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Palm Coast Doula Delivers Baby in Car While On Route to Hospital

by Krys DeWind | Jun 27, 2023 | #UnbeelievablyPositive, Community, News, Palm Coast

Tabatha Seppala, a Palm Coast resident since 2021, had the joy of helping deliver a baby on route to the hospital. Tabatha states she has always had the dream of becoming a midwife, and ultimately wants to open a birth center here in Flagler County. Currently...

Flagler OARS: Open Arms Recovery Services

by Krys DeWind | Mar 20, 2023 | Community, Features, News

Flagler OARS, is a 501-c3 non-profit organization that focuses on helping people with recovery needs. I had the pleasure of talking with the Executive Director Pam and the Program Manager, Savannah Price. I was able to learn all about Flagler OARS, how they partner...

Random Acts of Kindness: Tracy Miley

by Krys DeWind | Mar 6, 2023 | Community, News, Schools

I had the pleasure of connecting with Tracy Miley, who in 2022, donated a kidney to a friend who lived across the country. Tracy Miley has lived in Flagler County since 2005. She connected with a girl she knew from her high school days in Iowa, Dawn Fowler. They...

Krewe of the 13: Pirates for a Good Cause

by Krys DeWind | Feb 28, 2023 | Community, Features

Cathy Greene and I sat down, and I got to hear the story of how Krewe of the 13 came to be. 7 years ago a group of 13 pirates who were part of a St. Augustine pirate crew, peeled off to start their own crew. They wanted to have a fully functional democratic crew, were...

Eagle Scout candidate puts passion into action, delivers bunker gear dryer project to Fire Rescue Station 62

by Julie Murphy | Feb 6, 2023 | Community, News, Schools

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...