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County chair miffed that luxury hotel not revealed until after $20M secured for Daytona International Speedway project Henry Frederick Fri, 07/04/2014 - 08:28
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Just weeks after the Volusia County Council approved $20 million in taxpayer funds for the "One Daytona" retail village across from Daytona International Speedway, County Chair Jason Davis was miffed to learn a luxury hotel was part of the project, but not revelead until after $20 million in funding was secured for the private venture.

Internet newspaper to hold public candidate debates July 28 in New Smyrna Beach for city & county races

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County Council dis 3 candidates Justin Kennedy, David Machuga debate issues, incumbent Deb Denys a no-show / Headline Surfer®County Councilwoman Deb Denys skipped out on the public candidate debates in Oak Hill / Headline Surfer®Headline Surfer® photo /
Volusia County Council candidates Justin Kennedy and David Machuga are shown in the recent HeadlineSurfer.com Public candidate Debates in the Oak Hill City Hall Commission Chambers. Incumbent Deb Denys, shown in the inset, was a no-show as demonstrated by the empty seat in the debate image with the empty chair. Will she do the same in her hometown of New Smyrna Beach in the upcoming debates?
 

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The HeadlineSurfer.com Public Candidate Debates will continue with a new session at the Brannon Center on July 28, with vetting for two New Smyrna Beach city races as well as two seats on the Volusia County Council.

Double rainbow captured by photographer in Osteen

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Storm chaser & videographer Jeremy Friebel of New Smyrna Beach grew up in Midwest with tornadoes

Double rainbow brightens the skies over Osteen, FL in this 8:07 p.m. image / Headline Surfer®Photo for Headline Surfer® by Jeremy Friebel /
This image of a double rainbow was captured 8:07 p.m. Thursday in Osteen, FL.

OSTEEN -- Extreme weather photographer Jeremy Friebel may have captured one of the rarest sights in nature: What appears to be a double rainbow or rainbow on top of a rainbow.

It is one of the most beautiful sights captured on a digital camera by Friebel who routinely shoots extreme weather photos throughout Volusia County.

Shadow Speaks: Deb Denys' big campaign money won't help her overcome foolishness by not showing up at debates

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla -- Headline Surfer® spoke with Nahum Litt, known by his alter ego, the NSB Shadow, about the hotly-contested district 3 County Council race between incumbent Deb Denys and her challengers, David Machuga of New Smyrna Beach and Justin Kennedy of Edgewater. The following is a summary of a phone conversation earlier this Sunday morning with Litt in his own words:

Florida Highway Patrol: Two Orange County toddlers struck and killed in separate motor vehicle incidents

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1-year-old boy run over in driveway by mother's boyfriend backing out; 3-year-old girl reportedly victim of hit-and-run in apartment complex parking lot

3-year-old girl killed in possible hit-and-run crash at Orange County apt complex / Headline Surfer®Photo for Headline Surfer® /
Troopers reconstruct a hit-and-run scenario on the hood of a patrol vehicle at the Grandview Pointe Apartments in Orlando where a 3-year-old girl was struck by a car, according to her mother. The toddler died at the hospital. A 1-year-old boy was killed in an unrelated mishap 12 hours later involving an SUV backing out of a driveway on nearby Mosshart Lane.
 

ORLANDO -- Tragedy struck two Orange County families, each of whom suffered the death of a toddler just 12 hours apart -- a 3-year-old girl run over in a hit-and-run Friday night and a 1-year-old boy struck and killed Saturday morning by his mother's boyfriend backing out of the driveway, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

Moderate rip currents in Daytona Beach surf; same situation in New Smyrna Beach

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Issues: 21 rescues in surf, 30 jellyfish stings & vehicles stuck in soft sand 

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Graphic images for Headline Surfer® / Volusia County beach cam snapshots displayed here show beach-goers leaving the beaches just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Volusia County Beach Safety flew the yellow flag today for moderate rip current conditions with nearly two dozen people caught in rip currents who had to be rescued.

Besides 21 rescues, there were some other issues for breach safety personnel to contend with on this hot Saturday.