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Flagler Republicans React to Trump Assassination Attempt
The entire country was sent reeling on Saturday, when a gunman appeared to shoot former President Donald Trump in the ear during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Trump survived with non-life-threatening injuries, but one rally-goer was killed along with the alleged shooter. It was the first time a current or former president was shot since March 1981, when Ronald Reagan was shot in the torso in Washington D.C. Reactions have varied wildly across the political spectrum. The vast majority of political leaders of either party, even staunch opponents of Trump, have condemned the attempted assassination and wished him well in his recovery. President Joe Biden, Trump’s presumptive 2024 general election opponent, said he spoke to Trump on the phone after the shooting. The effects are being felt not only in the federal government, but in smaller, more local circles who participate in the presidential election. In Flagler County, this manifested with a Trump rally on the Matanzas Woods Pkwy overpass of I-95 in Palm Coast and alongside Palm Coast Pkwy just south, where a coalition of Trump faithful gathered to show their support and resolve in the wake of the frightening attack. Multiple elected officials attended and candidates for office were in attendance at the rally. The group waved a variety of flags on the overpass, the most public display of support for ex-President Trump since a now-discontinued highway billboard that announced ‘Flagler County is Trump Country’. Indeed, the voting numbers seem to lend credence to that bold claim – Flagler County voted for Trump with a 58.38% majority in 2016 and then with 59.90% in 2020. For context, the county’s voter registration is 48.88% Republican according to data from the Supervisor of Elections Office. In the hours following the shooting the Flagler Republican Party announced, at the discretion of Chairman Perry Mitrano, that they’d be closing the Flagler County Republican Executive Committee HQ for the week. A followup announcement clarified that, with new safety protocols implemented for the safety of members and volunteers, the office would be reopening on Wednesday for its usual hours of 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. A ribbon-cutting for the office, which will be open weekdays until the election, is slated for later this month.
Three vie for Flagler County Commission District 3 seat. A look at the candidates.
Three candidates are vying for the seat representing District 3 on the five-member Flagler County Commission. Two — Kim M. Carney and Nick Klufas — are not new to the political arena. While it's Bill Clark's first run for office, he has been involved in several community efforts previously.
Election 2024: Meet the two candidates vying for Flagler County School Board District 3
Derek Barrs and Janie Ruddy are vying for the District 3 seat on the Flagler County School Board. The seat is currently held by Colleen Conklin who is not running for reelection. Derek Barrs. Derek Barrs, 51, told The News-Journal that the community he grew up in was highly involved...
4 Arrested in Sheriff’s Sting Operation Involving Seekers of Under-Age Girls, Including 2 on Trafficking Charges
The Flagler County Sheriff in cooperation with other agencies in the region arrested four men Saturday and Sunday following a sting operation targeting individuals who sought out what the men allegedly thought were underage girls for sex. In every case, sheriff’s detectives fabricated profiles and posed as underage girls after...
Flagler Republicans Rally for Trump and America, Urge Respectful Dialogue
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – After Saturday’s shocking assassination attempt on the life of former President Donald Trump, Flagler County Republicans rallied to show their support for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on Sunday. Staging flag waving events at three locations around the county, supporters of President Trump headed...
Pool home in Hammock Dunes Island Estates is Flagler's top sale
A home in Hammock Dunes Island Estates at 144 Island Estates Parkway was the top real estate transaction for July 4-10 in Palm Coast and Flagler County. The home sold on July 9 for $1,791,000. Built in 2002, the house is a 4/3.5 and has one fireplace, a pool with heated spa, access to the Intracoastal Waterway and 4,189 square feet.
Flagler School Board drafting proposal to lease county's historic courthouse
The old county courthouse building in Bunnell. Photo by Sierra Williams. The Flagler School Board's proposed layout for the historic courthouse building's first floor. Image from Flagler School Board meeting documents. The Flagler School Board's proposed layout for the historic courthouse building's second floor. Image from Flagler School Board meeting...
FHP: Missouri motorcyclist dead in Flagler County after striking back of truck on I-95
PALM COAST, Fla. — A 40-year-old Ballwin, Missouri man has died following a collision with a truck near Palm Coast on Interstate-95 Saturday evening. The crash, where both vehicles were traveling in the center lane, occurred around 11:40 p.m. near mile marker 285 on I-95 northbound, a Florida Highway Patrol report said.
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