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VOLUME 15, NO. 26
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Free speech vs. safety at election sites Q&A: Supervisor of Elections on mail-in ballot security, August heat, ‘shameful’ turnouts of primaries past. 4A
How did a YouTuber buy 5 Bunnell police cars?
Demolition day Flagler Playhouse president ‘excited for new beginnings.’ 7A
The YouTuber said it was ‘the deal of the century.’ PAGE 5A INSIDE 11 TEACHERS SHORT
Flagler Schools has a teacher shortage but district is not desperate, superintendent says. Why were some teachers not renewed? PAGE 4A
750 HOMES
Over last two months, 750 homes OK’d for Sawmill Branch development. PAGE 2A
AROUND THE WORLD Christina Borgmann, Mariah Mills invited to wrestle with Team USA in Bahrain. PAGE 6B
BIZ BUZZ
Former Golden Corral to reopen as the Golden Chopsticks Buffet in August The former Golden Corral next to Lowe’s Home Improvement store will be reopening as a buffet restaurant called the Golden Chopsticks Buffet sometime in the August. The restaurant, located at 225 Cypress Edge Drive, is owned by the company M&L; LLC. Restaurant Manager Vivian Jiang told the Observer that the Golden Chopsticks Buffet will open after the business receives its final approval order from the city. The family-friendly buffet restaurant will have a mix of American, Chinese and Japanese cuisine, including sushi and hibachi grill. The restaurant is not a chain, Jiang said, but the owners do own several restaurants across Florida.
A demolition team tears down the burnt shell of the Flagler Playhouse, which caught fire Oct. 29, 2023. Photo by Sierra Williams
100 years later: Celebrations planned in Flagler Beach PAGE 3A Water world Odyssey Adventure Club hosts local kids for seventeenth year.
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INDEX
Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Comics ....................... PAGE 5B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A Letters........................ PAGE 8A McMillan..................... PAGE 8A Public Notices............ PAGE 6B Sports......................... PAGE 6B Real Estate..................PAGE 7A Veterans..................... PAGE 8A
Indoor soccer Matanzas High soccer campers take their game into the gym. A postcard from Flagler Beach of the pier and the old Flagler Hotel. Image courtesy of Robert Creal
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