- December 16, 2025
+ City, county host Veterans Day celebrations Nov. 11
The city of Palm Coast will kick off Veterans Day festivities 8:30 a.m., Nov. 11, at Heroes Memorial Park, on Palm Coast Parkway. An honor guard ceremony will be held by the city’s fire department, with Mayor Jon Netts leading the program with a brief address. Councilman Holsey Moorman will also speak, and the Matanzas High School JROTC and festival choir will perform. Call 986-3708.
At 10 a.m., the county will hold a ceremony at the entrance to the Government Services Building, at 1769 E. Moody Blvd. Thirty-five-year military veteran retired Lt. Gen. Charles S. Mahan will speak. Mahan served in Vietnam, as well as in Germany, Kuwait and Iraq. Flagler Palm Coast High School’s Formality Singers will also perform, as will the school’s Air Force JROTC and Flagler’s Girl and Cub Scots. Call 313-4000.
+ County charged $300,000 for old Medicaid bills
In his report to the County Commission Nov. 7, County Administrator Craig Coffey announced that, instead of the $260,000 Flagler usually pays for its Medicaid coverage, this year it could be charged more than double that, at $560,000.
He told the board that the state recently sent his office a bill, citing unpaid charges from as far back as 2007.
Normally, the county budgets $400,000 for Medicaid annually, but pays $260,000. If it is forced to make up the extra $300,000, the excesses will paid for through contingency reserves.
+ County approves $15,000 for USTA tennis in Palm Coast
Following the Tourist Development Council’s Oct. 19 recommendation to approve a $10,000 grant for promotion of the Palm Coast Tennis Center’s third USTA Men’s Futures Tennis Championship, the County Commission approved the funding for marketing the Feb. 5, 2012, event. The commission also approved a $5,000 grant to Palm Coast for a half-marathon 5K Fun Run, in January.
+ Bank reports customer urinates in teller tube
An employee of RBC Bank, in Palm Coast, reported a male customer at the drive-through Nov. 2 apparently urinated in the bank tube after he was denied the purchase of a money order.
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies said the customer pulled into the drive-through around 8:50 a.m., and asked if they sold money orders. When he was told no, he became upset and mumbled something about bad customer service.
The bank employee said a short time later, another customer pulled into the same drive-through lane. The customer reported that there was liquid in the tube and it smelled like urine. The customer then picked the tube up and the liquid spilled onto her and her vehicle. The bank employee then inspected the tube, coming to the conclusion that it was, indeed, urine.
Deputies are currently working to identify the customer. Charges of nuisances injurious to health, a second-degree misdemeanor, may be filed once the investigation is completed.
+ Daytona North man charged with shaking 4-month-old
An 18-year-old Daytona North man has been arrested on child abuse charges after his four-month-old son was hospitalized last month injured and unresponsive.
Edward Parker III, of Berrybush Street, was arrested Nov. 3 on aggravated child abuse in connection with the Oct. 24 hospitalization of the infant.
Detectives said Parker had been babysitting while the baby’s 18-year-old mother was doing school work at her home. Detectives said Parker tossed the baby onto a bed when the child started crying. Parker told deputies he was preparing to go for a run around 5 p.m. when the baby woke up and started crying.
Detectives said Parker also shook the baby and when he became unresponsive, Parker transported him to Florida Hospital Flagler.
The child was transferred to Wolfson’s Children Hospital in Jacksonville where he was being treated for his injuries Monday.
Parker was being held in the Flagler County Inmate Facility Nov. 7, on $25,000 bond.
GEORGIA TURNER REPLACES HEISER AT TDC
The Flagler County Chamber of Commerce & Affiliates announced Nov. 4 that Georgia Turner has accepted a position as the new vice president of the Tourist Development Council, replacing Peggy Heiser.
Turner comes to the chamber from the Daytona Beach Area Conventions and Visitors Bureau, where she acted as the director of specialized markets. For 10 years prior to that, she operated her own marketing and public-relations agency, Georgia Turner Group.
Turner also collaborated with Heiser, the former vice president of tourism, on a media tour and Visit Florida promotion.
“I am delighted to accept this position,” Turner said. “I’ve watched Flagler County’s tourism efforts grow over the last six years with a lot of admiration. Flagler County has a bright future as a tourism destination, and I look forward to working with all of the tourism partners to increase its visibility and recognition.”
Turner’s start date is Nov. 21. She will oversee two tourism staff members.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Palm Coast City Council — the next workshop is 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at the Palm Coast Community Center.
Flagler County Board of County Commissioners — the next regular meeting is 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, at the Government Services Building
• Commissioner Nate McLaughlin will hold a town-hall meeting 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at Hidden Trails Community Center, at 6108 Mahogany Blvd.
Flagler County School Board — a public hearing on a potential mandatory uniforms policy will be held 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at the Flagler Auditorium. The next regularly scheduled meeting will take place immediately following.
