South Daytona

Courtesy photo / Jim Dinneen, Volusia County manager

SOUTH DAYTONA -- Volusia County Manager Jim Dinneen was unable to take a trip to Orlando to board a plane to Washington because someone stole his county-issued SUV, County Chairman Frank Bruno told NSBNews.net by phone tonight.

"It happened Sunday afternoon," Bruno told NSBNews.net in a 7:30 p.m. phone interview from Washington D.C. where he and other elected officials from Central Florida were visiting the White House earlier today.

SOUTH DAYTONA -- The city's Parks and Recreation Department is holding registration for Fall Babe Ruth Baseball at the Piggotte Community Center, 504 Big Tree Road.

Registration is from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. 

Here are the cost breakdowns: T-ball - $55, Pitching Machine, Minor, Major - $65, Junior - 70, add $10 for non-resident fee—(Non-Resident of City of South Daytona) Ages: T-ball (4-6), Pitching Machine (7-8), Minor (9-10), Major (11– 12), Juniors (13-15). Please bring a copy of your birth certificate.

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SOUTH DAYTONA -- A 4-year-old girl drowned in a backyard pool just after 11:30 a.m. Sunday, police said.

Emergency personnel responded to 2130 Green St., and attempted to revive the child, who had been at the bottom of the pool 5 to 10 minutes, South Daytona police said.

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South Daytona's special election gives Ralph Schoenherr, shown at near left, edges Joe Piggotte Jr. by the slimmest of margins -- just 4 votes -- with a very weak voter turnout.

SOUTH DAYTONA – A special election to fill a vacant City Council seat tonight ended so close it triggered an automatic recount, with Ralph Schoenherr on top by four votes over Joe Piggotte Jr.

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SOUTH DAYTONA ─ Residents are invited to help shape South Daytona’s future at a Sustainability Open House March 4.

Drop by the Piggotte Community Center between the hours of 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., a Friday, to learn about the city’s Sustainability Action Plan through an educational and interactive forum. Help protect South Daytona’s environmental and ecological future by becoming involved now.

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DAYTONA BEACH SHORES -- The Senior Center is offering a trip to the Plant City Strawberry Fest. It will be held on March 3, a Thursday, from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm.

The cost is $31 and includes round trip transportation, admission and driver gratuity. Lunch is on your own at the festival. The trip is open to all ages. For more information, please call 386-763-5398.

Check out festival details at http://www.flstrawberryfestival.com/

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SOUTH DAYTONA -- The South Daytona Police Department has been awarded re-accredited status by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation -- the third such time since 2002.

The South Daytona Police Department was initially accredited on February 6, 2002. Its first re-accredidation was in 2005, with this being the third one. Many of the 276 standards that were reviewed by the team of assessors were critical to life, health and safety issues.

Undergoing the voluntary state accreditation process provides an agency with a “quality assurance review” and encourages intense self-scrutiny, resulting in more efficient and effective daily operations.

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SOUTH DAYTONA -- Professionalism, commitment and service were the qualities that distinguished two South Daytona public safety employees who were recently honored by the Port Orange-South Daytona Chamber of Commerce.

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Coutesy photos / At far left, jail mug of Christian Pursley, charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Keith "Shorty" Roberts on his motorcycle shown on his Facebook memorial page. At right is Shannon Pursley, wife of the accused killer who was seeing the victim. The homicide police report is attached. You can read it by clicking the attachment.

ORMOND BEACH -- Shannon Pursley has to walk an even finer line shielding her children as she deals with the horror of having seen her boyfriend gunned down by her estranged husband during the early morning hours of New Year's outside the Rockin' Ranch bar.

"Im not only dealing with the mourning of Keith, but also dealing with the repercussions that the father of my child is in jail," she said Monday night in an exclusive interview with VolusiaNews.net.