PALM COAST
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 10, NO. 21
Q+A: City Manager Matt Morton The new Palm Coast city manager reflects on the successes and challenges of his first few months.
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ADVANCING TO STATE 13 •
THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2019
Crowd says no to development Residents think the proposed development along John Anderson Highway will strain area infrastructure and the Bulow Creek watershed. PAGE 3
MEET PABLO
INSIDE LITTLE LEAGUE ASKS CITY FOR NEW BALLFIELDS
The city is creating a plan to increase capacity, Mayor Milissa Holland said. PAGE 11
HOMETOWN SWAGGER
Flagler kids win gold at AAU state track meet. PAGE 14
TEEN CAUGHT WITH STOLEN FIREARM
Deputies arrested a Palm Coast boy, 15, after his grandfather found guns and ammunition in the teen’s bedroom. PAGE 8
FELON ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT, KIDNAPPING A 29-year-old man kidnapped and beat a woman in the parking lot of the Old Country Store on County Road 305 in Bunnell. PAGE 10
HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY!
Photo by Paige Wilson
PCAF trustee G. Lindsey Florence, who sponsored Pablo the turtle, attends the reveal with OKES students, OKES Principal Katherine Crooke, FPC art teacher Chelsea Schlaffer and OKES art teacher Ambur Carter.
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ROLL THE DICE Monopoly tournament for Christmas Come True
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Palm Coast native Levi Burton serves aboard U.S. Navy warship
Your Veterans
Palm Coast resident Joslyn Sterman will turn 100 on July 22.
A monthly page dedicated to your veteran neighbors.
PAGE 19 Photo by Paige Wilson
Banker Lory Jmenz, of Center State Bank, plays with Flagler Beach resident Leslie Olson.
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