Over 150 Florida Virtual School (FLVS) students were honored on Tuesday at the annual Club Awards Day in Orlando. The ceremony celebrated honorees at the Rosen Centre Hotel, near the SeaWorld Orlando …
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Chris Gollon
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4/23/25
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Volusia County students ages 11 to 18 will have the opportunity to speak on the state of Florida's agriculture in an upcoming speech contest later this month. The Volusia County Farm Bureau is …
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Chris Gollon
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4/8/25
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A 16-year-old male student at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast was arrested last week after punching a school resource deputy, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office announced. The deputy was …
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Chris Gollon
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4/7/25
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is hosting 'The Avion Show' on Monday, March 31st at 6:00 pm, showcasing the long history of the campus' official news operation. The showcase is in the …
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Chris Gollon
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3/31/25
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Flagler School Board member Derek Barrs has been selected by President Donald Trump to become the new Adminstrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The appointment appears …
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Chris Gollon
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3/27/25
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A 14-year-old was arrested by the Flagler County Sheriff's Office this month for allegedly bringing a gun onto campus at Matanzas High School for a basketball game. Though the FCSO named the teen in …
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Chris Gollon
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2/26/25
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The Flagler School Board has settled legal disputes with two former district employees after multiple years of strife. Former Board Attorney Kristy Gavin and former school principal Paul Peacock have …
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Chris Gollon
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2/24/25
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A now-former teacher at Taylor Middle High School in Pierson was arrested on Wednesday for an alleged sexual relationship he had with a student. 35-year-old Patrick Gingras, a Pierson resident, is …
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Chris Gollon
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1/30/25
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Jessie Thompson has relinquished her duties as Chair of the Volusia School Board, following controversial remarks which were taken as offensive to students at one of the county's high schools. …
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Chris Gollon
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1/8/25
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Kristin Bozeman, Principal of Matanzas High School in Palm Coast, has been named Flagler Schools Principal of the Year by the school district, a spokesperson announced on Friday. She was joined in …
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Chris Gollon
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12/16/24
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The Volusia School Board on Tuesday agreed to discuss appointing a new Chair at their next business meeting on January 14th. The move comes in the wake of current Chair Jessie Thompson's …
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Chris Gollon
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12/11/24
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Deltona Mayor Santiago Avila Jr. has publicly called for the removal of Jessie Thompson as Chair of the Volusia School Board following comments Thompson made about students at Deltona High School. …
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Chris Gollon
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12/10/24
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The 11-year-old boy tied to a series of highly disruptive threats placed against multiple schools in Flagler County has been sentenced to a mental health treatment and counseling program. Judge …
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Chris Gollon
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11/15/24
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A 16-year-old girl was arrested by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office on Friday after she was accused of making a threat to shoot up Flagler Palm Coast High School, where she attends. The FCSO …
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Chris Gollon
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11/11/24
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Derek Barrs to a vacant seat on the Flagler School Board two months after he lost his campaign for a full term in office. Barrs replaces Sally Hunt, who resigned to …
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Chris Gollon
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10/31/24
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Flagler School Board members Colleen Conklin and Cheryl Massaro participated in their final business meetings on Monday, with two brand new members waiting in the wings to take their seats. Conklin's …
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Chris Gollon
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10/15/24
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The Florida Department of Education is pushing some districts in the state to narrow the scope of what’s being taught in sexual education classes. Among the topics the state is discouraging are …
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Chris Gollon
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9/24/24
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Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood, in a pivot from his highly-publicized naming and shaming of juvenile suspects in school threat crimes, decided this weekend not to name one suspect on the grounds that …
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Chris Gollon
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9/23/24
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After months of hinting at it, Flagler School Board member Sally Hunt tendered her resignation to the school district on Friday. A spokesman for the district confirmed her resignation Friday …
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Chris Gollon
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9/20/24
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The Volusia Sheriff's Office has arrested and identified two more juveniles suspected of making a school shooting threat against Taylor Middle-High School in Pierson. The arrests continue a trend …
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Chris Gollon
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9/19/24
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