PALM COAST
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 17, NO. 9
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Did Flagler County waste $59 million? Florida CFO calls out Flagler for overspending. Chair Pennington agrees. PAGE 4A | Clee’s rebuttal. PAGE 4A
1.6K people rally for ‘No Kings’
Candy hunters Over 4,000 attend Palm Coast’s annual Egg’Stravaganza PAGE 1B
Three protests held in Flagler County. PAGE 11A INSIDE INTERNATIONALS!
Flagler Schools Future Problem Solvers earn awards, scholarships and international invites at Florida competition. PAGE 3A
S-SECTION
Gas station and retail planned for Sesame and Seminole Woods in Palm Coast. PAGE 5B
KIDS WITH CANCER
Masks 4 Miracles event fills 42 comfort bags for childhood cancer patients. PAGE 5A
FREE CLINIC
Daytona Beach free clinic opens. Flagler’s Belletto praises efforts. PAGE 6A
Arrested in Flagler: a North Carolina fugitive wanted for stabbing a woman
A North Carolina woman wanted for attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a pregnant woman was arrested in Flagler County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested Marvina Marie Butler-Hardy on southbound Interstate 95 near Mile Marker 280 in Flagler County on March 30. The FHP received information that Hardy was traveling southbound through Duval and to be on the lookout for Hardy’s silver Hyundai. Hardy is accused of stabbing a pregnant woman in a North Carolina shopping plaza, according to a social media post from the CharlotteMecklenburg Police Department in North Carolina. Hardy is being held at the Flagler County jail pending her extradition to North Carolina.
Dexton and Ava at Egg’Stravaganza at Central Park in Town Center. Photo by Shauna McIntosh
Winning season
Matanzas girls lacrosse team tops FPC to clinch first winning season in 10 years. PAGE 10B
School record
Flagler Palm Coast’s Strawser wins two titles, McFall breaks a school record at Five Star Conference weightlifting.
INDEX
Business..................... PAGE 5B Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner................PAGE 2A Crossword.................. PAGE 9B Letters....................... PAGE 11A Public Notices............ PAGE 5C Schools....................... PAGE 3B Sports..........................PAGE 7B Tributes ...................... PAGE 4C Real Estate................. PAGE 6B
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Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs ground Hawks in Five Star Conference flag football tournament. Matanzas’ Addison Alred celebrates the Pirates’ 10-5 girls lacrosse victory over Flagler Palm Coast with her teammates. Photo by Brent Woronoff
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