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Flagler, Palm Coast & Other Local News

Proposed Law Would Curtail Palm Coast’s Ability to Convict Red-Light Camera Violators

March 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 41 Comments

The proposed law, by Sen. Joseph Abruzzo, would shift the burden of proof of a red-light violation to the government imposing the fine, it would eliminate citations for right-turns on red, and it would require a live, government representative at hearings to prove that a violation took place.

Not a Word on Fire Department’s Unraveling or Future As Flagler Beach Commission Meets

March 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Business droned on as usual at the Flagler Beach City Commission meeting on February 28, with near total silence about an alcohol scandal that gutted this quaint oceanside city’s Fire Department. Neither city staff, nor elected officials talked about the firing of five Fire Department personnel after an independent investigation.

Jamesine Fischer Pleads Guilty in Hit-and-Run, Will Serve 21 to 36 Months in State Prison

February 28, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

Jamesine Fischer Thursday morning pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident with a death, in the hit-and-run killing of 76-year-old Francoise Pecqueur in Palm Coast in November 2011.

Between Firings and Wrist-Slaps: How the Flagler Beach Fire Department Was Gutted

February 28, 2013 | FlaglerLive |

Flagler Beach City Manager Bruce Campbell fired the fire chief and four others while retaining Acting Fire Chief Bobby Pace, who falsified records, after a three-day suspension. Volunteer firefighters were hired in the others’ place to ensure that the city remains protected.

From Bankruptcy to Granny Nannies: Navigating the Shoals of Long-Term Care

February 27, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Long-term care insurance is expensive, but the costs of long-term care are far more so. The experiences of local residents and businesses contending ding with reality almost everyone will eventually face illustrate the dilemmas of aging in a society with a meager safety net. A special report.

Youth Leadership Flagler Application Deadline Is March 15 for High School Sophomores

February 27, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Modeled after Leadership Flagler, a program that develops aspiring leaders of Flagler County, the youth program will provide participating students with a better understanding of Flagler County for community-improvement purposes.

Tipsy on Daytona Beach’s Example, Palm Coast Considers Getting Its Own Liquor License

February 26, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Palm Coast City Council is now considering applying for its own liquor license and, in an even more remarkable move, designating Central Park as a civic center where vendors could sell booze at special events under the city’s umbrella.

32-Year-Old Palm Coast Store Clerk Is Killed in Apparent Hit; Assailant Still at Large

February 26, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 78 Comments

32-year-old Zuheily Roan Rosado was shot and killed shortly after 10 p.m. at the Mobil gas station and convenience store on State Road 100. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has no suspect in sight.

In a Coup for Coastal Cloud, Gov. Scott in Flagler Today to Dedicate New IT Company

February 26, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Florida Governor Rick Scott will join the Flagler County Commission Tuesday morning in the ribbon cutting ceremony of Coastal Cloud, a cutting-edge Information Technology consulting company to be headquartered in Flagler County.

Flagler’s West Side, Tired of Black Sheep Label, Wants Better Fire-Rescue Services

February 25, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Response time to emergencies in Western Flagler County can be very long, prompting west side residents to urge county officials to set up a more permanent rescue station there. Officials have been listening, and may soon have a plan.

With “Twilight,” Rodney King Riots Transform Palm Coast Stage Into a Rap of Revelations

February 23, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

“Twilight,” the new play opening at Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre, is a violently exuberant recreation of the world of the 1992 South-Central riots into a unique theatrical experience that manages to coil hope, humor and grit out of despair.

It’s Not Just Hotels: Flagler Seeking to Collect Bed Tax From Booming Short-Term Rentals

February 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The Flagler’s Tourist Development Council is spearheading an effort to make sure landlords who rent homes or condominiums on a short-term basis, defined as less than six months, pay the 4 percent tourist development tax.

ACLU Sues Sheriff Manfre Over Jail Policy Restricting Incoming Mail to Postcards

February 21, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Beginning in January 2011 under Sheriff Don Fleming, inmates at the Flagler County jail have been forbidden from receiving mail other than small postcards, or from writing letters longer than two pages. Judges have generally not endorsed the restrictions, which also apply to inmates awaiting trial, who are presumed innocent.

