Freedom Fest planned for July 3

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The Flagler County Veterans Services Office is working with Flagler Broadcasting and the city of Palm Coast Palm Coast on Independence Day festivities. Flagler Broadcasting's annual Freedom Fest — generally held in November around Veterans Day — will be held this year on July 3, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The city of Palm Coast is also planning a fireworks event on July 3 in Central Park in Town Center, to follow Freedom Fest.

Veterans Services Office available to help with VA benefits

Flagler County's Veterans Services Office is available to help veterans with their veterans benefits.

The county's Veterans Services Officer, David Lydon, said the Veterans Services Office is trying to get the word out so that local veterans don't drive out of their way for assistance that's available locally.

"They sometimes drive 30 miles out of the way when they could have help with their veterans' benefits right here," he said. " ... A lot of people do it on their own at home, which you can ... but we also find that they're not as successful because they don't know the ins and outs of what the VA's looking for, especially if you've been out, off active duty, for over a year."

For more information, go to http://www.flaglercounty.org/departments/veterans_services/.

County plans for Memorial Day ceremony

Flagler County will hold its standard Memorial Day ceremony at the Government Services Building on May 31 this year, with COVID-19 safety protocols observed in accordance with CDC guidelines.