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Palm Coast

62-Year-Old Zip-Tied and Robbed on Lancaster Lane; 2 Girls Charged With Burglaries

March 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

In a pair of unrelated events, a 62-year-old was robbed of guns, cash and jewelry on Palm Coast’s Lancaster Lane Sunday evening while two girls, 16 and 17, were charged with a half dozen car burglaries they called “car shopping.”

Sorry, Kansas City: FAA Training Facility Will Stay in Palm Coast–For Now

March 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The FAA Center for Management and Executive Leadership training facility will remain in Palm Coast for the foreseeable future, U.S. Rep. John Mica said Friday, but Palm Coast will still have to compete with other cities in the future to keep the facility and its 80 to 100 jobs.

Palm Coast At Its Worst: Felled on Old Kings Road, and for 20 Minutes, Nobody Stops

March 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 59 Comments

Inna Hardison’s 20-year-old son was traveling on his motorcycle on Old Kings Road the evening of March 3rd when he struck a boar and was thrown from the bike and injured. It was 20 minutes before anyone bothered to stop and help.

ICI Homes Gets Its Way, Mostly, in Cypress Knoll Development as Palm Coast Settles Suit

March 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Mori Hosseini’s ICI Homes has been battling Palm Coast since 2004 over a zoning designation in the E Section that ICI claims denied it its development rights. The deal means 58 homes on lots smaller than the norm in Cypress Knoll can now be built there.

R-Section Argument Escalates, Girlfriend Hits Boyfriend With a Car, and Faces Charges

March 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A 24-year-old man was air-lifted with traumatic injuries from Palm Coast’s R-Section this evening after an argument on Rylin Lane between him and his girlfriend went out of control.

Hit-and-Run: More Doubt Than Urgency in Fischers’ Call to Sheriff’s Non-Emergency Line

March 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

As John and Jamesine Fischer’s call to the sheriff’s office is released, they’re are heard casting doubt on the nature of the collision that eventually killed Francoise Pecqueur. The call, and a private investigator’s report, raise more questions.

Too Many Streetlights? Palm Coast Readies to Remove 41 Redundant Ones For Future Savings

February 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The city will remove 41 lights–out of 2,876 in the city–at a cost of $15,444, money the city says it will make back in just over three years as savings from monthly bills it won’t be paying for those lights. Meanwhile, new light strings must wait for lack of money.

Wife-Shooter William Merrill’s Arrest Record Dates Back to Felony and DUI in Tennessee

February 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

William Merrill was arrested repeatedly in 1999 by the Nashville Police Department and the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, when he was 20 years old, and convicted on felony and misdemeanor drug possession and reduced reckless driving charges.

Ear, Nose, Throat, Hard Hat:
Florida Hospital Flagler Shows Off Its New Digs

February 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Florida Hospital Flagler’s new Parkway Medical Plaza, opening in July between Walmart and Golden Corral, is a $15 million expansion–and a signal of intensifying head-to-head competition in such fields as imaging and lab work.

Palm Coast Councilman Frank Meeker Petitions for Civility Manifesto in 2012 Elections

February 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Whether a candidate is worthy of political office should be decided by free and clear elections, not tainted by character assassination and media hype, Frank Meeker argues, laying out a 10-point “Statement on Election Fairness” for 2012.

Finding Her Palm Coast, Nancy Grace Takes On Wife-Shooting Tonight, With FlaglerLive

February 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

FlaglerLive’s Pierre Tristam is among the guests on tonight’s Nancy Grace show, whose opening segment focuses on the William Merrill shooting of his wife in Palm Coast last Tuesday. The news value is limited.

Arrest Report Details Fischer Trying to “Mislead Medical Personnel and Bystanders”

February 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 50 Comments

Three times at the scene, where 76-year-old Francoise Pecqueur lay bleeding, and again when she called 911, Jamesine Fischer said she’d seen Pecqueur fall, that she’d noticed her lying in the grass, and that she herself had hit a dog, but not Pecqueur, Fischer’s arrest report states.

