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Batista wins WWE Royal Rumble

DAYTONA BEACH -- He's the 300-pound chiseled mass of muscle and tattoos in the WWE whose known in the squared-circle as Batista. And he proved his might in Sunday night's Royal Rumble pay-per-virew as the last man standing among 30 combatants hoping for a shot at the world championship title match at Wrestlemania XXX.

Florida Supreme Court approves medical marijuana ballot wording; Deltona petition organizer pleased with ruling

Party Lines Political Banner / Headline Surfer®Volusia County petition drive organizer & Democrat Ellen Juliano to Attorney General Pam Bondi: 'Put that in your pipe and smoke it'

Medical marijuana goes to Florida voters / Headline Surfer®TALLAHASSEE -- Florida's top court today signed off on the wording of a medical marijuana ballot question that asks Sunshine State voters voters to join nearly two dozen across the country in legalizing the drug for medicinal purposes.

Democrat Ellen Juliano of Deltona, medical marijuana supporter, was pleased with ballot ruling / Headline Surfer® The news was met with excitement by Deltona Democratic Party insider Ellen Juliano, herself a cancer survivor, and a key local organizer in the petition drive to get the medical marijuana ballot initiative drive, who had a personal message for the state attorney general: "Put that in pipe ands smoke it, Pam Bondi!"

Indelible image of Challenger explosion remains for then-rookie school cop 28 years later & now retired

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Dorothy Lytle Kirby was a rookie cop when Chalenger shuttle exploded / Headline Surfer®YouTube video uploads / Headline Surfer® / Left: raw video with focus on students of teacher 
Christa McAuliffe and her parents watching in horror as the space shuttle Challenger explodes. Center: Gut-wrenching remembrance of that fateful afternoon. Right: Re-creation explainer on 73 seconds to disaster.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Dorothy Lytle Kirby certainly remembers where she was on this particular day 28 years ago today to be exact, the day millions in Central Florida and countless more glued to television sets to witness the horror that was the space shuttle Challenger.

Daytona State College hires Amy Locklear as VP of academic Affairs

Photo for Headline Surfer / Amy Locklear, hired by Daytona State College, brings instructional and administrative experience to the post of VP of academic affairs.
 
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DAYTONA BEACH -- Hired earlier this month as vice president of academic affairs foillowing a national search, Daytona State College brings a wealth of knowlege to the position at Daytona State College, considering she's experienced as both a professor and an administrator.

70. Dolphin washes ashore in Ormond Beach

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Dolphin washes ashore Thursday on Ormond Beach, FL / Headline Surfer®Photo forHeadline Surfer® / This dolphin was being cared for with wet towels and buckets of water after it washed ashore on Ormond Beach.

ORMOND BEACH -- A dolphin that washed ashore in early November was rescued by SeaWorld in Orlando, beach officials said.

Ormond Beach resident John Meade was among the first beach-goers to come across the dolphin earlier in the day "tumbling and tossing with the surf."

Ormond Beach resident John Meade was among the first beach-goers to come across the dolphin earlier in the day "tumbling and tossing with the surf."

Coming Sunday: Top 100 offensive and Top 100 defensive stars of Super Bowl lore

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Author: Sera King

Wooster, Ohio deputy teams up with Central Fla. internet newspaper publisher in coming up with player rankings 

Joe Copenhaver and Henry Frederick / Headline Surfer®Headline Surfer® photo / Joe Copenhaver, an Ohio deputy, shown at far left, and Henry Frederick, publisher of the 24/7 internet newspaper, are avid sports fans who share a Facebook fan page: Cope & Headliner Sports. They are teaming up for Super Bowl Sunday.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Headline Surfer® has a special treat for Super Bowl fans on Sunday: The internet newspaper is ranking of the top 100 offensive players and top 100 defensive players in the history of the Super Bowl.

Examples: Offensive: 84. ROCKY BLEIER, fb, Pittsburgh Steelers; Defensive: 20. JACK SQUIREK, lb, LA Raiders

Rocky Bleier / No. 84 in top 100 super bowl offensive players / Headline Surfer®

Jack Squirek appears on cover of Sports Illustrated / Headline Surfer®

Waverly Media benches eye catching in Daytona, Deltona, DeLand, Edgewater, Holly Hill, Port Orange & New Smyrna

Waverly Media bench ads dot Volusia County landscape as shown here at Dunlawton Bridge in Port Orange, FL / Headline Surfer®Waverly Media / Headline Surfer®Photos for Headline Surfer® / Waverly Media park bench ads like this one at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Dunlawton Avenue in Port Orange, dot the landscape in Volusia County.

DAYTONA BEACH -- No matter where you drive along the major roadways in the county, invariably you are going to see more than a few of those eye-catching park bench ads.

Such is the successful advertising medium of Waverly Media, which literally has hundreds of benches dotting the landscape that is home to the world's most famous beach, the Daytona 500 and Florida's first 24/7 internet newspaper, HeadlineSurfer.com.

Behind the scenes Q&A in Daytona with Alex & Sierra

Pavlina Osta interviews Alex & Sierra of X Factor in Daytona / Headline Surfer®Video for Headline Surfer® / Pavlina Osta interviews X-FACTOR winners Alex and Sierra.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Teen celebrity interviewer Pavlina Osta sat down with X-Factor winners Alex and Sierra after their performance at the Daytona Beach Bandshell on topics ranging from their new-found fame, to interaction with producer and judge Simon Cowell and what they gave each other for Christmas.

Pavlina's interview followed the young couple's performance in December at the bandshell where Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry presented them with a key to the city. 

Please click the video to hear what Alex and Sierra had to say.