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'Kicks for Guns' gets weapons off street
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DAYTONA BEACH - Daytona Beach Police Chief Michael Chitwood turned the tiny zip-gun over in his hand. He said it was similar to the gun used to assassinate President William McKinley. "No one would think this discharges one round," Chief Chitwood said as he clipped the gun onto his shirt pocket ju...
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Primaries draw more voters than expected
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VOLUSIA COUNTY - Tuesday's primary election sent some local candidates straight into office, but others will have to face runoffs in November. A runoff between the two candidates with the highest number of votes can be avoided if a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, according to ...
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Chess players build experience, connections at club
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DAYTONA BEACH - The silence was palpable at the Peggy Schnebly Recreation Center on a recent Wednesday evening. Although there were several people in the room, the only sound was an occasional "clink, clink" of game pieces against boards. Heads were down and pairs of eyes were focused on the challenge in fro...
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A little off the sides
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Randy Barber/staff photographer
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Music and pie herald weekend sunsets at Tomoka Outpost
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ORMOND BEACH - Just before the sun sets on Fridays and Saturdays, the little Outpost at Tomoka State Park comes alive with the sound of live music and the taste of pie. So far, it's a little known secret but word is getting out quickly. In these days of skyrocketing prices for quality entertainment, th...
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French Market to bring a variety of culture to area
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DAYTONA BEACH - Downtown merchants hope they will be saying bon jour to large crowds when the French Market comes to town Saturday, September 18. The market will also be held on Saturday, October 2, 16, and 30; November 20 and December 4. The street festival-type event will include vendors offering a variety ...
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Stetson welcomes incoming freshmen - both human and animal
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VOLUSIA COUNTY - Emily Rosenfeld considers home to be wherever her dogs are. "I could live in a cardboard box and as long as I had my dogs, I would be happy," Ms. Rosenfeld said. Fortunately for Ms. Rosenfeld, that home won't be a cardboard box this semester at Stetson University in DeLand, but rather Nemec Hall...
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Indoor art fest big hit
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DAYTONA BEACH - Festival attendees enjoyed both art and air-conditioning inside The Peabody recently when it hosted the first-annual Arts on Stage event. According to some of the local artists who displayed their work at the festival, the event was a success. "I loved the fact that it was inside,...
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Chef says he is excited about chance to cook at pier
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DAYTONA BEACH - Winning a national TV cooking competition last year got local chef Danny Veltri excited. But now, a chance to come home to cook on the Daytona Beach pier has him even more thrilled. "I am way pumped to get up at the pier," Mr. Veltri said in a phone interview this week. "It's a ver...
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Post celebrates the big five-oh
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Randy Barber/staff photographer
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SE Volusia chamber shakes up top management
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH - Steve Dennis, long-time executive vice president of the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce, is out of a job after the board of directors fired him. Mr. Dennis served as the chamber leader for 20 years. Chamber president Sue Williams has named Samantha Bishop as interim executive vice...
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CRA projects revised, funding approved
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH - Ever since city commissioners settled a legal dispute with the Southeast Volusia Hospital District by exempting it from contributing tax dollars into the Community Redevelopment Agency recently, the CRA has been scrambling to make up a $2 million shortfall by revising its list of propos...
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City council eyes budget home stretch
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EDGEWATER - City councilors will hold one more workshop this Monday evening as they prepare to finalize their $12.3-million 2011 general fund budget. The council last week slashed another $414,000 from the proposed budget. City finance director John McKinney provided council members a proposal that would ...
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Runoffs for VCC seats
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VOLUSIA COUNTY - Both of the Volusia County Council races that southeast Volusia residents help decide will go to runoffs in the November general election. In District 3, the incumbent at-large councilor Joie Alexander will face former Deltona city attorney George Travato. In still unofficial results at press time, Ms. Alexander gain...
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Mercy mission rewarding experience for local family
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH - The Westbury family loves dentistry. Couple Jan and Richard are practicing dentists here. One of their children (Wendy, 23) is in dental school, another (Will, 21) is on the way to dental school, and the last (Kait, 19) says she, too, will go to dental school. The family that cleans tee...
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Three win Port Orange seats; two in South Daytona runoff
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VOLUSIA COUNTY - A finance committee chairman and former police chief will become the newest additions to the Port Orange City Council, while an incumbent will keep his seat for another four years. Meanwhile, candidates for South Daytona City Council Seat 3 will square off again in a November runoff. Ex-police ...
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Farmers market, weekend festivals likely at former trailer park site
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PORT ORANGE - Officials recently took the first step towards putting a part of the proposed Riverwalk area to temporary use. The Town Center Community Redevelopment Agency Board recently voted to allow staff to submit a conditional use permit for the former site of the Halifax Trailer Park at U.S. 1 and Ocea...
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City turns down federal grant for firefighters
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PORT ORANGE - A federal grant that could have worked out several issues within the fire department was turned down because officials could not accept its strict terms in a time of uncertainty. The City Council voted against accepting a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant from the ...
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Football Challenge to kick off season
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VOLUSIA COUNTY - School is back and so is high school football. The first ever Florida vs. USA Football Challenge will take place at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium with four marquee matchups on August 27 and 28. Gridiron Challenge Foundation is bringing powerhouses from Georgia, Mississippi and Texas to face...
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HTN welcomes new reporter to Volusia
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The Hometown News welcomes Jennifer Sheppard to its editorial team. Ms. Sheppard, who goes by Jenn, will be covering Ormond Beach, Daytona Beach and Holly Hill. Ms. Sheppard recently received a master's degree in journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She received a bachelor's degree from the Uni...
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