A Desperate William Merrill Pleads For Help: “My Wife’s Been Shot”; the 911 Call

February 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

In a voice broken by sobs and desperation, a clearly devastated William Merrill pleads with the 911 dispatcher to send help after describing how he accidentally shot his wife, Stefanie, while she was giving a bath to their 3-year-old daughter. The 7-minute 911 recording as released by the sheriff’s office.

William Merrill Charged With Manslaughter for Killing His Wife With AK-47; 20 Guns at Home

February 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Stefanie Merrill had been giving a bath to her 3-year-old daughter when her husband, William, pointed an AK-47 assault and its laser light at her chest and accidentally pulled the trigger. He was jailed on $200,000 bail.

Pizza Delivery Leads to SWAT Swarm and Arrest of Man Wanted for Serial Burglaries

February 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Jacquez Roland, 34. of 11 Service Tree Place in Palm Coast is in jail today, on $429,000 bail, in connection with a series of armed and violent burglaries, including the Microtel and Sharps Liquor burglaries in October, where workers in both cases were cuffed at gunpoint and robbed.

As Investigation Into Fatal Shooting Continues, Disturbing Details from a Prior Domestic Fight

February 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

William Merrill, who fatally shot his wife on Tuesday while inspecting a rifle, was arrested in 2006 for head-butting her and throwing her on a bed during a heated argument. Charges were not pursued in that case.

Suspicious Shooting: Husband Kills 30-Year-Old Wife on Covington Lane in Palm Coast

February 21, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

William Merrill, 32, was inspecting a rifle at his home at 94 Covington Lane in Palm Coast when his weapon went off. His 30-year-old wife Stefanie was struck in the chest and killed.

Sahmi Green Charged With Animal Cruelty in Wake of Fatal Stabbing of Female Pit Bull

February 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

The arrest warrant states that Sahmi Green walked a friend’s female pit bull behind a house and stabbed it seven times. He initially claimed the dog had been in a fight.

European Village Beating of 60-Year-Old: Ken Peters Now Faces Attempted Murder Charge

February 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Conviction for attempted murder can mean a sentence of up to 30 years in prison. Kenneth Peters had gone to the victim’s house to obtain Oxycodone, the pain-relieving narcotic, when the encounter deteriorated. Both men involved have previous records.

Conflicted Incubator: A Divided Palm Coast Council May Relax Home-Based Bakeries

February 14, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

The issue, prompted by a couple looking to start a home bakery, illustrates two contradicting strains in Palm Coast’s idea of itself–the quiet residential town as opposed to the depressed and unemployed city looking for rejuvenation summed up in its economic-development slogan, “Prosperity 2021.”

Sheriff Fleming Suggests Pill-Mill Crackdown Is Shooting Up Heroin Trade as 3 Are Arrested

February 13, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Heroin problems in Palm Coast: Three heroin arrests in 36 hours have Flagler County Sheriff Don Fleming warning that the crackdown on pill mills may be provoking a rise in heroin use and trafficking.

Flagler 911: Turning a Palm Coast House Into a Shooting Range; Hydrocodone Bust

February 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Palm Coast and Flagler County blotter report: a man on Slowdrift Lane threatens to shoot a dog and fires his rifle at a wall much used to the treatment. He ends up in jail. A traffic stop turns into a Hydrocodone bust. And more.

Palm Coast Council Rejects Latest Cypress Knoll Development Proposal

February 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

The proposal, rejected 4-2 by the Planning Board, is part of a settlement of a long-running dispute between developer ICI and Palm Coast, would have allowed up to 60 homes west of East Hampton and south of Eric Drive.

Sheriff Embroiled in Questionable Calls, Complicating Case of Walker’s Death; Suit Filed

February 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 69 Comments

As the investigation continues in the death of Francoise Pequeur, 76, after she was struck by the card driven by School Board member John Fischer’s wife, Sheriff Don Fleming is finding himself in a thorny situation after exchanging six calls with John Fischer.

