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BUNNELL — A 71-year-old Palm Coast woman suffering from mental illnesses was arrested Thursday night following allegations she attacked and injured her husband, deputies said.Sin-Cha Certain was charged with domestic battery and booked at the Flagler County Detention Facility. She was released from jail following her first court appearance.The Flagler County Sheriff's Office responded shortly after 10:40 p.m.

A major street level anti-drug operation in east Volusia County led to the arrest of 23 people this week.The drug suppression operation was conducted Thursday by law enforcement officers from the Sheriff's Office, Daytona Beach, Holly Hill and Ormond Beach police departments in high crime areas in northeast Volusia, said sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson.Narcotics agents assisted by sheriff's helicopters made arrests after transactions were observed by investigators, Davidson said.The arrests included a motorist who sped off from a traffic stop with a 5-year-old child.

There are good rounds of golf. And great rounds. Occasionally, a “career” round.Then there's the round that leaves you rooting through the box of adjectives before giving up and simply tossing it out there on its own, since it really needs no decoration.57.Five-seven.“On the 18th tee I was going through the scores and realized if I parred it, I would have 58, which would be awesome.

The unemployment rates in Flagler and Volusia counties fell in June as the ranks of jobless workers continue to shrink.Employers in the combined two-county area increased their payrolls by 5,700 workers to 185,400 last month, excluding agricultural-related jobs. That's a 3.2 percent increase from June 2014, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.In Flagler County, unemployment declined to 6.3 percent last month, down from 7.6 percent in June of last year.

ORMOND BEACH — It’s early enough that the sun hasn’t yet baked the asphalt on the Granada Bridge when Debbie Kruck rallies her troops.Dressed in camouflage fatigues, a 60-pound rucksack on her back, Kruck walks the winding boardwalk that leads from Cassen Park to the bridge with a growing band of friends. For more than 110 consecutive days, she has trudged the round-trip over the river to raise awareness for 200 troops from the Ormond Beach area serving in Afghanistan.Kruck’s husband is among them.

DAYTONA BEACH - Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. has purchased a five-story office building along the St. Johns River in Jacksonville.The Daytona Beach-based company paid $25.1 million using available cash for the multi-tenant building at 245 Riverside Ave. in Jacksonville, according to a news release. The building was constructed in 2003 and is 99 percent leased.

One of the busiest spots in Flagler County on July 10 was the grand opening party at Finnegan's Black Cloud Saloon as several hundred people showed up to welcome Tim Finnegan and his wife, Joan, back into the local restaurant business.Ten years ago, Finnegan owned Finnegan's Beachside Pub in Flagler Beach and was set to open another restaurant when a series of family issues forced a career change."At that point, I got totally burnt out and needed a break," Finnegan said.After trying his hand at real estate investment, Finnegan found work as a restaurant consultant."I invested in

Hear Styx songs, see “God's Favorite,” hear classic rock . . .1. HEAR STYX SONGS: It'll be a grand illusion when Almost Styx performs at the Bandshell. (Of course it will – they're a Styx tribute band, so what's the most obvious, pun-like way to describe what they do?)In any event, Almost Styx will perform at 7:15 p.m. at the Bandshell, behind the Ocean Walk Shoppes, 250 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach.

Murals of Italian scenery and paint schemes reflecting the Tuscany region highlight the custom house for sale at 1971 Country Club Drive in the heart of the master-planned and gated Spruce Creek Fly-In community.“It's an unusual house in that it's done all in a Mediterranean motif. The murals are all hand-painted with high quality paints,” said Dick Vanatta, the property's listing agent with Spruce Creek Fly-In Realty. “It's a beautiful executive home with both formal and casual living areas.”The house was built in 1991.

Former New Smyrna Beach wrestling coach Mike Strouse is slated to be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Florida Chapter on July 25.The ceremony will be held at the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort in Lake Buena Vista at 8 p.m.Strouse, who teaches at Edgewater Elementary, will be part of a class of seven inducted. Joining him will be Andrew Gugliemini, Robert Matyskiel, Steven Pricer, Don Schroeder and Gary and Jane Townsend.