Online Booking Companies’ Tax Evasion Fleeces Flagler Tourism and Florida Dues

February 20, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Online booking companies like Expedia and Hotels.com are short-changing Flagler and Florida of millions of dollars in sales and bed taxes, and unfairly competing with local hotels, argues Milissa Holland, yet the Legislature is looking to give those companies more tax breaks. It’s not the way to go.

Using Underage Volunteers in Sting, Sheriff Cites 4 of 22 Stores That Sold Tobacco Illegally

February 20, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Four Flagler County store clerks face misdemeanor charges of illegal sale of tobacco to minors after the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office completed a sting operation Monday.

Palm Coast Approves 17.6% Water-Rate Hike, Pleasing Bond-Holders More Than Residents

February 19, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Palm Coast residents will see their water bills jump 8 percent in April, 4 percent in October and another 4 percent in October 2014 as the city grapples with a combination of debt and capital obligations for its utility.

Answering Palm Coast, Thrasher Will Pitch Internet Cafe Bill, But Reach May Be Limited

February 19, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Palm Coast officials want state lawmakers to either ban or more strictly regulate and possibly tax gambling parlor-like internet cafes. Sen. John Thrasher is proposing a moratorium on the parlors, which may not match local demands, as a moratorium was already executed in Palm Coast.

Sheriff Seeking Help Identifying Man Suspected of Multiple Burglaries in the Hammock

February 18, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man believed to be responsible for several residential and vehicle burglaries in the area of North Oceanshore Boulevard in the Hammock.

For the Unemployed in Flagler, Fewer Training Dollars and More Obstacles in Benefits’ Way

February 18, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The rush for demand has all but sapped funding for worker training training from a Flagler County agency this fiscal year, even as Flagler continues to have Florida’s leading unemployment rate. It was 11.2 percent in December.

Early Morning Shooting in Palm Coast’s P-Section Sends One Man to Hospital

February 17, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

A man was shot in the chin in Palm Coast’s P-Section, on Pine Hill Lane, early Sunday morning at the end of what had reportedly been a loud party. The shooter is still at large. The victim, Johnnie Thomas Jr., 19, of Bunnell, went with friends to Florida Hospital Flagler. This is the same Johnnie […]

Women of Ireland Bring Rhythms Of Strength to the Flagler Auditorium

February 17, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

One thing Jesuits and mystic-searching hippies are likely to agree on is the fact that the Irish produce good music. Another is that they also produce strong women, which brings us to the Women of Ireland, who performed at the Flagler Auditorium Sunday.

Named Chamber President, DeLorenzo Vows Openness and Redirected Focus on Businesses

February 15, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The Flagler County Chamber of Commerce and Affiliates appointed Rebecca DeLorenzo its permanent president on Thursday, ending a three-month interim since Doug baxter’s abrupt departure in November.

An Insulted Flagler Beach Commission Rebuffs Holmberg’s Plan and Wants Its Money Back

February 15, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission Thursday was offended by the shoddiness and ill-mannered presentation of Dick Holmberg, who’d received $50,000 for an analysis of the shore’s erosion problem, and as a first step to a $10 million solution he was proposing. The city decided to cut its losses instead.

Readying for Showdown With Residents, Palm Coast Nudges Slightly on Water Rates

February 14, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Rather than impose a 22 percent water-rate increase over the next three years, the Palm Coast City Council might scale that back to 16 percent, but only by shifting increases to later years. The council is scheduled to approve a plan on Feb. 19 as public opposition builds.

Man Killed, Flagler Sheriff’s Deputy Injured in SR100 Collision Just West of Bunnell

February 13, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 99 Comments

A man was killed and a Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy injured this morning in a collision on State Road 100, just west of Bunnell, that also involved a special-needs school bus heading to Indian Trails Middle School.

Mondex Man Shoots Himself in the Head, Accidentally, After an Argument

February 13, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Howard Berry, 53, a resident of 1696 Rosewood Street, was taken to Halifax Hospital Tuesday evening with a gunshot wound to the head after he had been “messing around with a gun,” he told cops, after an argument with his wife.

