PALM COAST
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 9, NO. 43
County considers ‘option four’ for Captain’s
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‘BIG MAN’ BULLDOG 11 THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019
Coffey crafts resignation plan County’s administrator since 2007 to seek severance, transition period. PAGE 2
License to speed
The restaurant at Bings Landing has some support for relocation.
PAGE 3 INSIDE OPS CENTER TEST RESULTS
Water intrusion, possible bat guano found in Sheriff’s Operation Center. PAGES 4-5
NEW FLAGLER TECH PROGRAM
Flagler Technical Institute’s new program will help close the age gap in skilled heavy equipment operations technicians. PAGES 20-21
RYMFIRE MAINTENANCE MAN RETIRES
Tom Jones started working for RES when it opened in 2006. PAGE 21
IN MEMORY Photo by Ray Boone
Seven-year-old Carson Neel won the New Smyrna Little 500 on Dec. 27. READ MORE ON PAGE 12
Photo courtesy of Dignity Memorial
Charles M. Helm, 88, of Plantation Bay, died on Jan. 1, 2019. Charlie, as he was known to his friends, was the founding member of the Flagler Auditorium Governing Board, member of the Flagler County Chamber Board, charter member of the Flagler Beach Rotary Club, president of the Flagler Beach Chamber of Commerce, president of the Flagler Beach Scenic Highway, president of the Friends of A1A and more. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 12, at the Flagler Auditorium, 5500 E. Highway 100.
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Inspiring words
Belle Terre student dies
FPC SGA starts the new year with positivity PAGE 15
Photo by Paige Wilson
Flagler Palm Coast SGA member Amy Raleigh paints a banner that will read: “When things go wrong, don’t go with them.”
Third-grader Connor Allen died after being struck by a car that his grandfather was pulling into the garage.
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