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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. 

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.

Daytona-based Embry-Riddle Aeronautical flight students flying near Palatka help pilot in distress Henry Frederick Thu, 03/24/2022 - 12:21
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Two Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University flight students were flying near Palatka when they heard an emergency call over the radio that an 81-year-pilot nearby had just experienced engine failure at 800 feet.

17. Sheriff Mike Chitwood tells TV news crews he feels no sympathy for girl, 14, fighting for her life after she & boy, 12, engaged deputies in gunfire

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl who ran away from a children’s group home in Enterprise back in June, broke into a house, armed themselves with several of the homeowner’s guns, and opened fire on several responding deputies who tried to talk them into surrendering.

18. k9s Endo & Ax honored in Daytona Beach by Sheriff Mike Chitwood for heroics responding to carjacking in Deltona that saw both dogs shot

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Sheriff Mike Chitwood and the Georgia non-profit organization Irondog K9 International honored K-9s Endo and Ax back in November for their actions responding to an armed carjacking incident in Deltona in September. Endo and Ax were each shot while working to apprehend the fleeing suspect.

19. Dog thrown from 2nd-floor balcony of Daytona Beach motel survives & gets new leash on life with disabled military vet

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It was a miracle that a German shepherd thrown from the second-floor balcony of a motel in Daytona by a crazed owner survived.