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01/18/2025

Mayor Patti King guest-writes this week's Friday Footnotes to talk about Flagler Beach's centennial.

Editor’s Note: Flagler Beach City Manager Dale Martin publishes a weekly report he calls ‘Friday Footnotes’ updating residents on current happenings and topics in Flagler Beach. This week, he has referred the duty to Mayor Patti King. This is the January 17th, 2024 edition of the report, publi...

01/17/2025

Florida’s Attorney General will be taking the vacant seat in the U.S. Senate.

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has selected the Florida Attorney General, Ashley Moody, to become the state’s next U.S. senator once Marco Rubio leaves office to become Secretary of State. Moody is set to serve until 2026, when a special election can be held to fill the final two years of the term....

01/17/2025

Daniel Rodriguez has been convicted by a jury of multiple s*x crimes against a pr***en victim.

27-year-old Daniel Rodriguez, currently listed as a Daytona Beach resident but who previously resided in Palm Coast, has been convicted by a jury of multiple s*x crimes against a pr***en victim. Rodriguez was charged with s*xual battery, molestation, and lewd/lascivious battery. Though Rodriguez has...

01/15/2025

“It is completely irresponsible to get out ahead of any announcements President Trump will make," legislative Republicans said in a statement.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is aiming to convene the Florida state legislature for a special session on illegal immigration and other issues less than two months before the legislature is already scheduled to convene. The timing of his efforts have earned the resistance of both leaders of the legislature’s ...

01/14/2025

The right whales that passed by Flagler Beach are moving down the coast!

01/14/2025

The 2025 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway is a sell-out, the track announced.

Daytona International Speedway has announced that the 67th Daytona 500 has sold out as of Monday, January 13th. Though tickets will still be available on the secondhand market and via premium packages and upgrades, the Speedway says that grandstand and camping tickets are all gone. An announcement w...

01/13/2025

Palm Coast resident Stephanie Raimundo has been charged with manslaughter for a fentanyl overdose death.

A year and five days after Calvin Stull was found dead at 22 years old of a fentanyl overdose, a charge has been made in connection with his killing. 48-year-old Palm Coast resident Stephanie Raimundo has been charged with manslaughter for Stull’s death, on top of a litany of other charges she’s...

01/10/2025

Vincent's Clubhouse, the county's foremost resource center for autism, is quickly becoming a new pillar of the community.

Eight years out from when Erica Flores started the nonprofit Vincent’s Clubhouse, it’s hard to imagine she could’ve foreseen the role it now plays in the community. Or, rather, maybe it was all she could hope for…Flagler County has long had a lack of comprehensive services for children and a...

01/10/2025

The ballpark was a major step for Jackie Robinson in his journey to breaking the MLB color barrier.

In his final days in office, President Joe Biden signed a bill establishing Daytona Beach’s Jackie Robinson Ballpark as a National Commemorative Site. The ballpark, which still hosts college and professional baseball, was a major step for Jackie Robinson in his journey to breaking the color barrie...

01/08/2025

Free concert next week in Palm Coast.

An intimate, powerful anthem, "Fox Eyes," performed by Bobby Jo Valentine and the award-winning, world renowned men's chorus, the Turtle Creek Chorale. Viol...

01/08/2025

Brooks was working to direct traffic away from an accident when he was struck by a vehicle and critically injured.

Steven Brooks, a member of the Palm Coast Fire Police, was injured at a crash scene on Tuesday on Seminole Woods Blvd. Brooks was working to direct traffic away from the accident when, according to Palm Coast Fire Chief Kyle Berryhill, he was struck by a vehicle and critically injured. In the minute...

01/07/2025

Lee Greenwood, the singer behind “God Bless the USA”, will be performing later this month at The Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center.

Lee Greenwood, the singer behind the famous patriotic song “God Bless the USA”, will be performing later this month at the Flagler Auditorium. Greenwood will take the stage in Palm Coast for the second date on his year-long tour, which will take him around the country he famously honored with hi...

01/06/2025

A homeless man in the W Section was arrested on Saturday after allegedly pulling a gun on a deputy.

A homeless man in Palm Coast’s W Section was arrested on Saturday after allegedly pulling a gun on a deputy, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday. 38-year-old Michael McDermott was taken into custody on four felony and one misdemeanor charges in the early hours of Sunday morning. Acco...

01/06/2025

Curlew and Koala, two massive and endangered North Atlantic right whales, visited Flagler Beach on Sunday.

Two of the planet’s largest animals were sighted off Flagler County on Sunday. The North Atlantic right whale, a critically endangered and locally famous visitor, made its first appearance of the year swimming south along the coast within eyesight of the beach. The two whales were reportedly a pai...

01/04/2025

This month at the Flagler Tiger Bay Club.

The Flagler Tiger Bay announced this week that it would be hosting Dr. Audrey Gregory, President and CEO of Advent Health’s East Florida Division, at their luncheon on Wednesday, January 22nd. Gregory is scheduled to give a speech on the challenges of recruitment into the healthcare workforce. The...

01/03/2025

Flagler County was given a public safety honor for the utilization of its drone program.

Flagler County on Monday was informed that it was receiving a special reward for its public safety. The county was chosen for an Annual Regional Award for Excellence from the Northeast Florida Regional Council (NEFRC). Though the specific choice of public safety as Flagler County’s field of excell...

01/02/2025

50-year-old Bret Tucker allegedly fled from a weapons disturbance and initiated a police standoff in Bunnell.

50-year-old Bret Tucker was arrested by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday after allegedly fleeing from a weapons disturbance situation, according to a statement released by the FCSO. Tucker spent two days in jail on two felony charges and one misdemeanor per public data on his arrest. ...

01/01/2025

The City of Flagler Beach drops the surfboard and lights the fireworks to to usher in 2025!