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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The "Open Letter to Gov. Rick Scott" regarding government corruption in Volusia County and the need for intervention is undergoing a series of fact checks and polishing of the writing to ensure it is clear, concise and on point.

Once this process is completed, the letter will be published on HeadlineSurfer.com today and a copy sent to the governor's press office. 

Because Headline Surfer® is a small operation with no network affiliations, the internet newspaper will reach out to select media outlets and alert them to the published story and links to the coverage since there are some sidebar elements as well.

The internet newspaper had hoped to have it published on Sunday as promoted, but as things turned out, that was an ambitious goal that in hindsight wasn't realistic.

EDGEWATER, Fla. -- Happy Birthday to my mother who turned 89 on Monday (Oct. 27). She has been a Realtor for commercial property and insurance salesperson as long as I can remember.

No contest cocaine plea in open court defines candidacy of Stephen 'Steve' Sather

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- There is a reason why Stephen P. Sather goes by "Steve Sather" in his run for the zone 2 seat on the New Smyrna Beach City Commission. There's less of a chance anyone looking him up in the Google search engine will find the ugly truth behind his drug past.

Intrigity counts in this race and that is why Jake Sachs deserves the support of the voters for the zone 2 seat in Tuesday's general election.

Headline Surfer® photos / The internet newspaper was a big winner in the 2014 Florida Press Club Statewide Journalism Contest with finalists announced Wednesday. This is the fourth year in a row that HeadlineSurfer.com has been recognized for award-winning content.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Four of the six stories won by Headline Surfer® in the 2014 Florida Press Club Statewide Journalism Contest focused on political corruption with two of them on New Smyrna Beach Mayor Adam Barringer. There was one story each on the corrupt leadership of the Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority and Daytona Beach City Commissioner Carl Lentz, IV, who was trespassed from a strip club by the cops.

DELTONA -- Rich Gailey has done everything a candidate for public office can do to win the support of the voters, even taking the ALS ice bucket challenge.

Not only is she paid $44,000 as a part-time councilwoman, but receives another grand each month from a $12,000 annual pension for longevity on the dais of 2-plus decades

DAYTONA BEACH -- After all these years as a career politician, district 5 term-limited County Councilwoman finds herself in an embarrassing situation on this Saturday -- the final day of early voting -- leading up to Tuesday's general elections: Her campaign website has been shut down for non-payment.