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Daytona Beach-based United Way Volusia Flagler Selects 15 to Lead New Community Impact Council

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Fifteen community leaders have been selected by the United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties’ Executive Board to lead the new vision of Community Impact. 

Supervisor of Elections: Recount for South Daytona Mayor's Race

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By Henry Frederick
Headline Surfer
 
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A recount washas been ordered in the South Daytona Mayor’s race, beginning at 9 am on Friday.

The recount will take place at the Department of Elections, Historic Courthouse, 125 W. New York Avenue in Deland.

The preliminary results indicate that of the 2,599 total votes cast; William "Bill" Hall received 1,302 votes or 50.10 percent and George F. Locke III received 1,297 votes or 49.90 percent.

Supervisor of Elections Lisa Lewis appears at online news debate in Port Orange

By Henry Frederick
Headline Surfer

PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Supervisor of Elections Lisa Lewis has demonstrated her transparency throughout the 2016 campaign season -- even appearing at an open forum during a debate series last month, in preparation for today's Sunshine State primary for city, county, state and federal races.

 

ENDORSEMENT: Daytona's Ida Duncan Wright on right track with school board leadership

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Ida Duncan Wright is the epitome of the kind of policy maker the Volusia County School Board has come to rely on in terms of leadership in three short years -- she's the current chair -- and a sound policy maker. 

Headline Surfer Endorsement: Aaron Delgado for zone 2 Daytona Beach City Commission

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By Henry Frederick
Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- In the non-partisan campaign for zone 2 Daytona Beach city commissioner, Headline Surfer endorses criminal defense attorney Aaron Delgado over Karen "Weegie" Kuendig, who is chairwoman of the city's code enforcement board and Tony Survance, who is with the organization, Save Our Neighborhoods, which assists young people in getting an education.

Tattoo You: Daytona Beach Shores babe marches to beat of different drummer

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. -- So who is this tattooed-mystery babe spotted walking along the hard sands of Daytona Beach Shores who caught the camera lens of our intrepid photographer friend who shoots just about everything interesting he sees along the Word's Most Famous beach and beyond?

 

Hundreds stung by jellyfish along the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona

By Henry Frederick
Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- When the purple flags are being flown along the World's Most Famous Beach, they're not for a Barney the dinosaur birthday party. The flags are a warning to be alert about jellyfish -- those nearly invisible critters that blend in with the soapy surf and sometimes wash up along the shore.