Daytona Beach

Retired DBNJ Editor Pat Rice takes to Facebook seeking answers from County Chair Jeff Brower on shady political dealings in advance of Tuesday's primary

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Pat Rice, the former editor of the Daytona Beach News-Journal, took Volusa County Chair Jeff Brower to task in a lengthy Facebook group write-up for a series of political moves widely seen as shady to benefit his own slate of candidates in the 2022 election cycle with Tuesday's primary looming. 

Daytona-based NASCAR announces plans to build new state-of-the-art productions facility in Concord, N.C.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- From its corporate headquarters here at Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR announced construction will begin on a brand new state-of-the-art productions facility later this summer.

Retired lawman Jim Gillum to provide analysis on crime & politics for investigative reporting project

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DELAND, Fla. -- Retired lawman Jim Gillum is going to provide analysis on crime and politics for Headline Surfer's investigative reporting project - "Volusia County's Venality: A Decade of Abuse."

Daytona Beach International Airport receives $500,000 federal grant to recruit new nonstop service to the Chicago area

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Daytona Beach International Airport has been awarded a small community air service development program grant from the U. S. Department of Transportation.

National Weather Service: Mostly sunny skies Friday, but rain likely this weekend in greater Daytona Beach

Create: Thu, 08/04/2022 - 18:26
Author: Sera King
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Look for mostly sunny skies Friday at the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona and other nearby coastal cities with a high near 90 and only a 20 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

Supervisor of Elections Lisa Lewis: Volusia County Canvassing Board meeting Thursday in DeLand draws dozens of citizens in advance of Aug. 23 primary

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DELAND, Fla. -- Record attendance was set when the Volusia County Canvassing  Board, met Thursday to conduct the Public Logic and Accuracy Test for the 2022 August  Primary Election.

'Appearances Can Be Deceptive' a classic line in Coen Bros movie that aptly applies to real-life political farce in Volusia County leadership

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The 2008 Coen Brothers film, "Burn After Reading" is a political dark comedy farce wrapped around a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst (John Malkovich) that falls into the hands of Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand) and Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt), two gym employees who see a chance to make enough money for her to have life-changing cosmetic surgery.