- December 14, 2025
+ Flagler Palm Coast student killed in crash
Shaklyia Chess, 16-year-old Flagler Palm Coast High School student, was killed Saturday, March 26, when she overcorrected her car along Highway U.S. 1, south of Bunnell, and collided with trees, according to officials.
+ Crash at Wings Over Flagler
During the final aerobatics display of the day, at 4:29 p.m., Saturday, March 26, a plane went down at Wings Over Flagler. One pilot was killed.
William E. Walker, 58, of Cookeville, Tenn., was flying a 1983 Yak-52, a propeller-driven Russian Cold War trainer.
Pilots were doing what could be best described as “loops,” when the Yak “drove straight into the ground” at the edge of the Flagler County Airport property line.
The pilot was killed instantly. The cause is still unknown.
Sunday’s festivities took place as planned, but with a tribute ceremony and without a stunt display.
+ Road resurfacing extension proposed
The city received a bid of approximately $3.4 million to renew the road resurfacing project for 2011. The low bid comes in about $700,000 under the city’s street improvement budget — funding which is derived from the half-cent sales tax, gas tax, revenue sharing and red light camera dollars.
Since the project began, 50 miles of roadways have been resurfaced per year. “If the half-cent sales tax is not extended by the voters,” Netts said, “then we are going to face a shortfall.”
Netts said that he is willing to repeat a pledge to voters that the city will use revenue from the half-cent tax on nothing but roadwork — to maintain renovated roads and pave new ones.
“This is the single largest infrastructure item that this city has,” Netts said.
+ Public Meetings
Palm Coast City Council — the next regular meeting is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at the Palm Coast Community Center.
Flagler County Board of County Commissioners — the next workshop is 9 a.m. Monday, April 4, at the Emergency Operations Center.
Flagler County School Board — the next regular meeting is 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at Government Services Building.
+ City postcards drawing attention
More than 10,000 recently mailed postcards advertising Palm Coast to out-of-state lot owners are beginning to draw attention, according to a release sent out by the city’s community development department.
The city reports receiving daily phone calls from a total of 15 states, with most respondents within the ages of 46 to 65. Five respondents indicated intentions to move to Palm Coast within the next year, 38 within five years and nine within 10 years.
“We’re responding to people from locations such as Kalamazoo, Mich., Shelton, Conn., and Searcy, Ark.,” Beau Falgout, senior planner, said via e-mail. “Trail maps, newsletters, recreation coupons and an invitation to visit Palm Coast have been mailed to close to one hundred inquisitive respondents.”
The promotional piece is designed as an economic development tool to draw attention to local businesses, such as hotels and restaurants. The effort is shared by the Flagler Home Builders Association and Flagler County Association of Realtors.
The postcard initiative is the first step in an ongoing city marketing campaign.
+ Brushfire consumes 350 acres
As of Wednesday, a brushfire continues to burn in the north/northwestern area of Flagler County, near Old Brick Road, according to officials.
The fire began Saturday, March 26, and has consumed about 350 acres as of Tuesday morning. Officials said the fire is partially contained at this time.
The fire is not a threat to populated areas, according to www.flagleremergency.com. But, drift smoke may be noted from time to time pending wind direction and atmospheric conditions.
The fire is about four miles due west of the northern part of Palm Coast.
