NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla -- Children and adults alike Youth and adults soon will have a convenient avenue to success. The City of New Smyrna Beach is partnering on two education programs to make it easier for youth and adults to receive their GED.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A motorist and his passenger were critically injured early this morning when he lost control of his small pick-up truck while southbound on US 1 near Creekside Circle, just south of the three bridges area, crossed into the northbound lanes and smashed head on into a tree, police said.
Here is a synopsis of the 2:11 a.m. Tuesday crash as described by Sgt. Shane Riggle in his report: "The driver lost control of the vehicle and crossed the median into the northbound lanes. The vehicle continued across the roadway until it struck several signs and a large tree head on. The male driver and a male passenger were seriously injured in the crash."
/>Headline Surfer primary endorsement: State Attorney, Stassia Warren, challenger
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- It's a risky proposition for a media outlet to hand out endorsements in a primary as we have done with today's primary under way. We certainly don't want to alienate anyone and it's not like we have all the answers. Our endorsements are merely a guide, based on what we do know in given races. In some cases, like the county council races, we're not endorsing any of the candidates.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The polls closed nearly an hour ago and the results are starting to come in.
We'll keep you posted throughout the night and well into the morning on results, reactions from the candidates and what it all means for November elections. Democracy is at work and tonight all of us who voted can stand tall with pride.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Carl Persis is on top in the race for Volusia county chair with Jason Davis a distant second and power attorney Ted Doran on the outside looking in with half the precincts reporting.
Deb Denys is leading in the district 3 county council race with Jim Hathaway a close second and Justin Kennedy a distant third. In the race for state attorney, Stasia Warren is well ahead of incumbent RJ Larizza in Volusia County, but these preliminary results don't include Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns counties.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- With more than half the polling precints reporting in tonight's primary, Supervisor of Elections Ann McFall is well on her way to winning re-election with 66.2 percent of the votes mong the four candidates.
Should she stay above the 50 percent mark, McFall won't have to deal with a November runoff with the second place finisher.
EDGEWATER -- Back in the day, 1948, big league manager Leo Durocher coined the phrase, "Nice guys finish last." But then again, Durocher also said, "I come to win."
On primary night, first-term Edgewater Councilman Justin Kennedy indeed finished last in the three-way race for the dist. 3 seat on the Volusia County Council. And there's no doubt he's a nice guy, too.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The outcomes of Tuesday’s primary races settled out just about where I‘d anticipated. Once again, name recognition appears to be a decisive factor with Volusia and area voters.
