2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (360+ words) Most people have never heard of Chapter 163, but this single chapter of Florida law has controlled how our county has grown for the last 40 years " and its repeated weakening is one of the main reasons we face flooding, strained water…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (226+ words) Greg Feldman is a candidate for Flagler County commission District 2 I recently attended a Board of County Commissioners workshop where several issues were discussed, including the preservation of Old Brick Road, also known as Old Dixie Highway, constructed in the…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (593+ words) Palm Coast leaders are taking a renewed approach to redevelopment along the State Road 100 corridor, advancing an incentive program aimed at encouraging vertical, mixed-use projects in Town Center, before the Community Redevelopment Agency sunsets in 2034." The proposal, presented by Community…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (230+ words) Gov. Ron De Santis signed nine bills from the 2026 regular session into law on Thursday, including a measure that allows volunteer security guards at houses of worship to carry guns without facing state licensing requirements The bill (SB 52) creates an…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (271+ words) The City of Ormond Beach will rename a road named after a local family due to backlash over a proposed townhome development with the same name." City Commissioner Kristin Deaton made the request to rename Yoon Way to the city…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (288+ words) Gov. Ron De Santis signed a bill Monday night allowing single-family homes to be built on some property zoned for agriculture. The measure (SB 686) allows agricultural land bordered by development to be classified as an "agricultural enclave" and developed to…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (602+ words) Volusia County's $5. 1 million road project on Hand Avenue in Ormond Beach was designed to increase capacity and safety. It's also blocking an entrance to one of the city's largest churches. Members of Prince of Peace Catholic Church, located at 600 S. Nova…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (436+ words) Observer Local News My View, Theresa Pontieri: Keep housing decisions local " let the free market work "We must return decision-making power where it belongs: to local governance. Palm Coast and Flagler County officials live here." Theresa Pontieri is vice mayor…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (769+ words) Flagler Beach, with a mind to reimagine itself as a multi-modal city, has approved a new mobility impact fee for new development." The Commission voted 5-0 at its April 9 to implement these mobility impact fees for new development with a vision…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (571+ words) A Flagler Beach realtor and local business owner is taking on a more than 600-mile journey across Florida, turning a deeply personal experience into a mission to raise awareness and support survivors of sexual violence. Megan Farrell-Nelson began her walk…...