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02/21/2025

Among the highlights of the ‘Live Wildly Showcase’ are Irish soul rock icon Hozier and Texas-born country star Maren Morris.

The lineup of headlining performers has been announced for the 2025 edition of Sing Out Loud Festival, one of the largest annual music events in St. Augustine. Among the highlights of the ‘Live Wildly Showcase’ are Irish soul rock icon Hozier and Texas-born country star Maren Morris. Also fillin...

02/20/2025

There was lots to see at the 2025 Daytona 500!

📸: Eryn Harris

02/20/2025

Both Flagler and Volusia counties will be operating cold weather shelters Thursday night.

Both Flagler and Volusia counties will be operating cold weather shelters Thursday night to provide sanctuary for those who don’t have the means to stay warm through a particularly frigid night. Flagler County is offering transportation assistance for those in need of help getting to the shelter. ...

02/20/2025

Ty Jackson was arrested on Saturday for allegedly striking a deputy as the deputy worked to defuse an argument.

24-year-old Ty Jackson, a resident of Palm Coast’s S Section, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly striking a deputy as the deputy worked to defuse an argument, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office says. Jackson was booked into the county jail on Saturday on charges of nonviolent obstruction an...

02/19/2025

The $10.4 million investment is made up completely of Hurricane Ian relief money.

A major expenditure was approved by the Volusia County Council to bolster the area’s affordable housing market on Tuesday. The $10.4 million investment, made up completely of Hurricane Ian relief money from the federal government, will go toward 280 new apartments in Volusia. All seven county coun...

02/17/2025

What happened in Friday's Flagler plane crash?

A small plane crashed in southern Flagler County on Friday, killing the pilot according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. The Cessna 208 Caravan went down in the woods near the border with Volusia County, initiating a search to locate the craft deep within the treeline. The pilot was believe...

02/16/2025

Beach Belly Bob’s Sandwich Shop will be closing in March according to a post from their page.

Beach Belly Bob’s Sandwich Shop, the locally-owned sandwich restaurant on SR-A1A in Flagler Beach, will be closing in March according to a post from their page. The announcement stated that Sunday, March 23rd would be the business’ final day serving customers at their location between S...

02/13/2025

The first Toyota ever to start first in the Daytona 500.

Chase Briscoe earned the pole position for the upcoming Daytona 500 on Wednesday, triumphing over more than three dozen other NASCAR Cup Series vying to start first in the Great American Race. The 30-year-old Briscoe won the pole driving the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, giving him...

02/10/2025

“The knowledge you have gained and the skills you have sharpened are being utilized now to best serve residents and develop more leaders,” said Dr. Joe Saviak.

The newest class of participants in the Flagler County Local Government Leadership Academy have graduated, the organization announced last week. A group of enrolled Flagler County and city government employees from a variety of different roles participated in the academy together, and are now prepar...

02/06/2025

GOP candidate Randy Fine speaks on immigration, energy costs, whether he plans to move to the district, and more.

When Michael Waltz resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives to become Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor, he vacated the remainder of his term representing Florida’s 6th congressional district. A special election is set for April 1st to fill out the end of Waltz’s term, before the...

02/05/2025

One of the largest fish on Earth was beached - and then saved - on a Volusia County beach.

It’s not every day local law enforcement comes into contact with one of the largest bony fish on Earth, but that’s exactly what happened this week for a deputy with the Volusia Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Urquhart encountered a mola mola, commonly known as an ocean sunfish, stranded at the shore ...

02/04/2025

The Flagler Sheriff's Gala raised $80,000 for the Flagler Sheriff’s Employee Assistance Trust.

The Flagler Sheriff’s Gala was held on Saturday at the Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, and it brought in a hefty sum of money for a good cause. The gala raised $80,000 for the FLagler Sheriff’s Employee Assistance Trust (FSEAT), the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday. FSEA...

02/03/2025

February 21st at The Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center.

The Beatles tribute band ‘1964’ will be performing at The Fitzgerald Performing Arts Center (also known as the Flagler Auditorium) on Friday, February 21st. Palm Coast’s largest live entertainment venue has long been one of the premiere destinations in the area for high-quality musical tribute...

01/31/2025

Flagler County brought in 948,000 tourists in 2024, according to the Palm Coast and Flagler Beaches Tourism Development Office.

Flagler County brought in a whopping 948,000 tourists over the span of 2024, according to data released by the Palm Coast and Flagler Beaches Tourism Development Office. The visitation numbers, along with other key tourism information, was revealed at the organization’s Flagler County Annual Touri...

01/30/2025

Palm Coast's Angel Sexton was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly having sexual relations with a minor.

26-year-old Palm Coast resident Angel Sexton was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly having sexual relations with a minor. The victim, a 13-year-old boy, was reportedly subjected to various inappropriate actions by Sexton in December. Records show that the victim was reportedly visiting Sexton with....

01/29/2025

The Democrat and Republican primaries are settled in Florida's 6th congressional district.

The field has been set for the special election to represent Florida’s 6th congressional district. Randy Fine won the Republican primary on Tuesday, with Josh Weil prevailing in the Democratic primary. The district’s previous representative, Michael Waltz, resigned after he was tapped by Donald ...

01/28/2025

Six interesting candidates were identified, but the City Council still wants to see more.

The Palm Coast City Council on Tuesday received a presentation on its current field of city manager applicants during its regularly scheduled workshop meeting. They were taken through the applicants by Doug Thomas, the Executive VP of Recruiting and Leadership for Strategic Government Resources, the...

01/28/2025

The highly endangered North Atlantic right whale was spotted in Flagler Beach on Monday.

A regular but still magical sight was beholden by many in Flagler Beach on Monday: what appeared to be two North Atlantic right whales spent much of the day moving south within sight of the shore. At least one whale was clearly visible, and it appeared that a calf was closely following behind. The p...