PALM COAST
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 17, NO. 24
Player returns as coach PAGE 10B
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Election guide Both ways: Budget cuts, plus tax rate increase
Primary is Aug. 18. Here’s the easiest way to compare the candidates. PAGE 1B
Best in show Westminster-style event gives local shelter dogs their moment to shine. PAGE 8A
City Council backs 4.2296 maximum millage rate next year. Here’s what it means. PAGE 5A INSIDE STATE REPS REPORT Legislative wins. Plus: Sam Greco on school vouchers; Tom Leek on property tax amendment. PAGE 3A
NO DATA CENTERS? County advances one-year data center moratorium. PAGE 5A
MOVING ON
Flagler Schools ESE Director Kim Halliday is retiring, will take a new role to help other districts. PAGE 6A
STOLEN ATV FOUND
Mosquito Control finds Turtle Patrol’s vehicle in Marineland. PAGE 6A
Flagler Humane Society Volunteer Coordinator Molly Brady presents an adoptable puppy during the inaugural Dog Show at the Nexus Center in Bunnell on Sunday. Photo by Dan Medeiros
A NEW VENUE
Split Oak Ranch celebrates grand opening with festival. PAGE 8B
Florida tourism began on the Brick Road
A journey through a forgotten time with historian Preston Zepp. PAGE 4A
INDEX
Business..................... PAGE 8B Calendar..................... PAGE 5B Cops Corner................PAGE 2A Crossword.................. PAGE 2C Letters....................... PAGE 11A Public Notices............ PAGE 5C Schools........................PAGE 7B Sports......................... PAGE 9B Tributes ...................... PAGE 4C Real Estate..................PAGE 7B
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Postcard featuring the Dixie Highway in the 1920s. Photo courtesy of Palm Coast City Historian Preston Zepp