VCSB Special Meeting Agenda Only Has One Item: Superintendent Search
DeLand, FL – The Volusia County School Board is having a special meeting tomorrow and there’s only one item on the agenda: Superintendent Search. Members of the school board will be reviewing “homework” assigned to each of the seven semi-finalists chosen by a citizens advisory board earlier this month. School Board Chair Carl Persis said […]
Volusia Deputy County Manager Steps Down After 40 Years On The Job
DeLand, FL – The Volusia County deputy manager and chief financial officer, Donna de Peyster is retiring a little more than 40 years to the day that she began her career as an accounting intern in October of 1979. De Peyster is being recognized during tomorrow’s Volusia County Council meeting. She started as an intern […]
Woman & Ex-Boyfriend Team Up To Rob Victim
Daytona Beach Shores, FL – A woman and her ex-boyfriend are behind bars after Daytona Beach Shores police say they lured a man into a hotel room to rob him. The Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety says that officers were called to the Sea Scape Inn just after midnight on Sunday (October 13th) […]
Man Arrested For Hospital Shooting Threat
Palm Coast, FL – It didn’t take Flagler County deputies too long to find a man who threatened to shoot his partner before he shot up the hospital she worked at. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office reports that a call came in around 12:15 yesterday afternoon (October 13th) from an employee at AdventHealth Palm Coast. […]
Flagler Hosting Business Continuity Workshop
Bunnell, FL – Flagler County’s Emergency Management and Economic Opportunity departments are teaming up to provide free workshops to help small businesses learn how to prepare for disasters. “Teresa Battuello – who has both an extensive business background and emergency management training – will provide expert instruction and guidance so that businesses will come away […]
Setting The Stage For The 2020 Election Season
Daytona Beach, FL – 2020 is still a couple of months away, but some candidates are hitting the trail already in preparation for the campaign season. The information provided below is current as of October 14th, 2019 In Volusia County, 14 people have filed for candidacy in nine different spots. In Flagler, 10 have filed […]
Daytona Condo Sales Still Down
Daytona Beach, FL – For the fourth consecutive month, condo sales are down again in year-over-year comparisons. That’s according to an analysis of the Daytona Beach Multiple Listing Service carried out by Wyse Home Team Realty in Port Orange when compared to sales from last year. 120 condo units sold around the Daytona Beach area […]
Daytona Int’l Airport Hosting TSA Precheck Enrollment
Daytona Beach, FL – For the next few days, you have a chance to enroll in the TSA’s Precheck program. Between today (October 14th) and Friday (October 18th), passengers can enroll in the program which allows flyers to experience a more efficient airport screening process. Each day the program runs between 8 a.m. to noon […]
Elections Supervisor Seeking Precinct Line Revision
DeLand, FL – The county’s supervisor of elections is calling upon the council for approval to change the county’s voting precinct lines. While it all sounds like a big change, it’s really standard fair according to Lisa Lewis, the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections. Lewis says this is done yearly as cities around the county […]
Driver Injured, Passenger Killed In Palm Coast Shooting
Palm Coast, FL – Flagler County deputies are searching for answers after a driver and passenger were shot in the parking lot of a Circle K. And according to Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly, the Sheriff’s Office believes wasn’t random. “At this time we do not believe that this was a random attack,” Sheriff Rick […]
