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Jan 18, 2021 7:52 AM DeLand, FL - At their next meeting, the Volusia County Council will weigh in on a proposal to purchase about 36 acres near Old Dixie Highway as part of a conservation effort for the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail. The land in question—which was recently annexed into the City of Ormond Beach—is part of the Plantation Oaks Planned Unit Development (PUD) project, which already has the zoning entitlement to 1,577 units, according to documents provided in the council's agenda for Tuesday (January 19th). More specifically, the subject property has zoning ...

JUPITER — Brightline's northward expansion project will continue its way through Jupiter, closing traffic to motorists at the railroad crossing at Toney Penna Drive between South Old Dixie Highway and Alternate State Road A1A starting next week. The crossing will be closed from 7 a.m. Monday through the evening of Jan. 28.  Construction crews from Brightline are working to complete railroad crossing upgrades as part of the high-speed rail line's expansion, connecting South Florida to Orlando International Airport. Currently, crews are completing work at the railroad crossing on Don...

Jan 14, 2021 4:48 PM Palm Coast, FL - A reckless driver is now facing multiple charges after he crashed and tried to flee from deputies on southbound I-95. The Flagler County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) first received reports of the reckless driver around 2:30 Thursday (January 14) morning, following a tip that came in from Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). Through that tip, deputies learned of a tan Ford Explorer with an Alabama plate that was driving recklessly down southbound I-95 towards Flagler County. That same vehicle also came close to hitting a St. Johns County Sheriff's deputy ...

Investing Daily Printable PDF I’ve been a political junkie ever since elementary school. I remember as a pre-teen, reading The New York Times every day and getting into heated arguments with my teachers about Johnson, Nixon, the Vietnam War, and other weighty issues of the era. Adults found me precocious; classmates found me, well, rather odd. My politically obsessed mind these days is very much on Georgia. If you’re a marijuana investor, your mind should be on the Peach State, too. Democrats need to win both Georgia seats to force a 50-50 Senate and gain control, with Vice President...

On the way. (© FlaglerLive) Last December, the Flagler County Commission approved building five new cell towers in the county, two of them reaching up to 350 feet. Last week, the commission approved raising a third tower from its previously approved height of 199 feet to 320 feet–and to build that tower with Volusia County. The tower is to be located on 20 acres at 1250 South Old Dixie Highway. (The three tallest towers will rise higher than the Statue of Liberty.) The tower is part of the county’s planned new bakbone for its emergency communications system, which is being modernized th...