May 17, 2021 | 12:37 PM
Palm Coast, FL – A man who identified himself as Micky E. Smith during a traffic stop is now in the Flagler County Jail after being identified as 52-year-old Ricky Smith through the use of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) Rapid ID. Smith was one of two male passengers in the vehicle that was stopped on N. Ocean Shore Blvd at Bay Drive just after midnight Friday (May 14) morning. The female driver told deputies that she wasn’t from the area and didn’t know the speed limit. The deputy asked for I.D. from the two men. The one in the back seat provided his I.D. The one in the front seat identified himself as Micky E. Smith, with the same birthdate as Ricky Smith. The deputy checked Smith’s information with Flagler County Communications. They advised that there was a Volusia County warrant with the same date of birth that used the alias Micky E. Smith. The warrant was for Ricky Smith and an I.D. picture was forwarded to the deputy. Rick
Flagler County started hosting clinics at local restaurants and businesses last week, which were a success, according to Bob Snyder, health officer at the Florida Department of Health - Flagler. We went to businesses like Finn’s and Tortuga’s in Flagler Beach; continued our partnerships with Parkview Church and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church; and operated a drive-thru after-hours site two nights off Airport Road, Snyder said. Next week, we are adding new sites like the Palm Coast Community Center, AdventHealth Palm Coast and the Coquina Coast Brewing Company. This is all part of our plan to bring vaccinations to closer to where people live and work so we can reach community immunity as soon as possible.”
Husband-and-wife duo Thom Shepherd and Coley McCabe Shepherd will perform from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at the Bloody Mary Brunch Bash, Oceanside Bar and Grill, 1848 S. Ocean Shore Blvd., Flagler Beach. The performance is part of the Palm Coast Songwriters Festival. Admission for the brunch is free. (thomandcoley.com)
The Palm Coast Songwriters Festival, which runs through Sunday at various area venues, will feature performances by 31 songwriters who have penned hits for such country stars as Garth Brooks, George Jones, Faith Hill, Toby Keith and many others.
The festival is now in its fourth year, counting last year’s last-minute switch from live in-person to virtual YouTube event, courtesy of the Covid lockdown. But for Garry Lubi, the president and founder of the event “with the help of several friends,” its origins go much further back: “I had a sixth-grade teacher, and I think maybe that’s where the grassroots of all this began and I didn’t realize it at the
County singer and songwriter Paul Overstreet, who penned such hits as “Same Ole Me” for George Jones, “Forever and Ever, Amen” for Randy Travis and “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” for Kenny Chesney, will perform Thursday, April 29, at European Village as part of the Palm Coast Songwriters Festival. (Ben Pearson)
In 1981, 26-year-old Paul Overstreet – a struggling, wanna-be country singer and songwriter – was on the verge of moving back to the place where he had lived when he arrived in Nashville as an 18-year-old with a guitar, a few songs and a laundry basket for a suitcase. That place? His car.