
Eagle Scout candidate puts passion into action, delivers bunker gear dryer project to Fire Rescue Station 62
February 6, 2023 – Eagle Scout candidate Andrew Wheeler has two passions in life: scouting and fire services. He used the passion for one, fire services, to fuel his final project – leading a group of volunteers to make three (3) bunker gear dryers to donate to local...

Towers to Tunnels, 5k Run, Walk in Palm Coast and the Story Behind It
Towers to Tunnels Foundation was started in memory of Stephen Siller. A New York Firefighter who, on his day off on September 11th, 2001, geared up in full firefighter gear, and raced through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnels, all the way to the towers to help rescue...

Home Show at FPC
Home Show is a yearly event that is hosted at FPC (Flagler Palm Coast High-school). This event is loaded with vendors, churches, government agencies, and non-profits, who are looking to provide their information to residents both new and old. This family friendly...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides Flagler County with initial construction schedule for beach renourishment project
February 3, 2023 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers notified Flagler County officials that its 2.6-mile project “is a go” now that the person holding out on two easements will sign to provide access for the work to be done. An initial timeline was also provided that...

Flagler County Local Government Leadership Academy Holds Graduation
Bunnell – Eleven executives, managers, and professionals graduated from the Flagler County Local Government Leadership Academy at a special ceremony at the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Operations Center on Thursday February 2nd . The graduates are: Gina Allman,...

Waterfront Park Construction
Waterfront Park is currently undergoing construction along a section of the trail, where a new kayak launch will be going in. While this is currently under construction, it means a portion of the trail is fenced off, and a large detour has been put in place. The...

Same Caller Makes Another False Bomb Threat to MHS
On Thursday, February 2, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., an unidentified individual contacted FCSO Communications to report that he had set off a number of bombs on the Matanzas High School campus. Together with the MHS school security team, FCSO deputies, including Explosive...

Dunes project adds 12.3 tons of sand in a week to 1,500 linear feet of beach
February 2, 2023 – In the first week of the $3.67 million Hurricane Dorian dunes restoration project from south MalaCompra Park to south Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, Flagler County’s contractor has added 12.3 tons of sand to 1,500 linear feet at the south end...

Firefighters make headway employing new strategy with Favoretta mulch fire
February 2, 2023 – Firefighters are making headway on the mulch fire at Arrow Materials near Favoretta after employing new strategies to extinguish it that include dismantling it into smaller and more manageable piles that are directly impacted by the water from the...

Officials encourage residents with coastal beach erosion from Ian, Nicole to apply for FDEP grant
Flagler County officials are urging residents with coastal beach erosion from hurricanes Ian and Nicole to apply for a grant through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) that just became available. Eligible residents can apply for a “Hurricane...