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Terry RoenSeptember 10, 2017

Flagler County put the brakes on hurricane parties by issuing an emergency order suspending the sale of alcohol. Bars, restaurants, liquor stores and grocery stores are prohibited from selling alcohol until the order is lifted. “We don’t need hurricane parties going on that drive disturbances, and we don’t need you driving impaired while people are […]

Associated PressNovember 28, 2016

When Randall Baker began renting out a pair of College Park cottages through Airbnb, he says he thought he had done everything right. He had a business license through the state and tax receipts from the city and county. But after a neighbor complained, Orlando code enforcement determined Baker was violating zoning rules. Though he […]

Scott PowersOctober 8, 2016

On Florida’s northern Atlantic coast from New Smyrna Beach to the Georgia state line, residents may spend a second straight evening in the dark. Massive power outages are being reported as far west as Baker and Bradford counties, after Hurricane Matthew’s journey north up the seaboard Friday. 673,019, or 8 percent, of Florida electrical customers lack power. […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

Volusia County has gone almost entirely dark, and Flagler and Indian River counties are not far behind, because of Hurricane Matthew. The latest power outage reports provided by Gov. Rick Scott‘s office show 78 percent of power customers in Volusia were without electricity as of noon, while 69 percent of Flagler customers, 67 percent of Indian […]

Scott PowersOctober 7, 2016

More than a half-million customers statewide including most in Brevard and Volusia counties have lost power due to Hurricane Matthew, the office of Gov. Rick Scott reported Friday morning. The hardest hit areas, as expected, are the coastal counties from Martin through Flagler, with more power outages expected in coming hours as Matthew lurches northward toward Jacksonville. […]

Associated PressMay 6, 2015

The former elections chief in Flagler County has been charged with making illegal recordings of conversations. Kimberle Weeks was arrested Wednesday on 12 counts of illegally intercepting communication and disclosing communications. Bail was set at $12,000, and she was released a short time after being booked. An indictment shows Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner, […]

Tag: Flagler County

No crying in your beer: Flagler County suspends alcohol sales

Orlando grapples with Airbnb, other rental networks

As of 6 p.m, over 673,000 Floridians still have no power

Power outage in Volusia approaches 80%; 826,000 statewide and rising

More than half of Brevard, Volusia residents without power due to Hurricane Matthew

Former Flagler elections chief arrested