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Election 2024: Meet the 3 candidates challenging Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin
Four people are challenging Mayor David Alfin in the upcoming election, which will determine who will chair the City Council for the next four years. Managing the growth as the city's population continues to explode will be one challenge. Hiring a new city manager will be another. The primary is Aug. 20. If a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, he or she will be elected mayor of Palm Coast. If no one gets more...
Missing 12-year-old girl found nearly 10 hours away from home with older man she met online
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) - A Georgia girl who went missing for nearly two months in a high-profile case has been found with a 34-year-old man in Ohio. Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch identified the man as Antonio Agustin. He was arrested and is currently being held in a Tuscarawas County jail in Ohio.
Florida gas prices fell from last week: See how much here
State gas prices fell for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $3.30 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, down from last week's price of $3.44 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in state has risen about 1 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state in the last year have been as low as $2.81 on Dec. 18, 2023, and as...
Schools won’t return to pre-pandemic enrollment in next 10 years, economists forecast
A state forecast indicates Florida schools will experience declining enrollment in five of the next six years, with the one positive year representing less than a 0.1% increase. The student enrollment forecast from the state Office of Economic and Demographic Research predicts that 12,379 fewer students will attend traditional public schools during the 2024-2025 school […]
Florida Democratic Party backs Rogers, but not Wood, who says she isn't playing politics
The Florida Democratic Party released its list of school board candidate endorsements Friday, a week after Gov. Ron DeSantis released his lineup of endorsed candidates. “We are not going to let Ron DeSantis and his allies take over our school boards with far-right, Moms for Liberty candidates," party chair Nikki Fried said in a news release. ...
Tracking the Tropics: NHC tags tropical wave over the Central Atlantic Ocean
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center has tagged a new area of interest in the tropical Atlantic that has some chance of developing as it moves toward Florida. According to the NHC, an area of disturbed weather is expected to interact with an approaching tropical wave during the next several days. The large tropical wave just moved off Africa's west coast and is expected to keep moving west.
SpaceX return to flight: FAA OKs Falcon 9 launches; first mission set for Saturday morning
The familiar rumble of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has been absent from Space Coast skies the past two weeks — but the Federal Aviation Administration has granted the company permission to return to flight amid its ongoing anomaly investigation. And SpaceX is already targeting 12:21 a.m. Saturday for its next Falcon 9 mission....
More layoffs at freight-related firms: 607 workers cut across 4 states
Layoffs continue across the commercial transportation and freight industry, according to a new round of worker reduction notices in Florida, Texas, Illinois and Wisconsin. It is the second round of layoffs since the beginning of July. Averitt Express, Bath & Body Works Logistics Services, ShipBob, and Henry Avocado Corp. announced a total of 218 layoffs earlier in the month.
Theft suspect caught after escaping hospital in Palm Coast, sheriff’s office says
PALM COAST, Fla. – The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has tracked down a theft suspect who reportedly escaped from a hospital in Palm Coast on Saturday. Anthony John Romine, 29, had been arrested for a felony petit theft warrant and was being held for medical clearance at the AdventHealth hospital along State Road 100 when he allegedly escaped that morning, the sheriff’s office said on social media.
Flagler Schools to host 13th annual Back to School Jam Aug. 3 at Flagler Palm-Coast High
Flagler County Schools will host its 13th annual Back to School Jam from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Flagler-Palm Coast High School's E.W. "Andy" Anderson Athletic Center Gymnasium. The Flagler County Education Foundation will give away backpacks filled with school supplies, while they last. ...
Jacksonville could demolish a Main Street bridge off-ramp to clear space for condo tower
Demolishing a Main Street bridge off-ramp is back on the table after a developer proposed building a downtown condominium tower that's designed to be the tallest building between Atlanta and Miami. The city of Jacksonville has had plans for years to tear down the off-ramp that lets northbound drivers make a straight shot...
Florida gas prices fell from last week: See how much here
State gas prices fell for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $3.30 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, down from last week's price of $3.44 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in state has risen about 1 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state in the last year have been as low as $2.81 on Dec. 18, 2023, and as...
Alabama Man Claims Million Dollar Jackpot In Florida Lottery
This is exactly why I never miss an opportunity to buy some scratch-off tickets when I'm on my way to the beach, or anywhere else that sells scratch-off tickets. The 500X THE CASH game is a $50 game with a top prize of $25 million, which is the largest ever offered on a Florida Scratch-Off game, and the best odds to become an instant millionaire. The game's overall odds of winning are 1-in-4.50. Scratch-Off games are an essential part of the Lottery's portfolio of games, accounting for around 77% of ticket sales. Scratch-Off games have generated more than $17.69 billion for the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF) since their inception.
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