Details Emerge in Strathmore Deli Collapse as Landlord and Lender Sue

February 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The reality of the closure of the popular Palm Coast deli is more complicated than its owners let on as a lender just sued the owners over a loan default and the landlord sued them in December over $20,000 in back rent.

Sparing RVs, Palm Coast Takes On Truckers Making Rest Stops of Box Store Parking Lots

February 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 58 Comments

Truckers like using box stores’ parking lots as rest stops. Store managers haven’t objected and nearby restaurants love it. But Palm Coast is cracking down on the practice at council member Bill Lewis’s urging, though another council member says it’s not been an issue.

Tranquility Settles on Palm Coast Standards for Children’s Memorial Garden

January 31, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Last July’s controversy over what families could and could not say to memorialize children they’ve lost yielded to a calmer compromise as Palm Coast will oversee the Children’s Memorial Garden’s messages near Waterfront Park.

Good News for Flagler Property Owners: Most Home Values Will Barely Fall; Some Will Rise

January 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Flagler County Property Appraiser’s preliminary estimate sees a property value drop in “the low single-digits” at most, with taxable values rising in Grand Haven and Flagler Beach, among other spots, as the five-year collapse in values appears to draw to an end.

25 Homes in P-Section Under Boil-Water Advisory After Water Main Break

January 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Some 25 homes in Palm Coast’s P-Section lost their water connection for a few hours and remain under a boil-water advisory for the next 48 hours when workers serving a line today tapped into a water-main and split it

Debt, Divorce, Downsizing and Death: The Thriving State of Estate Sales in Palm Coast

January 26, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Estate Sales have been the lifeblood of Diana Minotti’s business in Palm Coast in the last four years, underscoring the extent–and occasional upside–of a recession as people retrench and sell off luxuries from fine art to historic furniture.

Flagler 911: Graffiti Slurs in the R Section, Men Attacking Cops and Bar Brawls

January 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

A violent few days as angry men are arrested for aggravated battery, including violence on (and biting) cops, a noise complaint leads to two arrests over an underage drinking party on Brooklyn Lane, and a rash of car windows are smashed around town, their contents stolen.

Grenade in a Tree in Woodland Home’s Yard Turns Out to be a Dummy as Bomb Squad Is Called In

January 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Updated Tuesday with latest:
A section of the Woodlands in Palm Coast was shut down to traffic and cordoned off after 7 p.m. Monday evening when authorities responded to an incident involving a pineapple grenade in the yard of the house on Blare Drive.

Don’t Ban Internet Cafés. Regulate Them.

January 23, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 10 Comments

Internet cafés may be a pest, and their proponents make laughable arguments when they claim they’re not about gambling. But it’s not government’s business to ban them while swinging from the lottery’s levers. Regulation is the key.

Jacques Brel, Alive and Well and Living At Palm Coast’s City Repertory Theatre

January 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Starting Friday, the City Repertory Theatre will stage six performances of “Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,” the Eric Blau and Mort Schuman revue of the great Belgian troubadour, under the direction of John Sbordone.

“Hire a Hero” Program Designed to Spur Hiring of Veterans in Palm Coast and Flagler County

January 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Palm Coast Business Assistance Center and the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce are partnering to implement a new “Hire a Hero‟ program to encourage local businesses to employ local veterans and to guide new applicants through the intricate hiring process.

Palm Coast’s Business Assistance Center Offering Three Training Sessions in January

January 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The training sessions, ranging in themes on how to start your business to managing cash flow to developing a marketing strategy, are priced between $15 and $35.

New Garbage Contract: Hazardous Waste Option and Lower Monthly Cost, to Around $19

January 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Only very faint public objections were raised Tuesday to Palm Coast’s new 5-year contract with Waste Pro for garbage, which would add curbside hazardous waste pick-up and lower the overall cost, assuming fuel prices don’t rise.

