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Council on Aging's dementia caregiver support groups offered in April

Council on Aging of Volusia County in Daytona Beach / Headline SurferThe Council on Aging of Volusisa County is located at 160 N. Beach St. No. 100, as shown in this locator map.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The Council on Aging of Volusia County continues its dementia caregiver support groups 9 a.m. on certain days in April at select locations. Here are the dates and locales: 

Marble-sized hail stones pelt Edgewater, Titusville and other parts of Central Florida

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EDGEWATER -- I took my family on a ride to Titusville to visit my in-laws just before the storms hit early Sunday afternoon, pelting us and so many others throughout Central Florida with marble-sized hail. Tearing through the cloudy skies were the Thunderbirds of the U.S. Airforce thrilling the crowd for the TiCo Warbird Annual Airshow. 

Orlando Magic Jameer Nelson winner of Rich & Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award

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Through Orlando Magic Youth Fund, a McCormick Foundation fund, $1 million-plus distributed 3rd straight year to 17 Central Florida non-profits organizations

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Orlando Magic Capt. Jameer Nelson is a winner on and off the court for his community endeavors.

ORLANDO -- The Orlando Magic's Jameer Nelson was named winner of the 2012-'13 Rich & Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award Saturday night at the 23rd Annual Orlando Magic Youth Foundation (OMYF) Black Tie & Tennies Gala presented by FAIRWINDS Credit Union held at the Amway Center.

Study: Daytona State College has local economic impact of nearly $710 million

DAYTONA BEACH – A new study attributes a powerful impact on the local economy of nearly $710 million generated by Daytona State College, its students and alumni.

The study verifies the strength and value of the college’s service to the communities, businesses and individuals in Volusia and Flagler counties and beyond, top administrative officials stressed in announcing the study's findings this afternoon.

Rachel's Law: Death of young woman led to stricter guidelines in use of confidential informants

Enacted in 2009, 'Rachel's Law' requires Florida law enforcement agencies to institute stricter policies, procedures and training relating to confidential informant operations. 

Rachel Hoffman of Rachel's Law / Headline SurferNEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Rachel Hoffman's 2008 murder in a botched undercover drug buy while deployed as a confidential informant by the Tallahassee Police Department led by Police Chief Dennis Jones was the impetus for the Florida Legislature's passage of "Rachel's Law."

Former Daytona Beach PD top cop and current Tallahassee police chief semi-finalist to lead New Smyrna Beach

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla -- Dennis Jones, one of the Sunshine State's top cops, wants to come home. The Tallahassee police chief and former Daytona Beach police chief is among seven semi-finalists to become New Smyrna Beach's next police chief.

St. Patrick's Day part of Main Street Bike Week scene

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Bike Week Irish T-shirts on sale / Headline SurferIrish-clad bikers / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer photos by Henry Frederick / St. Patrick's Day T-Shirts were being offerred for sale Sunday on the final day of Bike Week. A couple wih green headbands check out Main Street on their green crotch rocket motorcycle.
DAYTONA BEACH -- The final day of Bike Week on Main Street had a distinctively Irish flare with bikers awash in green.
From hats to T-shirts to beads, there was plenty of green.