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School Board Chair Melody Johnson's youngest child was home recovering from invasive surgery for severe spine curvature when classes started up

DELTONA, Fla. -- School Board Chair Melody Johnson's youngest son son skipped the first week of classes. 

And he'll miss several more as he's being home schooled while recovering from invasive surgery at Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando on July 31, for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis or curvature of the spine. Chase Johnson, 13,  went home on Aug. 4, a day earlier than expected. 

Ambush killings of 2 Kissimmee cops gives Edgewater officer reason to think about his own mortality

City
Kissimmee
Newspaper Section
Crime
Volusia News Now
Edgewater
New Smyrna Beach
Local News Now

EDGEWATER, Fla. -- On Aug. 19, two Kissimmee police officers were killed in a shootout. Later that weekend, an officer in Volusia County named Charles Geiger got ready for his overnight shift in Edgewater – and thought about what might happen on his shift. 

Univ. of Tampa fires visiting professor from Winter Park for 'bad karma' tweet directed at Hurricane Harvey victims who voted Republican in 2016

WINTER PARK, Fla. -- A visiting assistant professor at the University of Tampa was fired today after describing Hurricane Harvey's devasting hammering of Texas as “instant karma” for Lone Star residents who voted Republican last year.

Year Later: Port Orange Councilman Chase Tramont's entrance into politics seems like yesterday to reminiscing wife Henry Frederick Thu, 08/31/2017 - 09:25
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Volusia News Now
Port Orange
POLITICS
Local News Now

PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Twelve months have passed since Chase Tramont first entered politics, winning a seat on the Port Orange City Council, but it seems just like yesterday to his wife, who reminisced on his achievement.