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Sustained ‘Grit and Determination’ Essential to Saving Flagler’s Beaches, Al Hadeed Tells Decision-Makers at Tiger Bay
During the Q&A segment at the end of last week’s Flagler Tiger Bay lunch featuring County Attorney Al Hadeed, Flagler Beach City Commissioner Jane Mealy said she had a comment for the sold-out crowd, not a question: “Every government that was cooperating, every agency that was cooperating, all the volunteer groups, it’s all great,” she said, “but without that man’s grit and determination, this project would never have gotten off the ground.”
Unveiling the 2024 Volusia-Flagler All-Area High School Softball Team
Once the Florida High School Athletic Association's softball playoffs started, a robust field of Volusia-Flagler teams was whittled down to a final four. Deltona, which won the area's first state title in 2022 and returned to the final the following spring, and Matanzas qualified in Class 5A. University and Spruce Creek, the Five Star Conference's championship combatants, made it in Class 7A. ...
National Beach Safety Week launches in Volusia
As summer beach season approaches in Volusia County, officials are participating in National Beach Safety Week by sharing tips about staying safe on the coast. Several lifeguards and the Volusia County Beach Safety division at its headquarters in Daytona Beach on Monday took some time to recognize the event. County Council Chairman Jeff Brower read the county's proclamation, talked with lifeguards and asked them about their needs.
Rymfire Elementary Students Celebrate School Year’s End With Another Battle of the Books
The Battle of the Books is a Rymfire Elementary tradition. Last week students from every grade organized in teams and competed to show their reading prowess after spending the school year reading at least six titles out of a list of 15, for students in grades 3-5, or 12 books out of 15 for students in grades K-2. Team captains had to read all the books on the lists, though many students end up doing so as well–and more.
Proposed development would quadruple population of Bunnell
BUNNELL, Fla. – A massive development that would nearly quadruple the population of Bunnell was given its first green light by the city. The project, called “The Reserve at Haw Creek,” would sprawl about 3,000 acres on land just south and west of the existing city. City...
Flagler County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Rick Staly appear on new police reality show
The cameras of a new police show were recently focused on Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly and deputies as they arrested a man accused of shoplifting a felony-haul of shaving razors. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office was featured Tuesday night in the second segment of the second episode of "Police...
Emergency Lane Closure on Belle Terre Pkwy at Pine Lakes Pkwy
Palm Coast– An emergency lane closure on Belle Terre Parkway is scheduled for Monday, May 20, 2024. This closure is necessary to perform critical repairs to a manhole. The construction will take place on Belle Terre Parkway at the northern intersection of Pine Lakes Parkway, just before the left turning lane on Belle Terre Parkway northbound. This is in the “B” section of Palm Coast near the Pine Lakes Apartments. Proper Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) will be set up starting at 8:00 a.m. The lane is expected to be reopened by the evening of the same day.
Stay off the dunes: Proposed Flagler County order could result in $500 fine, jail time
Walking on the dunes in Flagler County will be a second-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to 60 days in jail and up to a $500 fine, if the county approves an emergency order Monday. The order to “essentially criminalize” disturbing or damaging the dunes is needed because people are walking...
Mark Lane: Save our weird, old statue!
The neglect and slo-mo demolition of the Chief Tomokie statue at Tomoka State Park have dismayed longtime locals over the years. The striking 45-foot statue was dedicated with some fanfare on March 21, 1957. Crowds turned out. The Florida Symphony Orchestra performed. Local boosters crowed that it was the kind of attraction that visitors would extend their stays to see.
Save the Date: City of Palm Coast Invites Community to Memorial Day Ceremony
Palm Coast – The City of Palm Coast proudly invites all residents to the 2024 Memorial Day Ceremony on May 27th, at 8:00 AM, at the Palm Coast Heroes Memorial Park, located at 2860 Palm Coast Parkway. This event is dedicated to remembering and honoring the men and women who have sacrificed their lives in service to our country.
Storms prompt tornado warnings but no touchdowns in parts of Flagler, Volusia counties
Powerful early morning storms prompted tornado warnings Wednesday for parts of Volusia and Flagler counties, setting off phone alarms and wakening some, but no funnels were seen and no damage was reported, according to the National Weather Service. “The warning was radar indicated and we did not receive any reports of funnel clouds...
Cookie Plug to bring its ‘doughpest’ treats to Central Florida
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Hip-hop themed bakery Cookie Plug is set to open its first Central Florida location on Friday. It is at 1307 Cornerstone Blvd. in Daytona Beach. Cookie Plug says it slings the “fattest and thickest” cookies on the block. The secret? Its treats, or...
After Some Tactical Chest-Beating, Flagler County and Ormond Beach Swoon to Resolution of Lawsuit Over Road
You wouldn’t have known it from the initially gladiatorial rhetoric of Assistant Flagler County Attorney Sean Moylan and Cliff Shepard, the attorney representing Ormond Beach in a lawsuit the city filed against the county and a developer in the county’s area of Hunters Ridge last October. The two...
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