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Student arrested for bringing a gun to school in Putnam County
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — A 14-year-old student at Q.I. Junior-Senior High School in Putnam County was arrested for allegedly bringing a gun to school Friday. The teen was charged with third-degree felony possession of a weapon. First Coast News will not be naming the student because he is a...
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...
As Gov. Ron DeSantis mulls vetoes, Volusia, Flagler projects land on budget turkey list
In a state budget comprised of $117.5 billion, Florida TaxWatch has identified 450 "turkeys," or projects that bypassed the normal appropriations process. At least five of the projects identified are from Volusia and Flagler counties, home to two of the Florida House's most powerful members, House Speaker Paul Renner and Appropriations Chair Tom Leek. One of the highest-dollar projects is in historic St. Augustine in St. Johns County, part of Renner's 19th district.
Flagler Pride Fest Cancelled Amid Turmoil as Organization’s Founder Resigns, Board Frays and Wagons Circle
To the dismay of a following that had grown substantially over the years, what was to be the fifth annual Flagler Pride Fest at Palm Coast’s Central Park in a month was abruptly cancelled last week through a cryptic, short-lived Facebook post that was scarcely cleared up when what remained of the organization’s officials posted a not-entirely accurate statement attempting to explain the decision on Tuesday, and betraying infighting.
Competitor enters race in hopes of replacing board member
A San Mateo resident is vying for a seat on the Putnam County School Board, once again bringing the number of candidates for that contest to two. Tim Houghtaling filed his candidacy paperwork last week to compete in the contest for the nonpartisan District 3 seat, according to the Supervisor of Elections Office.
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...
Flagler County sheriff honors first law enforcement officer killed in Flagler
A posse found Sheriff Perry Hall's killer in Georgia where the man was shot and killed during attempts to arrest him, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly Wednesday unveiled a memorial plaque in honor of Sheriff Perry Hall, who nearly a century ago was the first law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty in the county.
Flagler Sheriff's Office to appear on episode of 'Police 24/7.' Here's how to watch
Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputies will appear Tuesday on a new show called "Police 24/7," according to a Facebook post. The episode, titled "Close Shave," includes deputies chasing a teen driver in a "wild, stolen car pursuit," a domestic call leading to two arrests, and two men accused of stealing thousands of dollars in razors, according to the show's website.
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