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Tornado aftermath: Good-will ordinance will help Edgewater's Terra Mar Village rebuild

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Videos produced by Headline Surfer Multimedia Editor Serafina Frederick / A tornado ripped through the Terra Mar Village mobile home community south of Edgewater on Dec. 10, damaging 90 homes.
 
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EDGEWATER -- After tragedy strikes, assessing the damage and rebuilding to once again return to ‘normal’ can be frustrating at best. Such is the case at Terra Mar Village in Edgewater after an F1 tornado struck on December 10, 2012.

Palm Coast-based Intracoastal Bank promotes Richard Luce to senior management position

Banker active in Daytona Beach-area civic and charitable organizations

Richard Luce promoted at Intracoastal Bank / HeadlineSurfer.comPhoto for Headline Surfer / Richard Luce, a veteran banking manager shown here at left, has been promoted to a senior management position with Intracoastal Bank. Luce also is active in several Daytona Beach-area civic and charitable organizations.

PALM COAST -- Bruce Page, president and chief executive officer of Intracoastal Bank, announced the addition of Richard Luce as vice president/portfolio manager.

In this capacity, Luce will oversee all aspects of Intracoastal's loan risk management function and will provide a wide range of credit and sales support services to the bank’s lending group.

“We are thrilled about Richard joining our team," Page said Thuesday. "As a lifelong resident of this area and his vast experience in banking, Richard will continue to play a vital role within the bank.”

Actor James Franco named grand marshal for 55th running of the Daytona 500

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James FrancoCourtesy photo / James Franco, shown here at , is the grand marshal for the Daytona 500.  Last year's grand marshal was swimsuit model Kate Upton. The 2012 Daytona 500 was won by Matt Kenseth. The video highlights the first two laps.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The Daytona 500 is going Hollywood. James Franco, star of the Disney adventure "Oz The Great and Powerful," which is scheduled for release on March 8, will serve as grand marshal for the 55th running of the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 24 at Daytona International Speedway.

Two Deltona High students arrested on charges of bringing loaded handgun to school

Deltona High School handgun / HeadlineSurfer.comTwo students are in juvenile cstody after bringing a loaded hangun onto the campus.

DELTONA -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office arrested two Deltona High School students late Thursday afternoon after a school administrator found a loaded gun in one of the student's backpack. A campus advisor was the first to spot the suspicious activity, at first thinking that he might have witnessed a drug transaction.

Because of his suspicious behavior, 16-year-old Erick Graham was escorted to the dean's office, Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson said. "But instead of drugs, a search of Graham's backpack turned up a loaded .25-caliber handgun tucked in a sock. The gun had one bullet in the magazine."

The Sheriff's Office's school resource deputy assigned to the school was called in to investigate, Davidson said.

"Upon questioning by the deputy, Graham initially denied knowing anything about the gun or how it ended up in his backpack," Davidson said.

VCSO: Edgewater woman linked to meth lab in a bag

Drugs and ledger recovered in wooded area of Oak Hill

Jennifer Huffman in custody on drug charges / HesdlineSurfer.comEDGEWATER -- An Edgewater woman is facing numerous drug charges after she was spotted walking into the woods with what turned out to be a portable meth lab in a bag, a Volusia County Sheriff's official said.

Narcotics investigators also recovered a ledger that appeared to be used to document drug sales, agency spokesman Gary Davidson said, leading to the arrest of 33-year-old Jennifer Huffman (on charges that included manufacture of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of listed chemicals and possession of drug paraphernalia. Her initial bond was set at $155,000.

Family of Apopka man missing in North Causeway waters of New Smyrna Beach praying for miracle

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Gracias por sus oraciones. Sabemos y confiamos que Dios esta al control. Todo saldra como esperamos para la gloria y honra de El.

New Smyrna Beach cops at boat ramp in NSB / HeadlineSurfer.comBernardo Enrique Rubio Hernandez / HeadlineSurfer.comNEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A message in Spanish to family and friends on Facebook is how Moises Hernandez Rivero is communicating with family and friends while he prays for a miracle as the authorities continue searching the waters off the North Causeway for his missing Apopka father, who left behind a vehicle and empty trailer Wednesday night at the city boat ramp and has been missing since.

Florida Highway Patrol: New Smyrna Beach man ejected from wrecked car and killed

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NSB man killed in wreck in Samsula / Headline SurferNorth Samsula Drive and Strawberry Lane in Samsula was the scene of a deadly wreck Saturday night as shown in this locator map.

SAMSULA -- A 37-year-old New Smyrna Beach man was killed Saturday night when he was ejected from a car that struck a cement culvert and flipped.

David Legler, who was not wearing his seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 11:20 p.m. crash on North Samsula Drive and Strawberry Lane.

The driver, Donna Leo, 48, also of New Smyrna Beach, suffered only minor injuries behind the wheel of her 1996 Honda Accord. She was transported to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach. 

Suspension lifted for Edgewater Police Chief Dave Arcieri

Top cop returns to work Tuesday

Edgewate Police Chief Dave Arcieri / Copyright Headline SurferAnytime you ever try to effect change in a culture, you get get something like that," Police Chief Dave Arcieri said of an accusation that was unfounded, Police Chief Dave Arcieri said opf an unfoundedaccusation that led to him bewing placed on administrative leave on Jan. 3

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EDGEWATER -- The nearly six-week supension of Edgewater Police Chief Dave Arcieri has been lifted and he'll be back to work Tuesday.

 

Arcieri was suspended Jan. 3 on charges that have yet to be revealed, which rsulted ina media blitz when someone internally tipped off select medis outlets, resulting in TV crews camped outside city hall the first couple of days.