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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…
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Published September 14Bunnell City Manager Alvin Jackson Cancels Radio Appearance, Avoiding Landfill and Fuel Depot Questions
Bunnell City Manager Alvin Jackson abruptly canceled his scheduled radio appearance moments before airtime, dodging critical questions regarding a controversial 610-acre garbage dump, ongoing secrecy surrounding fuel depot negotiations, and structural issues at City Hall, leaving…
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Published September 14The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, September 14, 2026
The Flagler County Commission meets, the Garden Club at Palm Coast meets, the Bunnell City Commission meets in its waterlogged City Hall, more slop in the guise of a new news source in Volusia.
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Published September 11Fairgrounds Expo Hall Ribbon-Cutting Set for Sept. 23
A much anticipated ribbon-cutting ceremony for the “Fairgrounds Expo Hall” is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. September 23 (Wednesday) at the Fairgrounds, 170 Sawgrass Road, Bunnell.
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Published September 09Bunnell in Secret Development Agreement With Fuel Depot Company Palm Coast and Ormond Beach Rejected
Bunnell City Manager Alvin Jackson conducted secret negotiations with Belvedere Terminals after Ormond Beach and Palm Coast rejected the firm's rail-fed fuel depot. Disguised under Jackson's personal catchphrase as Project "Another Great Day," the City Commission approved a…
FlaglerLive
Published September 04How Bunnell’s Backroom Bootlickers Sold Out West Flagler for a Trash Mountain
Bunnell City Manager Alvin Jackson kept a plan for a 610-acre garbage dump in the heart of West Flagler--a landfill almost a third the size of Fresh Kills, New York City's old landfill on Staten Island--long enough to ensure its approval by a spineless, misinformed planning…
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Published September 03Cutbacks Force Closure of Flagler’s Free Hazardous Waste Facility as County Scrambles for Alternatives
Flagler County is closing its free Household Hazardous Waste site on Old Kings Road on Sept. 18 as part of budget cutbacks. Residents must now pay Waste Pro in Bunnell to dispose of dangerous materials like paint and electronics, though commissioners are facing resident backlash…
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Published September 02Bunnell Planning Board Approves Landfill in 3-1 Vote Despite Secrecy, Questions and Public Revolt
Rejecting the unanimous opposition of scores of residents, farmers and neighbors, the Bunnell planning board this evening approved an application for a 610-acre garbage dump planned for west Flagler along State Road 100. Unless the decision is appealed by a member of the public,…
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Published September 01The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
The Bunnell zoning board decides whether to approve a 610-acre garbage dump it would have rather kept secret, the Palm Coast City Council meets this evening, County Commissioner Greg Hansen in his last appearance at the Hammock Community Association meeting, Viet Thanh Nguyen on…
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Published August 31Bunnell Was Trying to Keep Secret a Planned 610-Acre Landfill Off State Road 100
Bunnell officials abandoned their possibly illegal attempt to keep Project Butterfly a secret and revealed plans for a 610-acre garbage dump off State Road 100, not far from Daytona North, or the Mondex. Cocomero LLC seeks a special land-use exception to build the facility on…
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Published August 28Bunnell’s New $10 Million City Hall Plagued by Leaks and Mold Since Day 1. Manager Hid Problems From Commission.
Bunnell Vice Mayor John Rogers was incensed to learn that the newly built $10 million City Hall and Police Department has been leaking since it opened a year ago. Black mold is growing as well. City Manager Alvin Jackson hid the construction defects from the Bunnell City…
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Published August 27Palm Coast and County Officials Raise Alarms Over Bunnell’s Secrecy on Zoning Change
Bunnell government is withholding all details regarding a special zoning exception for a confidential economic development effort dubbed Project Butterfly. The city's planning board plans to vote on the special exception on Sept. 1 without disclosing the applicant, the location,…