PALM COAST
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 14, NO. 15
MENTORS ON CALL PAGE 4A THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2023
Drug trafficking investigation arrests nine The FCSO worked with FBI, DEA to arrest cross-country drug trafficking suspects in 15-month case. PAGE 3A
Decision pending
Listen to your heart Songwriters pack emotional punch at Palm Coast festival. PAGE 1B
Wadsworth Elementary School Principal Paul Peacock is placed on administrative leave. PAGE 3A INSIDE FISCAL PLANS
City Council approves budget priorities. PAGE 2A
ALABAMA BOUND
FPC basketball coach Derrick Williams resigns. PAGE 5B
LEASE REASSIGNED Beach Front Grille and Quantum company owners take over lease for High Jackers Restaurant. PAGE 9A
EYE ON THE TROPHY
Bulldogs hope to be in the hunt for a state track title. PAGE 6B
Photos by Brian McMillan
Songwriter Tucker Beathard: “There’s a lot of things people are dealing with internally that they don’t have voices for right now, and I’ve learned that if I write from the heart, if I sing from experience, I can be that voice.” Read his story: https://www.palmcoastsongwritersfestival.com/tucker-beathard.
GIVING BACK
Antonio Amaral Foundation presents $30,000 in scholarships. PAGE 11A
A GRAVE EXPANSION Flagler Memorial Gardens cemetery expands for the first time in 100 years. PAGE 10A
District champs FPC captures district baseball championship.
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Marcella Warner
TURTLE TRACKS
Intent to play
New nests: 14 Total nests: 14 Loggerhead nests: 10 Kemp’s Ridley Nests: 0 Leatherback nests: 4 Beverley Beach: 0 Flagler Beach: 6 Flagler North to Flagler South: 8
Four Flagler Palm Coast athletes sign with colleges.
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INDEX
Business..................... PAGE 9A Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A Letters....................... PAGE 11A Public Notices............ PAGE 8B Sports......................... PAGE 4B Real Estate..................PAGE 7B Veterans.................... PAGE 11A
The Bulldogs raise the district championship trophy.
Photos by Jake Montgomery
Emma Swearingen