COUNTY 

Flagler Live 

Flagler County’s Shannon Fountain’s Photo Featured in 2025 State Calendar  

Flagler County will be featured in the Florida Association of Counties 2025 calendar “Stormy Skies” for the month of May with a stunning aerial image of Flagler Beach that was shot by photographer Shannon Fountain. It is the third year running that the county has been featured prominently in the calendar. 

 

North Escambia 

Escambia Commissioners To Consider Policy Governing Their Internet Communications  

The Escambia County Commission is set to discuss a technology policy this week that would govern commissioners’ use of internet communications. 

 

Florida Politics 

Ron DeSantis approves $20M for rural infrastructure projects 

Some 17 small Florida counties and communities to get millions for public projects. 

 

BROADBAND  

Route-Fifty 

The drawbacks of government-owned broadband networks  

As communities determine how to divvy up BEAD funding, a new report suggests deploying publicly owned broadband networks may not always be an effective use of the money.