No Surprise: Waste Pro Will Be Palm Coast’s Trash Hauler for Another 5 Years & $38 Million

January 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Residents may see a negligible difference in their roughly $20-a-month trash bill, if that, as the city council, convinced by Waste Pro’s low bid, complies with what the city administration had wanted all along.

Road Fatalities Rise Again in Flagler in 2011, to 24, As Pedestrian Kill Rate Exceeds Orlando’s

January 11, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The more than 4 deaths per 100,000 population in Flagler means that the Palm Coast-Flagler County area was more dangerous for pedestrians than Orlando-Kissimmee, the most dangerous metropolitan region in the country.

Celico Way Is Dedicated On Late Deputy’s Birthday

January 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

King’s Way at Old King’s Road North was rededicated this morning as King’s Way Celico Way in honor of Frankie Celico, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Deputy felled by heart trouble on Sept. 9.

Col. Jack Howell, Teens-In-Flight Leader, Is Seriously Bloodied in Motorcycle Accident

January 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Update 2, 5:17 p.m. Jack Howell is recovering at home, and AmVets raised over $1,600 for Teens-in-Flight at today’s fund-raiser. Update, 2:45 p.m.: Jack Howell checked out of Florida Hospital Flagler just before 3 p.m., with a broken finger, a lot of bumps, bruises and lacerations and a sprained ankle, but no more serious injuries. […]

1 Architect, 1 Banker, 1 Health Consultant. Mix. Serve. Result: Thai Korner Restaurant.

January 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Palm Coast’s Thai Korner Restaurant, open one year, is the result of an unlikely partnership between three vastly different latter-day restaurateurs willing to defy a climate murderous to new businesses.

A Most Common Palm Coast Tale: A Burglary, But With a Christmas Sting

December 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Rhiannon Gross lives in a modest house in Palm Coast’s R Section with her two-and-a-half-year-old son. She came home earlier this month to a house robbed of presents under the Christmas tree and of all her electronics and jewelry.

Palm Coast Seethes as Flagler Ends Hammock Dunes DRI’s Obligations to County and City

December 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

The Flagler County Commission closed the books on the 28-year-old Hammock Dunes “development of regional impact,” angering Palm Coast over developer dollars the city contends should still be paid for widening Palm Harbor Parkway.

“Celico Way” Will Have Only Second Billing as Palm Coast Resists Full Name Change

December 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

The name will appear below “Kings Way,” in smaller letters. Friends and supporters of the late Sgt. Frank Celico, the Flagler deputy who died in September at 33, wanted to rename the street near the Dunkin Donut where Celico spent many of his waking hours.

Of Art and Soul: Erin Walker’s Pottery Studio For All Creators Coils Into Palm Coast

December 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The Art and Soul Studio at 25 Pine Cone Drive in Palm Coast is recreational paint-your-own-pottery shop for all ages and many occasions, including birthday parties and Wednesdays’ Wine-d Down, a bring-your-own-wine ladies night.

Palm Coast Accepts Garbage Hauling Bids But Doesn’t Open Them Publicly

December 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

The method continues a pattern that’s been less than transparent since fall when the city manager recommended renewing the contract with Waste Pro and skipping the bidding process.

Flagler’s 7 Governments Gather to Hear How Well Their Economic Development Is Doing

December 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Despite enduringly high unemployment and a year of fraying rather than unity among local governments, the county hosted an intergovernmental summit Tuesday that piled back-patting on exclamation marks.

Palm Coast Would Underwrite Small Business Loans With Tax Dollars as New Incentive

December 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The city’s loan-guarantee program would set aside $55,000 for existing, for-profit businesses looking to expand–or survive. The program is part of a series of economic development initiatives centered around the seven-month-old Business Assistance Center.

“More Teaching, Less Yelling”: A New Spring Flag Football League for Palm Coast

December 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Developed by former NFL linebacker Sam Sword in conjunction with Palm Harbor Academy and Palm Coast, the $40-per-studen spring league is intended to be an affordable alternative for children intersested in playing. Palm Coast already has another, well-developed flag football league.

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