Cut-and-Paste: Holmberg Beach Study Falls Short of City Commissioners’ Expectations

February 12, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

A 42-page report by Dick Holmberg analyzing the Flagler Beach shoreline for potential installation of his “undercurrent stabilizers” to rebuild the beach’s sands drew severe criticism from city commissioners, who called it lacking, and not reflective of a $50,000 job, which the city was to pay for with county dollars.

As One Candidate Withdraws, Jane Mealy and Steve Settle Are Re-Elected in Flagler Beach

February 12, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

With the withdrawal of Oceanside Grill owner John Lulgjuraj, Jane Mealy and Steve Settle were automatically re-elected to the Flagler Beach City Commission, making the March 5 election unnecessary.

In Fischer Hit-and-Run Case, Prosecution Ties 11-Hour Silence to Criminal Behavior

February 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

That Jamesine Fischer stayed at the scene of the fatal accident that took the life of 76-year-old Françoise Pécqueur in November 2011, the prosecution argued in court today, doesn’t diminish the fact that she never reported the accident to authorities until 11 hours later, a fact central to the prosecution’s case as it was revealed today.

Flagler Fire Flight and Other Strike Teams Helping Volusia Battle Blaze Near County Line

February 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

What started as a controlled burn near Barberville in northwest Volusia County went out of control this afternoon, growing first to 100 acres, then possibly doubling in size by 4:30 p.m., according to Flagler County Fire Chief Don Petito. The fire was sending smoke and the familiar, acrid smell of burning brush wafting over portions of Palm Coast and Bunnell.

Angel Roman, Guilty of Brutalizing Kittens, Sentenced to Treatment, Not Prison

February 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Flagler Circuit Judge David Walsh sentenced Angel Roman to one year of community control and four years of probation, saying the days of sending mentally ill people to prison for animal cruelty “are long gone.”

Ten Tenors Rekindle Flagler Love Affair With Two Shows at the Auditorium

February 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Ten Tenors, an Australian group that’s been coming to the Flagler Auditorium for years, is among the rarest of acts that commands two shows locally. The Ten Tenors will perform Feb. 11 and 12.

Light, Poetry, Action: Hollingsworth and Art League’s New Shows Look to Raise Roofs

February 9, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Flagler County Art League opens its second annual Art & Poetry Show this evening as Hollingsworth Gallery opens its fourth annual Members’ Show. Both events, near each other, are free and feature a wine and cheese reception from 6 to 9 p.m.

Deputies Defuse Tense, 4-Hour Stand-Off With Armed Offender Near Seminole Woods

February 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

It was the 84th time since 2008 that Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies were responding to William Sitton’s house, where he had barricaded himself in a bedroom, gesticulating about Satan and daring deputies to shoot him. The stand-off was resolved when deputies fired bean rounds and mace.

Sheriff Seeking Public’s Help to ID Theft Suspect

February 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who used a stolen credit card at a local tire store. Two images are provided. A reward of up to $1,000 is offered.

Man Thrown Off ATV in Mud Muckers’ Park Is Evacuated by Fire Flight

February 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

In later afternoon Friday, a frequent visitor to Mud Muckers, riding an all-terrain vehicle at no more than 20 miles an hour, according to authorities at the scene, somehow lost control deep in the woods off State Road 11 and was thrown from the vehicle, precipitating a trauma alert.

County and Bunnell Buy Plantation Bay Utility for $5.5 Million in Hurried Late-Night Deal

February 7, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

The two governments late Wednesday evening jointly voted to buy the troubled Plantation Bay utility, a wreckage of a 28-year-old water and sewer system serving about 1,600 customers, most of them in Volusia County, plunging Flagler County in the utility business.

Drinking On the Job Aside, Investigation Finds a Broken Flagler Beach Fire Department

February 7, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

Four Flagler Beach firefighters, including the fire chief, broke the city’s zero-tolerance policy on drinking on the job, but the independent investigation broadened to find a severely dysfunctional fire department riven by cliques, lacking authority and pointing tio disturbing acts such as record falsification.

