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Deltona Democrat Ellen Watkins Juliano nauseated by cut-throat social media rhetoric on Thanksgiving eve

DELTONA. Fla. -- The way local Democratic Party insider Ellen Watkins Juliano sees it, everyone needs to take a chill pill with the social media rants of gloom and doom as America readies for the Thanksgiving holiday.

 

Sandy Adams suspends GOP Congressional campaign citing undisclosed illness; puts Adam Barringer in driver's seat

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Former New Smyrna Beach Mayor Adam Barringer, shown on the far right, has a much easier ride to the Republican nomination for the 6th Congressional seat with the stunning announcement by Sandy Adams that she has suspended her campaign due to illness. The only candidate Barringer has to get by, though it's still early in the race and others could enter, is GG Galloway, an Ormond Realtor, who has never held nor sought public office prior to beginning his maiden run earlier this month

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Sandy Adams, the former one-term Republican Congresswoman vying for a return to Washington has suspended her campaign, citing an undisclosed "serious health issue health that demands  (her) focus and attention."

VCSO: Deltona man arrested on robbery charges involving a hold-up at Circle K and drive-thru at Burger King in DeBary

DeBARY, Fla. -- A Deltona man wanted to have it his way at a Burger King drive-thru on Thanksgiving eve -- 10:27 p.m. EWednesday -- when he ordered two cheeseburgers and some fries, /*
ut he didn't ask them to hold the pickles or the lettuce. And he wanted money from the cash register.
But, of course, the manager stepped in and decided he was not going to have it his way. The window was pushed closed and he drove off like a schlep.
But that wasn' the end of this man's attempt at having it his way, a Volusia County Sheriff's Office spokesman said.

Beach safety patrol reports thefts in area of Bandshell on the World's Most Famous Beach® in Daytona

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This map shows the location of the Daytona Beach Bandshell as shown in this photo as well, in the vicinity of where Volusia County Beach Safety Patrols reported thefts on Friday, Nov. 27. The Volusia County public safety agency did not elaborate as to how many or what kind of thefts were reported.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- On this Black Friday, one day removed from Thanksgiving, an official with the Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue said there were reports of thefts in the vicinity of the Daytona Beach Bandshell.

37. Kyle Busch edges Timothy Peters at the line to win 2014 Speedweeks truck race at Daytona

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Kyle Busch edged Timothy Peters at the line by a race-record .016 seconds to win the 2014 NextEra Energy Resources 250 truck race at Daytona International Speedway during February's Speedweeks, leading up to the Daytona 500.

Daytona newspaper claims Turkey Run car show had record turnout, but its photos show otherwise

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The display photo of the green hot rod demonstrates a moderate turnout for the Turkey Run car show over the Thanksgiving weekend. It's far from the record-breaking attendance claims in a Daytona Beach News-Journal story of the event as shown in this inset snapshot of the print newspaper's coverage showing the owner of a muscle car standing alone.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla -- Yet again, the Daytona Beach News-Journal has taken the liberty of claiming a tourism event has drawn record crowds -- this time the Daytona Turkey Run.

But the newspaper's own photos of the event don't back up the claim, which is attributed to the event's PR flak. Here is what was written in part the story headlined, Car show draws record turnout:"Sunday marked the conclusion of the 42nd Annual Daytona Turkey Run, which drew the biggest turnout the classic car show and swap meet has seen."

South Daytona woman who posted Facebook pic of duct-taped dog issued summons in NC on animal cruelty charge

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Social media image draws global outrage

Dog duct-tape pic that went viral / Headline Surfer®Kathariner Lemansky with her chocolate lab mix / Headline Surfer®SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. -- Cops in the town of Cary, NC, confirmed they have issued a court summons for Katharine F. Lemansky, after she admitted that she duct-taped the mouth of her dog the day after Thanksgiving while in that municipality and posted a picture of the chocolate lab on a Facebook page under the alias "Katie Brown" of South Daytona.