News in Bunnell
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Published 3 hours agoAndy Dance Assumes Presidency of Northeast Florida Regional Council as Data Centers Hum Anew
Flagler County Commissioner Andy Dance assumed the presidency of the Northeast Florida Regional Council today as the council, which normally meets in Jacksonville, held its meeting at Bunnell's Nexus Center. Regional leaders addressed pressing infrastructure challenges, economic…
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Published September 30A Resident Requested Public Records from Bunnell. City Manager Alvin Jackson Called Her Employer.
Bunnell City Commissioner John Rogers suggested that City Manager Alvin Jackson retaliated against a citizen opposing a garbage dump project by contacting her employer after she filed public records requests. Rogers confronted Jackson, who falsely claimed the request came from…
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Published September 30Sheriff Staly Introduced New Helicopter, Soon to Extend Flagler’s Policing and Medevac Capabilities
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly publicly presented the agency's newly acquired Bell helicopter this morning at the Operations Center in Bunnell. Acquired after talks regarding a joint 24-hour rescue operation stalled with the county, the aircraft provides night vision and rapid…
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Published September 29City Manager Alvin Jackson Called a ‘Fraud’ Turning Bunnell to ‘S***’ as Landfill Fouls Commission Meeting
Some two dozen Bunnell residents and others confronted City Manager Alvin Jackson and the City Commission Monday evening with sharp, at times bitter and at times emotional, public opposition to the 610-acre landfill Jackson shepherded through regulatory approval four weeks ago.…
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Published September 28Cold-Weather Shelter May Move to New Hall at County Fairgrounds as Local Governments Increase Support
Flagler County’s only cold weather homeless shelter lost its previous location at Church on the Rock in Bunnell and is now evaluating two options--the county fairgrounds' Expo Hall, rent-free, or First United Methodist Church in Flagler Beach. The Sheltering Tree is leaning…
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Published September 2857-Year-Old Bunnell Man Killed in Pick-Up Truck Crash on U.S. 1 Near RV Park
Thomas L. Tigner, a 57-year-old resident of Bunnell (formerly of Palm Coast), was killed moments before midnight Friday in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 1, south of Education Way and Royal Palms Parkway.
Palatka Daily News
Published September 23Prep golf roundup: Panthers boys rebound for victory
One day after coming out on the short end of a dual meet to district and region champion Fleming Island, the Palatka Junior-Senior High School boys golf team rebounded with a 173-176 victory over Flagler Palm Coast at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Bunnell. On the challenging…
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Published September 22Melvin Adona Defense Appeals 10-Year Prison Sentence for Hit-and-Run Deaths Over Procedural Error
The defense attorney for Melvin Adona, the man Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols sentenced to 10 years in prison for the hit-and-run deaths of two people in Bunnell in 2023, is asking an appellate court to vacate the sentence and order a new sentencing hearing, but before a different…
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Published September 21Bunnell Commissioners Deliver Deeply Divided Evaluations of City Manager Alvin Jackson
Bunnell commissioners delivered sharply polarized annual evaluations for city manager Alvin Jackson, highlighting deep political fractures on the board. Three members praised his exceptional leadership and granted a three percent raise. Two commissioners issued failing grades,…
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Published September 17Bunnell City Manager Alvin Jackson Moves Up His Exit Amid Growing Transparency Scrutiny
Bunnell City Manager Alvin Jackson accelerated his planned retirement date to June 2027 following intense public scrutiny regarding administrative secrecy, controversial development projects, and fractured communication with city commissioners, one of whom discovered the news…
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Published September 14County Joins Mounting Challenges Against Bunnell Board’s Approval of 610-Acre Garbage Dump
Flagler County commissioners unanimously agreed to appeal the Bunnell planning board's approval, barely past months of secrecy, of a 610-acre landfill, initiating administrative pushback, and exploring dispute resolutions ahead of a potential lawsuit. The county's actions may not…
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Published September 14Flagler County Man Faces Felony Animal Cruelty Charge After Starving a 27-Year-Old Horse
Jim Tyrone Lee, 41, faces a third-degree felony charge for aggravated animal cruelty after investigators found a 27-year-old horse severely emaciated at a property on County Road 13 in Bunnell. Medical exams revealed inadequate nutrition compounded by untreated pituitary pars…