Palm Coast Town Center Suggested By Gov. Scott As Economic ‘Opportunity Zone’
Palm Coast, FL – The Town Center in Palm Coast has been recommended by Governor Rick Scott to become one of the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s Opportunity Zones, which means that tax incentives could be provided to investors looking to invest in the area. According to the Flagler County Department of Economic Opportunity […]
Deltona OKs Juvenile Curfew Ordinance That Would Fine An Offender’s Parents
Deltona, FL – Last month, the Deltona City Commission voted in favor of an ordinance, endorsed by Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, that would allow the city to fine parents $50 if their child is seen out past curfew. Chitwood called for the change citing a rise in juvenile crimes such as car break-ins and […]
Florida Appeals Court Upholds Insurance Records Exemption
Florida – An appeals court Friday upheld the constitutionality of a law creating a public-records exemption for certain insurance information, overturning a ruling by a circuit judge who said the law was overbroad and didn’t adequately detail a need for the exemption. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, in an eight-page decision, […]
Votran To Host Statewide Competition For Bus Drivers & Technicians In Daytona
Daytona Beach, FL – Votran will soon host bus operators and maintenance technicians from across the state at the upcoming 2018 Annual Florida Triple Crown Bus Roadeo in Daytona Beach. The roadeo, which is scheduled to take place at the Ocean Center (101 N Atlantic Ave.) on April 27 and 28, is an opportunity for […]
AAA: Floridians Are Facing The Highest Average Gas Prices In Over 3 Years
Florida – According to AAA – The Auto Club Group, current gas prices in the State of Florida are the most expensive they have been in more than three years. As of Sunday, April 22, the national gas price average was $2.76 per gallon, the highest average price Americans have seen at the pump since […]
DeLand Man Involved In Fiery Crash That Left Motorcyclist Dead In Pine Hills
Pine Hills, FL – A DeLand man was involved in a fiery crash in Pine Hills, FL that left a motorcyclist dead on Monday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), 46-year-old Rufus Hill, of DeLand, was traveling westbound on Silver Star Rd. in Pine Hills, Orange County, at around 3:20 AM on Monday. […]
Police: Armed Man With ‘Black’ Teeth Robs Ormond Beach Dollar General
Ormond Beach, FL – Police are looking for an armed man, described as having “black teeth,” who robbed a Dollar General in Ormond Beach on Sunday night. Ormond Beach police (OBPD) say the man entered the Dollar General Store at 1545 N. U.S.1 just before 5:55 PM on Sunday and approached the front register. The […]
Masked Man Robs Daytona Beach Taco Bell At Gunpoint
Daytona Beach, FL – Police in Daytona Beach are asking for the public’s help as they search for the masked man who robbed a Taco Bell at gunpoint on Sunday night. According to the Daytona Beach Police Department, a man wearing a black ski mask and carrying a black revolver went into the Taco Bell […]
Florida GOP Gubernatorial Candidates To Debate In June
Florida – The Republican Party of Florida, partnering with Fox News, announced Thursday that a nationally televised debate among the party’s gubernatorial candidates will be held June 28 in Orlando. State Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and Congressman Ron DeSantis are among the announced Republican candidates to succeed outgoing Gov. Rick Scott. State House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land […]
Florida Jobless Rate Continues To Hold Steady At 3.9%
Florida – Florida’s jobs picture showed little change through the first quarter of 2018, with the unemployment rate holding at 3.9 percent in March — the same as it has been since December, according to numbers released Friday by the state Department of Economic Opportunity. The March unemployment rate, better than the national mark of 4.1 percent, […]
