- December 16, 2025
+ Student brings tequila-soaked gummies to class
A deputy with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office was notified Thursday, Feb. 9, that an Indian Trails Middle School student was in possession of an alcoholic substance on campus grounds. On further investigation, it was discovered that the student had been handing out tequila-soaked gummy bears to classmates.
According to the report, a deputy and Indian Trails Assistant Principal Kim Gridley went to the classroom after being informed of the substance. A Tupperware bowl was found in the student’s backpack. The bowl contained liquid that “had a distinct smell of an alcoholic beverage.”
The student told Gridley that he had found the bowl near his bus stop and that it contained gummy bears, “but they were all sticky.”
During lunch, the report states, a girl student smelled the inside of the container and asked what was inside. The student replied, “It’s tequila.”
The student’s parents were called, and the student was suspended for 10 days. All gummy bears had been discarded or eaten by the time of the investigation. Breath analyzer tests were administered to two students, both of whom had a blood alcohol content of .000%. No charges were filed.
+ Jailed: P-section man who grew 24 marijuana plants
Members of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Enforcement Team spent much of Tuesday, Feb. 14, cleaning up a marijuana grow operation that was discovered when workers arrived to change locks on the rental house.
Deputies responded to the home on 20 Princeton Lane after the workers discovered the starter plants growing inside. Street value of the marijuana, once matured, was estimated at $24,000.
Luis Urra, 39, was charged with cultivation of marijuana. See www.PalmCoastObserver.com for more.
+ Routine traffic stop results in heroin arrest
A routine traffic stop Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Palm Coast, landed a 47-year-old woman in jail on possession of heroin charges, according to Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Lisa Anne Bookin, of New York, was arrested after deputies found six pouches of heroin in the car in which she was a passenger.
According to the report, Bookin admitted the drugs were hers. Bookin was booked into the Flagler County Inmate Facility on possession of heroin charges.
+ Deadline for real-estate tax exemptions approaches
The deadline for filing 2012 homestead, senior, deployed-military and various other real estate tax exemptions is March 1, according to Flagler County Property Appraiser James E. Gardner Jr. For more, call 313-4150, go to www.FlagerPa.com or visit 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Bunnell.
+ Correction
The cutline to the front page photo of the Take Stock in Children graduates should have read as follows: “Take Stock in Children 2012 graduates Ashley Pelose, Nicole Petro, Nicole Goldberg, Calixte LeBlanc-Ancion and Ramon Vega.” Pelose attends Matanzas High School.
+ Public Meetings
Palm Coast City Council — the next regular meeting is 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Palm Coast Community Center.
Flagler County Board of County Commissioners — the next regular meeting is 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at the Government Services Building.
Flagler County School Board — the next regular workshop/meeting is 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Matanzas High School Pirate Theater.
Brownfields Educational Workshop — a Community Redevelopment Agency-collaborated seminar will be held 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 200 S. Church St. For more, call 437-7516.
