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Sheriff: Man and 3 teens arrested after drive-by shooting into home in Pierson
PIERSON, Fla. — The Volusia Sheriff's Office arrested three teen boys and an 18-year-old man on Sunday following a drive-by shooting into a home in Pierson. Deputies responded to the home on Shaw Lake Road around 11:52 p.m. Eighteen-year-old Zared Castaneda, along with two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old, all...
Multiple teens arrested after drive-by shooting in Volusia County, deputies say
PIERSON, Fla. - Multiple teenagers were arrested late Sunday night in connection to a drive-by shooting of a house in Volusia County, deputies said. The incident happened shortly before midnight in Pierson, according to the Volusia Sheriff's Office. No one was hurt. Additional details about the shooting were not immediately...
Construction phase begins for 1st of 3 new high schools
CRESCENT CITY – Local officials and students celebrated Friday as they broke ground at the site of the first of three new high schools to be built in Putnam County. Crescent City Junior-Senior High School, 2201 S. U.S. 17, will be rebuilt entirely, except for some sports fields, by August 2025.
35th Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament: The Angling Prodigies Prevail
Younger Prince, Stalvey combine efforts to capture $10,000 top prize with five-fish limit of 28.29 pounds. It was a win for Parker Stalvey and Syler Prince of Palatka, who placed their names among past champions Saturday, at the Palatka Riverfront in the 35th Annual Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass…
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.”
Gainesville city manager recalls role integrating Palatka school
On a Putnam County school bus headed to Browning-Pearce Elementary School in Palatka, students stood despite two open seats. “If I sat in one place and my brother sat in a different place, which is generally how we did it, they did not want to sit with either one of us, and they stood all the way to school versus sitting next to us,” recalled Gainesville City Manager Cynthia Curry.
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...
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