NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla -- Dennis Jones, one of the Sunshine State's top cops, wants to come home. The Tallahassee police chief and former Daytona Beach police chief is among seven semi-finalists to become New Smyrna Beach's next police chief.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Rachel Hoffman's 2008 murder in a botched undercover drug buy while deployed as a confidential informant by the Tallahassee Police Department led by Police Chief Dennis Jones was the impetus for the Florida Legislature's passage of "Rachel's Law."
DAYTONA BEACH – A new study attributes a powerful impact on the local economy of nearly $710 million generated by Daytona State College, its students and alumni.
The study verifies the strength and value of the college’s service to the communities, businesses and individuals in Volusia and Flagler counties and beyond, top administrative officials stressed in announcing the study's findings this afternoon.
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Photo by David S. Williams for Stetson Univ. / Headline Surfer / DELAND -- The Stetson Hatters used a four-run rally in the eighth inning on Saturday at Melching Field to rally for a 6-4 victory over Mercer, snapping a five-game losing skid with their first conference win of the year.
Magic photo / Headline Surfer / ORLANDO -- The Orlando Magic's Jameer Nelson was named winner of the 2012-'13 Rich & Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award Saturday night at the 23rd Annual Orlando Magic Youth Foundation (OMYF) Black Tie & Tennies Gala presented by FAIRWINDS Credit Union held at the Amway Center.
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES -- Last week the Democrat-controlled Senate passed its first budget resolution in four years. Also there is breaking news of a major snow and ice storm which has blocked all the roads in Hell.
EDGEWATER -- The budget problems for President Obama and the lawmakers in Congress can be tackled by making additional cuts. It's so simple.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- A 29-year-old man who allegedly robbed a couple while brandishing a knife was apprehended after fleeing into nearby woods was apprehended with the help of a canine, New Smyrna Beach police said.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Volusia County Council needs to carefully weigh the motives of municipal leaders before committing to new CRA districts and that starts with an honest assessment of what taxpayer money has been spent on and continues to be doled out for -- primarily bars and alcohol-fueled street parties. It's one thing for the county to put off a decision on funding mechanisms for how CRA monies are to be disbursed, it's another to ignore the abuses that have become so prevalent.
