This election is a nail bitter and I truly hope it does not come down to the popular vote being ignored and the Electoral College making the choice for our president. I personally think that system should be abolished and I have read that it is slowly being done state by state.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The polls have closed and now it's the lull, waiting for the voting totals to start trickling in locally and throughout the East coast.
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Source:Department of Elections
Top graphic by Headline Surfer Muiltimedia Editor Serafina King Frederick / Joshua Wagner easily wins re-election over former Ponce Inlet Mayor Nancy Epps in the general election.NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The results are even sweeter the second time around for Joshua Wagner with a resounding re-election victory in Tuesday's general election to retain his district 2 seat on the Volusia County Council.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Nancy Epps is a formidable opponent, but unless she can demonstrate that incumbent dist. 2 County Council member Joshua Wagner has not done the job for which he was narrowly elected four years ago, then he should be given the benefit of the doubt in Tuesday's general election.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- It's a definitely a chilly morning out there, but a nice brisk walk with the dog has given me that burst of energy needed to get the day started.
After months of intense campaign coverage leading up to Tuesday's general election, I am tired, but glad it's over; especially not to have to see those political ads on TV. Even the top of our website seems barren without all of the political ads, which helped to pay bills.
OAK HILL -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office took a report of burglary at 106 West Loop involving the break-in of a shed on the property sometime between Oct. 13 and Wednesday when th report was made.
The property owner didn't have an accounting as to whether anything was actually taken, a Sheriff's deputy noted.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Florida Press Club has awarded Headline Surfer Publisher Henry Frederick more awards in the 2012 contest than any other journalist for his array of investigative stories, in-depth blogs and the website itself. Among his award-winning work was his investigative story on the controversial promotion of Daytona Beach Police Lt. Jim Newcombe, shown left, despite his alleged mistreatment of women cops under his command, an exclusive interview with Trayvon Martin's parents at a Miami rally and his childhood memories of watching the Daytona 500 and as a reporter covering the races.
