- May 5, 2024
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Flagler County Sheriff James L. Manfre has pledged to use inmates from the county jail to help maintain the historic Masonic Cemetery on Old Kings Road in Palm Coast.
Sheriff Manfre met with cemetery trustees Wednesday to inspect the grounds to determine the best use of the inmate manpower.
“I wanted to get an idea of what we were looking at so I had a concept of what we might be able to do,” Manfre said. “My aim is to have inmates out here once a month to do some grounds keeping.”
The cemetery’s history is significant for Flagler County. The land was donated back in the 1940s for use as a black burial ground. Cemetery records indicate burials began there in the 1950s and the land continues to be used for burials today. Trustees James Crockett Sr., Richard Fraiser and the Rev. Frank Giddens gave the Sheriff a brief tour of the site. Sgt. Larry Jones joined the tour and offered suggestions for improvements. Jones’s parents and other family members are buried in the cemetery adjacent to Old Kings road.
“I hope others will step forward to volunteer their labor or donate some services so that we can bring some much-needed improvements to this cemetery and then maintain those improvements,” Jones said.
Anyone wishing to help should contact cemetery trustee Aaron McKinnon at 503-4175.
Volunteers needed for BEST cleanups
Flagler Volunteer Services is looking for volunteers to help in their BEST Neighborhood Keep It Clean project. .
The project’s focus neighborhoods are in the R-Section and The Hammock. They have cleanup events on a weekly basis, with the next neighborhood cleanup 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 24 in The Hammock and Thursday, July 25 in the R-section.
All supplies will be furnished and there are no age limitations. Call Flagler Volunteer Services, at 597-2950 or email [email protected] to sign up to help with the cleanup and/or adopt a street.
