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Local Palm Coast Mother Faces Lung Transplant After Sudden Illness, Community Rallies to Help

by Flagler County Buzz | Nov 5, 2025 | Community

Kristen Dross, a 50-year-old Palm Coast mother of two, is preparing for a lung transplant at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville after a rapid progression of lung disease that began in April with what seemed like simple shortness of breath. The family has established a...

Guitars For Vets: Helping Our Soldiers Through Music Therapy

by Krys DeWind | Jul 1, 2023 | Community, Features, Palm Coast

Guitars 4 Vets is a national organization, that just had a Flagler County Chapter open up. Earl Presley, a veteran himself, stepped up to see a chapter open up here in Palm Coast. They currently work out of the DAV off of Florida Park Drive. The goal of this...

Founder of SMART, Caroline Johnson Named Person of the Month By Flagler County Residents

by Krys DeWind | Jul 1, 2023 | #UnbeelievablyPositive, News, Palm Coast

Caroline Johnson of Palm Coast was nominated by many people in the community for being a positive person in our community. Caroline Johnson currently runs the Lost and Found Pets page on Facebook, as well as being the founder of SMART, a local animal rescue that...

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...

Palm Coast Memorial Day Ceremony Draws Crowd to Remember the Fallen

by Krys DeWind | May 29, 2023 | Community, Events, News

Today, May 29th, 2023, for Memorial Day, the City of Palm Coast hosted a Memorial Ceremony to honor the fallen soldiers, firefighters, and law enforcement. The ceremony was attended by Sheriff Staly, the Palm Coast Fire Chief, Leann Pennington, Ed Danko, Gold Star...