THE HAMMOCK
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 2, NO. 6
FCSO honors employees PAGE 8A
FREE ON NEWSSTANDS | THURSDAY AUGUST 6, 2026
Flagler County: Let’s get this dune
Beach restoration project moves ahead on Reach 2, despite Beverly Beach Camptown seawall concerns PAGE 4A
Pushing pause button on data centers County approves 1-year moratorium. PAGE 4A
Ragga returns Ragga Surf Cafe sets up at Marineland Dolphin Adventure PAGE 9A
INSIDE SUPER SPEEDER
Sheriff Rick Staly arrests 125 mph super speeder while off duty. PAGE 2A
RESCUED FROM FIRE
Flagler County deputies rescue Palm Coast homeowner from house fire. PAGE 2A
WESTWARD?
City of Palm Coast approves first vote on annexation of over 7,000 acres west of U.S. 1. But it’s all contingent on assurances from the landowners, and that got complicated at the Aug. 4 meeting. The votes were tabled. PAGE 3A
INDEX
Business..................... PAGE 9A Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner................PAGE 2A Crossword.................. PAGE 2C Letters.......................PAGE 10A Public Notices............ PAGE 5C Schools....................... PAGE 3B Sports......................... PAGE 8B Real Estate................. PAGE 4B
Seth Binkele takes orders from the bus window. Photo by Rachel Mills
Ready for school?
Youth movement
Bookend freshmen classes have energized the FPC girls soccer team and veteran coach Pete Hald.
Flagler gets head start on school year. PAGE 1B
PAGE 8B
Luna Lopez poses with members of Costumers with a Cause at the Flagler Schools’ Back to School Jam. Photo by Brent Woronoff
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