PALM COAST
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL? PAGE 3B
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 14, NO. 28
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2023
City slices $2.7 million from budget Palm Coast scales back projects, departmental expenses to accommodate rolled-back tax rate. PAGE 2A
... and we’re back!
Therapy ranch to relocate Whispering Meadows Ranch buys property west of Ormond Beach. PAGE 4A INSIDE FYO RETURNING
School district looks for new Flagler Youth Orchestra director. PAGE 10A
Students returning to school will notice some changes this year.
SUMMER OF SOUL
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African American Cultural Society exhibit showcases 1960s-era shifts in Black music, culture. PAGE 5A
PAY HIKE
Next Flagler Schools Superintendent slated to earn as much as $200,000 in base salary. PAGE 4A
Photo by Brent Woronoff
Matanzas High School Principal Kristin Bozeman at the Back to School Jam on Aug. 5 at FPC
JUST KEEP SWIMMIN’ From floaty to fearless: Luke learns to swim. PAGE 12A
TENTATIVE BUDGET School Board approves tentative property tax rate, $325 million budget. PAGE 11A
Angling for fun Flagler Sportfishing Club holds annual kids’ fishing clinic. PAGE 1B
Quest complete
TURTLE TRACKS
Dawn Lisenby finishes Badwater 135 ultramarathon after dropping out last year.
New nests: 22 Total nests: 801 Loggerhead nests: 554 Kemp’s Ridley Nests: 0 Green sea turtle nests: 241 Leatherback nests: 6 Beverly Beach: 57 Flagler Beach: 235 FNFS: 509
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INDEX
Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner............... PAGE 2B Public Notices........... PAGE 6B Real Estate................. PAGE 6B Sports......................... PAGE 3B Veterans....................PAGE 12A
Champions Royal title for 3-on-3 soccer team. Photo by Michele Meyers
George Riano perfects his cast netting at the kids4reel fishing clinic at Herschel King Park.
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