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MILESTONE: Daytona Beach native Mary Jane Thomas, wife of country music singer Hank Williams Jr., has died at age 58 in Jupiter

Create: Wed, 03/30/2022 - 11:48
Author: Sera King
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Mary Jane Thomas, the wife of country music artist Hank Williams Jr., and a Daytona Beach native, has died in Jupiter, Florida. 

13. Roman Reigns retains WWE Universal title during 2nd night of Wrestlemania at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium with limited fans due to COVID-19

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TAMPA, Fla. -- Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the WWE was forced to hold its marquee pay-per-view event, Wrestlemania, over two nights back in April 2021 with Roman Reigns retaining his Universal Championship in a triple threat match over Edge and Daniel Bryan to close out the show Sunday night at Raymond James Stadium.

14. Windemere cops: Orlando-area retired MLB player Johnny Damon arrested on DUI charges; wife charged with battery on a LEO

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WINDEMERE, Fla. -- Retired Major League Baseball player Johnny Damon was pulled over back in February of 2021 after Windemere cops said they saw his SUV swerving and hitting a curb his SUV swerving and hitting a curb.

Intracoastal Bank of Daytona Beach announces new directors

Create: Sun, 03/27/2022 - 21:12
Author: Sera King
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Intracoastal Bancorp, Inc. at its annual meeting of shareholders at the company’s Volusia Banking Center named the following individuals to serve as directors for the year: Dr. Pamela Carbiener, C. Scott Crews, Thomas L. Gibbs, Anand Jobalia, Albert B. Johnston, Jr., Gerald P. Keyes, Michael Machin, Bruce E. Page and Ryan T. Page.

15. Volusia County had 16 shark bite incidents in 2021, the 2nd-highest in 20 years, most of them in New Smyrna Beach

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Volusia County had 16 shark bite incidents in 2021, the second-highest in the past 20 years, with all but a few of them in New Smyrna Beach- just south of the Ponce Inlet Jetty.

16. FWC: Record number of Florida manatee deaths in 2021 - mostly from starvation caused by water pollution Henry Frederick Sat, 03/26/2022 - 16:01
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- 2021 was a bad year for Florida manatees with a record number of deaths along the east and west coasts.

Rain should give way to sunny Friday and sunshine through the weekend in greater Daytona Beach

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- There's a 90 percent chance of showers throughout today and tonight before giving way to sunshine on Friday and through the weekend, according to the latest forecast for greater Daytona Beach from the National Weather Serice in Orlando.