PALM COAST
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
FPC GLIDES TO VICTORY PAGE 5B
VOLUME 14, NO. 36
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2023
Splash pad to be fixed in July 2024 Palm Coast expects Holland Park splash pad repairs to cost about $3 million and finish in July 2024. PAGE 2A
District victim of fraudulent fund transfer FCSO, FBI assisting Flagler Schools with investigation.
Saddle up! Pro Rodeo draws crowds despite weekend rains. PAGE 1B
PAGE 4A INSIDE BIBLE CHALLENGED
Flagler Schools Superintendent LaShakia Moore reviews book challenge for the Bible. PAGE 4A
TREE TROUBLE
Developer to replace 204 trees, pay Flagler Beach’s tree fund $28,000 in tree mitigation agreement. PAGE 16A
ASK THE MAYOR
Mayor David Alfin answers your questions. PAGE 12A
TURNING 109
Palm Coast resident Mabel Dunbar turned 109 on Sept. 5. PAGE 13A
PROTESTOR ARREST
Flagler County youth organizer Cameron Driggers among protestors arrested at Kevin McCarthy’s office. PAGE 9A
NEW MUSEUM?
Flagler County Historical Society hopes to turn historic courthouse into a museum. PAGE 14A
CONDOS READIED
Grand Haven condos are ready to sell after almost 20 years of construction, stagnation. PAGE 14A
Michele Happer turns hard around the final barrel.
Tackling cancer
Photo by Jake Montgomery
Football game ‘gold-out’ for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. PAGE 4B
TURTLE TRACKS
Whale beached
New nests: 0 Total nests: 863 Loggerhead nests: 577 Kemp’s Ridley Nests: 0 Green sea turtle nests: 280 Leatherback nests: 6 Beverly Beach: 64 Flagler Beach: 249 FNFS: 550
Ailing pygmy sperm whale found just north of Marineland.
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INDEX
Business.................... PAGE 11A Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A The Fine Arts.............. PAGE 3B Letters.......................PAGE 12A Public Notices...........PAGE 10A Sports......................... PAGE 4B Real Estate................. PAGE 8B
Tracking in mud Photo by Christine Rodenbaugh
Zachary Catalano is recognized by the cheer squad and Flagler Palm Coast High School fans before the start of the game on Sept. 29. Catalano was one of several Flagler Warriors, kids fighting cancer, who attended the game against Ponte Vedra High. In the game, the Sharks defeated an injury-depleted Bulldogs squad, 31-0.
Cross Country runners have fun during a muddy Run Matanzas.
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