NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- They sold us Obama - twice. Now they’re at it again, parleying savvy skills to do the same with Madam Hillary Clinton. It's an understandable response, because the previous sale, that being Obama, proved a demonstrable dud.
DAYTONA BEACH -- The first public candidate debates of the 2014 primary elections will be held Tuesday and Wednesday nights at Oak Hill City Hall in the City Commission chambers featuring two municipal seats and the highly contested races for County Council district 3 and at-large seats.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Taking cars off the beach behind the closed Desert Inn where a luxury hotel resort is planned won't make a difference as long as Daytona Beach's violent crime persists and it shows no sign of letting up.
DELAND -- Andy Kelly has qualified to run for his old seat against incumbent Pat Patterson in the district 1 County Council race, according to the Volusia Supervisor of Elections website.
LAKE HELEN -- So much for transparency and public information in Lake Helen: According to the city's website two seats are listed as up for elections, but no information on who qualified is listed.
Headline Surfer® did get a live person on the phone, but as soon as the internet newspaper said it was calling about qualifying, the phone was transferred to a recording in the city clerk's office.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Headline Surfer®, the award-winning 24/7 internet newspaper has been accessed in 216 countries around the word in the past two years, according to Google Analytics for and accessed via HeadlineSurfer.com.
The United States is clearly the dominant country for Headline Surfer® with 1.55 million users or slightly more than 90% of the total internet traffic. At No. 2 is Canada, United Kingdom at No. 3, and Australia and India, at 4 and 5, respectively.
Photos for Headline Surfer® / Anthony Pupello and Gary Blair drew no opposition for their seats on the Orange City Council, but at-large incumbent Bill Crippen, shown here in the inset, did and so his is the only race to be settled in the 2014 elections.ORANGE CITY -- There is only one contested race in Orange City for the at-large seat with Vernon Stafford challenging the incumbent, Bill Crippen.
LAKE HELEN -- The City Commission will meet 7 p.m. Thursday June 26, at City Hall, 327 S. Lakeview Drive.
