Shamya Scott had five sacks including three big stops in the fourth quarter.
SIDELINES: Ormond’s Wiseman wins PBA50 tourney; Campos commits to DSC; FPC softball 5th at Five Star
Wiseman, a PBA and USBC Hall of Famer, won his first title in 14 years.
Flagler Palm Coast beach volleyball taking off in third season
The Bulldogs won five in a row including a win over Matanzas and a district tournament victory. The Pirates honored their two seniors before the FPC match.
Alachua County firefighter files to run for Ormond Beach mayor
George Doran, a resident of Ormond Beach for about three years and former National Guardsman, previously served in an elected board in St. John’s County.
