State Attorney too weak to deal with corruption in Volusia County: Inaction renders gov't in sunshine meaningless
DAYTONA BEACH -- As the chief law enforcer in Volusia County, I had faith State Attorney R.J. Larizza would get the job done in holding corrupt Volusia County officials accountable for alleged unlawful behavior, but I was wrong. Larizza's either unwilling or incapable. Either way, it doesn't matter, because his weak action against three members of the SEV ad authority and their director, complicit in violating Florida's Government in the Sunshine, renders the statute meaningless.
DAYTONA BEACH -- The stakes are high in the competition for ever-shrinking advertising revenues by the Daytona Beach News-Journal, purchased off the scrap heap of a federal-court supervised sale four years by Halifax Media for just under $20 million.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Southeast Volusia Historical Society annual picnic and Board of Directors installation will take place 5 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at the New Smyrna Boat and Ski Club located on the North Causeway. Members are asked to bring a covered dish.
Photos for Headline Surfer® / John DeJesus, 27, a reputed member of the Latin Kings gang, a drug dealer and sex offender, shown at left, now stands accused of first-degree murder in the April 30 shooting death of 22-year-old Yoliz Marie Borrero, shown in the inset.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Sally Crank gave birth to her third child, Jamison Liam, on March 7, the newest of three boys. So one can just imagine the demands on her life as mother, spouse and holding down two part-time jobs. But she's not one to complain.
DAYTONA BEACH -- That a Daytona Beach cop and a South Daytona cop opened fire and killed a fleeing rape suspect in the rear of a South Daytona tanning salon a week ago is not something this media outlet is questioning.