DNA Leads Back to Two Men Wanted for 2009 Armed Robbery of Palm Coast Bank

February 6, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Four years after their armed and violent robbery of Floridian Bank on Palm Coast’s Boulder Rock Drive, Antonio Clark and Antonio Aviles, both 27, were arrested thanks to DNA evidence from clothing they’d discarded after the robbery. They’d stolen $1,661.

Coastal Cloud, a Next-Generation Computing Management Firm, Unveils Plan for 100 Jobs

February 6, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Coastal Cloud is a newly-formed subsidiary of Graphene LLC, a computing consultancy, that will provide cloud-based data management services while hiring locally some 100 jobs over three years, at an average wage of $46,500, the company announced to the county’s economic development council today.

Palm Coast Council Heavily Criticized Over Planned 22% Water Rate Hike

February 6, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

The Palm Coast City Council Tuesday evening weathered a verbal barrage of questions and criticism from 15 people upset at the city’s plan to finance $78 million in water and sewer charges over the next five years, in part by raising water rates 22 percent in the next three years. But little change is expected.

Flagler School Board Approves Posting Cops at All Elementary Schools Through Year’s End

February 5, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

The doubling of cops to cover all of Flagler County’s 11 public schools would bring the total school-cop program cost to between $1 million and $1.2 million. The district’s share would be less than half, but would still require dipping into savings–or cutting programs–because the district has no money budgeted for additional security.

T-Bone Crash at U.S. 1 and Commerce in Palm Coast Sends 2 to Hospital

February 5, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Two sedans collided in a T-bone crash at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Commerce Boulevard in Palm Coast just after noon Tuesday, sending a man and a woman to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Flagler Has Its Own Stand Your Ground Case As Paul Miller Invokes It in Mulhall Shooting

February 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Doug Williams, defense attorney for Paul Miller, the 66-year-old Flagler Beach resident who shot and killed unarmed neighbor Dana Mulhall in an argument last year, will try to dismiss the second degree murder charge against Miller by invoking Florida’s stand your ground law. But The defense faces an uphill battle, and the move may be merely tactical ahead of the trial.

Wildfire Laps to Within Inches of P-Section House, a Reminder of Tinder Season

February 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A wildfire broke out at 2:15 Monday afternoon on Porpoise Lane at the southeast corner of Palm Coast’s P Section, near Royal Palm Parkway, and burned within inches of a house, melting a segment of a backyard fence and a few soffits before firefighters stopped the flames, which devoured a third of an empty lot next to the house.

Lea Stokes, Former Flagler Chamber Chairman, Arrested on 2nd Drunk Driving Charge

February 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Lea Ann Stokes, who heads Flagler Beach’s Preferred Management Services, was on the way to a Super Bowl party Sunday evening when she was arrested in Flagler Beach, and tried unsuccessfully to use her connections to get out of the arrest.

Minor Injuries to 4, Including a Student, as FPC School Bus Rear-Ends a Van on Belle Terre

February 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

A Flagler County school bus with 27 high school students on board rear-ended a Dodge minivan at the intersection of Pine Grove Parkway and Belle Terre Boulevard Monday morning, sending three people to the hospital with minor injuries. A fourth victim–a student–had minor injuries and declined medical attention.

Trey Corbett, Former Elections Supervisor Candidate, Cleared of Alleged Ethics Violation

February 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

In a footnote to one of the most contentious local elections of 2012, Trey Corbett, a candidate for Flagler County Supervisor of Elections, was cleared of ethics violations by the Florida Commission on Ethics.

As Flagler Beach Sees a Fortune From Parking Fees, Locals See Only Alienated Tourists

February 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 63 Comments

Flagler Beach government could make up to $3 million over 5 years by turning its streets into revenue-generating parking slots, but the city manager’s proposal faces stiff-but not unanimous–opposition from local residents and businesses, who fear jeopardizing the city’s charms and its appeal to tourists.

M. Louis, Palm Coast’s Oldest Salon, Defies Economy With a Spa Expansion

February 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

M. Louis’s Beauty Factor Spa, holding an open house Sunday (Feb. 3) at the salon’s new location, is an indication that small businesses in Palm Coast can still find ways to expand and broaden their reach despite the slow economy.

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