Ryan Diesing News Today

The Flagler County Commission approved placing a referendum on the ballot to renew the school district's half-penny sales surtax.

Flagler County’s west side, a mainstay of Flagler’s economy because of its agriculture businesses, has been left behind by the information revolution. Residents there are pursuing avenues to extend broadband access to the region, so far without success. (© FlaglerLive) When it comes to high-speed internet, residents of western Flagler County are treated like second-class citizens. Students can’t reliably connect to remote classes. The efficiency of business owners, among them farmers–...