PALM COAST
COOP DREAMS PAGE 5A
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 14, NO. 20
THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2023
State Guard coming to Flagler? Flagler County is proposed location of $10 million Florida State Guard joint training facility. PAGE 3A
FPC names new athletic director
Up in the air Flagler School of Dance hosts spring recital. PAGE 3B
Flagler Palm Coast graduate Scott Drabczyk to replace Steve DeAugustino. PAGE 5B INSIDE ‘WEIGHT’ TO GO
Fisher Lifting celebrates oneyear anniversary. PAGE 10A
TAXABLE VALUE UP
City Watch: Palm Coast’s property value has increased by 12% since 2022. PAGE 2A
FULMER STAYING
Flagler Auditorium Director Amelia Fulmer will defer retirement. PAGE 9A
ELECTION EXPENSES Supervisor of Elections Office asks for 50% budget increase ahead of 2024 elections. PAGE 10A
SUMMER DOLDRUMS Brian McMillan details the battle with boredom. PAGE 12A
BACK TO COACHING
Photo by Brian McMillan
“Stomp!” with Kerry O’Connell, Lexi Rausch, Alexa Gonzalez, Claire Collins
Q+A with Flagler Palm Coast’s Steve DeAugustino PAGE 5B
PEACOCK GONE
District decides to replace Wadsworth Elementary Principal Paul Peacock. PAGE 8A
TURTLE TRACKS New nests: 64 Total nests: 227 Loggerhead nests: 88 Kemp’s Ridley Nests: 0 Green sea turtle nests: 7 Leatherback nests: 2 Beverley Beach: 19 Flagler Beach: 87 FNFS: 121
INDEX
Business....................PAGE 10A Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A The Fine Arts.............. PAGE 4B Public Notices............ PAGE 8B Sports......................... PAGE 5B Real Estate..................PAGE 7B Veterans....................PAGE 12A
In the movies
Palm Coast women’s Irish wolfhound is in new movie with Robert De Niro.
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Showing support
Flagler Pride festival takes over Central Park. PAGE 1B Photo by Sierra Williams
Stephanie Andrew, J. Marie Bailey, Dorian Umansky and Cameron Driggers volunteered with Equality Florida during the Flagler Pride event.