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Volusia vision: Prosperous county operating at fullest potential
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My vision for Volusia is that of a prosperous county operating at its fullest potential and providing quality services to every individual. Under my leadership, your vibrant community will continue to beckon new businesses, visitors and residents to this Great American Destination.
Ted Doran Newsflash
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Ask Ted Doran about the issues that matter most to you at the July 21 media-style debate at the Brannon Center in New Smyrna Beach sponsored by Headline Surfer. His candidacy for Volusia County Chair is the third of seven debates scheduled from 9 am to 5 pm...
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Don't think our editorial content has any punch? Check this out. Within minutes of posting my blog on Facebook and it's wonder boy, Zuckerberg, it was already climbing the first page of the search engines simply with his last name.
This is why many of Volusia County's politicians and aspiring office holders have their campaign ads on HeadlineSurfer.com. This is why we enjoy great readership throughout the Sunshine State every day.
Zimmerman's $1M bail means the defense doesn't have to force the state's hand with 'speedy trial' provisions
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Headline Surfer video produced by Sera King / Mark O'Mara, lead defense counsel for accused murderer George Zimmerman in the gunshot slaying of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, addresses the media after the latest bail hearing at the Seminole County Courthouse in Sanford, Florida.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
SANFORD, Fla. -- Had the judge in the George Zimmerman murder trial refused bail -- which he ultimately set at $1 million -- his defense team could have resorted to a legal maneuver that would have ramped up the high-profile case even more for both sides: a demand for a speedy trial.
Legalese: Florida's Speedy Trial provisions
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Had George Zimmerman not been released on bail, his defense team could have forced the state to take the case to trial within six months as opposed to the standard year or more in both sides preparing for a trial showdown.
Here is a boiler plate on a defendant's rights to demand a speedy trial:
Florida Highway Patrol: 7-year-old boy struck and killed in hit-and-run in greater Orlando
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ORLANDO -- A 7-year-old boy was struck by at least one vehicle late Monday night in the westbound lanes of Silver Star Road near Orlando West Drive in Pine Hills and pronounced dead at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children a short time later in an apparent hit-and-run, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
"At this time troopers are sorting out who left the scene," FHP spokesman Sgt. Kim Montes said of the 10:15 p.m. fatality.
Gov. Rick Scott appoints three Daytona-area lawyers to the 7th judicial circuit nominating commission
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Private attorneys Raven Sword and Katherine Hurst Miller, shown left to right respectively, along with assistant public defender Steven Gosney, will have a hand in helping to choose candidates to serve on the bench in Volusia, Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns counties.TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott today announced the appointment of Steven N. Gosney, Katherine Hurst Miller and Raven E. Sword to the 7th judicial circuit nominating commission.