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Hundreds celebrate veterans at Freedom Festival in Daytona Beach
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The city of Daytona Beach held its fourth annual Freedom Festival at Manatee Island at Riverfront Esplanade. The pre-Fourth of July event honored local veterans. The festival started with a Veterans Ceremony presented by the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 316. The ceremony...
Blue-green algae toxin reported in Lake George; Volusia health department issues warning
People should be cautious when visiting Lake George or the surrounding area because of blue-green algae toxins, according to the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County. The department issued a health alert after a water sample taken on Wednesday tested positive for the harmful toxin, according to a news...
DeSantis Veto of Vacation-Rental Bill Opens the Way for Palm Coast Regulations with Flagler’s as Model
“I would be surprised if it gets through the governor’s veto pen,” Lauren Boehmer, one of Palm Coast’s lobbyists from the Southern Group, told the council on Tuesday in reference to a bill all but ending local regulation of vacation rentals. Boehmer was right. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, facing pressure to do so, vetoed the measure–the first to clear the Legislature after annual attempts since 2014–saying the proposal would create “bureaucratic red tape” for local officials.
Deb Denys left out of Port Orange forum for Volusia County chair candidates
Deb Denys, a candidate for the Volusia County chairperson's seat, said she was excluded from a chair's candidate forum on Wednesday night and denied the opportunity to participate once she arrived. The Birthplace of Speed Republican Assembly chapter of the Florida Republican Assembly hosted the event at Port Orange Christian Chuch, according...
Safety updates underway at Sugar Mill Elementary after student was hit, killed by car
PORT ORANGE, Fla. — FPL workers were hard at work Thursday, pushing back some power lines outside Sugar Mill Elementary in Port Orange so the city can add a turning lane outside the school. "The city and the new developer are going to take care of that piece. That...
United Flagler Fourth Celebration Slated for July 4th
Flagler County’s largest July 4th celebration is slated for this coming Thursday. United Flagler Fourth, a cooperative event with the county’s cities and the county itself is taking place on Independence Day, with a series of events in different locations around the county. Organizers of the event are...
Tiger Bay Straw Poll: Richardson Trounces Danko; Derek Barrs and Lauren Ramirez Take Schools, Alfin Hangs On
In a Flagler Tea Party straw poll 12 years ago, Scott Westbrook won big for judge, Ray Stevens for sheriff, and Stacia Warren for state attorney. None of them actually won when it counted. R.J. Larizza was just sworn in for his fifth term as state attorney, though Warren went on to win a circuit judgeship in a subsequent election. The poll was wrong on most other counts.
Flagler Tiger Bay Club’s Meet-and-Greet Brings Candidates to Voters
The Flagler Tiger Bay Club held its 2024 candidate meet-and-greet on Thursday at the Palm Coast Community Center. There, dozens of political candidates set to appear on the ballot to represent Flagler County in various levels of government had the chance to speak to voters directly, and provide a case for why their candidacy on a personal level.
Rotary Club of Flagler County Set to Capture the Magic with Jeanette Loftus as the Lead
PALM COAST, Fla. (June 26, 2024) – Surrounded by family and friends, Jeannette Loftus stood with a sense of pride and purpose as she recited the oath of leadership for the Rotary Club of Flagler County as District Governor Mickey Ulmer on Tuesday evening at Channel Side in Palm Coast.
Data Company Seeking Easements Discovers Flagler Beach Commissioners Won’t Be Cowed Into Submission
The Flagler Beach City Commission will not grant a data-center company a perpetual easement over almost a third of Veterans Park in the heart of the city as a landing point for undersea internet cables. The easement would have prevented the city from putting that part of the park to many public uses, just as a convenience for the company, DC Blox, which could achieve its aims by building a landing site elsewhere, but at greater expense to its bottom line.
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