DELAND -- Environmental enthusiasts are invited to enjoy Volusia County’s conservation lands during free outdoor adventures sponsored by Volusia
County’s Land Acquisition and Management Division.
● 9 a.m. - noon Saturday, Nov. 7: Capture nature through painting -
DEBARY -- Another suspect in a pill-pushing ring has been arrested, the Volusia Sheriff's Office said, bringing the total arrests to 17.
Scott E. Davis, 47, DeBary, turned himself in to Sergeant Virgil Ford at the Volusia County Sheriff's Office's DeBary headquarters at about 10:20 a.m. Saturday. Davis was charged with trafficking in hydrocodone and obtaining or attempting to obtain a controlled substance by fraud. He was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach and is being held on $150,000 bond.
DAYTONA BEACH -- A day laborer at the Tomoka Landfill was bitten by a water mocassin Monday and had to be transported to Halifax Medical Center for treatment, county officials said.
The worker's name was not released. He was cleaning near the weigh station off Tomoka Farms Road when he was bit on the hand at 11 a.m., officials said.
The bite was not considered life threatening.
DELAND -- An Ormond Beach motorist was killed early this morning when she lost control of her 2005 Cadillac on 17-92, near Clark Bay Road, just east of DeLand, and slammed into some trees, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Amanda Ahl, 23, was driving east at 3 a.m. when the crash occurred, killing her.
Anyone with information on the accident is asked to call the Florida Highway Patrol at 407-737-2213.
DELAND -- Members of the Volusia County Council are planning to attend a city/county presentation and discussion on proposed economic development model changes at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, in the Carlton Union Building at Stetson University, DeLand.
The meeting is presented by the Daytona Beach/Halifax Area Chamber of Commerce. The public is invited, but there will be no public participation.
For more information, please call the chamber at (386) 255-0981.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Volusia County Health Department will conduct a school-targeted H1N1 swine flu vaccination clinic from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (or until the supplies have been exhausted) Saturday at New Smyrna Beach High School, 1015 10th St.
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Courtesy photo (far left) / NSBNEWS.net photo (near left) by Henry Frederick.
NSBNEWS.net photos by Sera Frederick. At far left, Adam Barringer has his hand raised in victory as mayor-elect by campaign manager Danny Mickelbrink with Barringer fiancee Shannon Sumner. At near left, first-term incumbent Sally Mackay, with husband Richard Spangler in the middle, concedes defeat to Barringer at his campaign headquarters following the election.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH - Adam Barringer defeated incumbent Sally Mackay, 3,081 to 2969, or 50.93 percent of the vote, to become New Smyrna Beach's new mayor in the Tuesday general election.
In the other contest, Judy Reiker knocked off first-term Zone 1 City Commissioner Randy Richenberg, 3,127 to 2815, or 52.63 percent, to claim that seat.
NSB NEWS.net photo by Sera Frederick. First-term NSB Mayor Sally Mackay raises her hand as she informs her campaign supporters that she's on her way to concede defeat to Adam Barringer in the election.
Knowing their candidate's re-election bid was sunk, several supporters of Mackay were downright nasty, trying to stop us from shooting photos or getting access to their defeated candidate. At one point, I had to yell at one woman to take her hands off me.
Two campaign supporters actually walked up to my wife and I and just stared at us. When I asked if there was a problem, I got no response. We were there to cover the election and we did our job, despite the boorish behavior of a few who showed they had no class; trying everything they could to block us from taking photos inside Mackay's Canal Street headquarters.
One supporter blamed the loss on NSBNEWS.net, saying we were biased. Of course, emotions run high and spirits can be broken in the agony of defeat. It's always so easy to vilify the media. The 112-vote margin of victory spoke volumes.
NSBNEWS.net photos by Henry Frederick. Adam Barringer is the new mayor and Judy Reiker is the new Zone 1 city commissioner.
As most of you know know, NSBNEWS.net endorsed both winning candidates. We made our endorsements for several reasons. First, because of the impressive credentials and business experience that both Adam Barringer and Judy Reiker bring to the table. Second, that like many of you, we are not entirely happy with the cost of city government or the lack of a business-friendly environment that New Smyrna Beach presents.
