October, 2023 - Flagler County Buzz

Affordable Housing Advisory Committee has 3 vacancies, holds public hearing November 14

by Julie Murphy | Oct 25, 2023 | News

The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC), which makes recommendations to both the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners and the Palm Coast City Council, is seeking to fill three vacancies. Additionally, the committee is holding a public hearing on...

Two-Time Olympian to Visit Flagler County to Promote Water Safety

by Krys DeWind | Oct 25, 2023 | Events, Flagler Beach

Two-time swimming Olympian, Nimrod Shapira, holds water safety close to his heart. So much so that he founded AQUAfin Swim School, a branch of which opened here in Flagler County in 2022. On Saturday October 28th, from 11am to 2pm, both Mr. Shapira and AQUAfin Swim...

Male Arrested on Six Counts of Sexual Battery on a Juvenile

by Krys DeWind | Oct 25, 2023 | FCSO

A 28-year-old man has been arrested for sexually battering a juvenile multiple times over the span of several years. In September 2023, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Advent Health in Palm Coast after hospital staff called to report a possible...

Deputies’ Selfless Act of Kindness: A Heartwarming Story of Compassion and Community Support”

by Kim Hunt | Oct 24, 2023 | #UnbeelievablyPositive, FCSO, News

From the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office: Over the weekend, Deputy Manka observed a man lying on his back on the sidewalk along US-1 and stopped to conduct a welfare check. Shortly after, Deputy First Class Jenkins arrived to assist. During the check, they...

FCSO Assistance in BPD Death Investigation Leads to Arrest of Poison Peddler

by Kim Hunt | Oct 24, 2023 | FCSO

An arrest has been made three years after a 29-year-old female died from an overdose in Bunnell. On July 25, 2020, Bunnell Police Department (BPD) Officers responded to a residence on S. Pine Street (now E. Booe Street) in Bunnell to a possible overdose. Shortly after...