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Headline Surfer Editor/Publisher Henry Frederick interviews Dist. 27 State Rep. David Santiago, R-Deltona, at Daytona International Speedway on his bill that benefits the speedway through tax breaks for a major expansion.

DAYTONA BEACH -- David Santiago is sponsoring what could be the most important bill of his tenure since winning his district 27 Statehouse seat in the November elections with a proposal to give tax breaks to Daytona International Speedway for a major expansion project that would bring the 1959 super speedway well into the 21st century, including onsite parking, restaurants, escalators and other amenities.

Democrat Phil Giorno, shown at far left, wasn't on the ballot in replacing Dennis Mulder who withdrew midway through the campaign for dist. 27 state representative. Regardless, Republican David Santiago, shown below, easily won the election.

DELTONA -- Phil Giorno had enough headaches as chairman of the Volusia County Democratic Executive Committee when he stepped in to run for the district 27 state representative seat for Dennis Mulder who had to resign because of a family illness.

Because of the timing, though, Mulder's name remained on the ballot per state election laws.

NEW SMYRNA BREACH -- The New Smyrna Beach High School 'Cudas had lots of reasons to be happy during the 2011-'12 school year homecoming game. The football team won big time and Dallas Macdermant and Shanleigh O'dell were named king and queen, respectively.

By Tim Hamby

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- I have been trying to improve communication between the Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority and stakeholders in our area and wish to include the media in my efforts. I have been sending out periodic updates, typically just prior to or immediately following, our regularly scheduled board meetings.

In these emailed letters, I have been providing summaries of critical issues, including, when appropriate, creative pieces; budgets; copies of agreements; etc.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Speedweeks is more than just burning Goodyear rubber on the track for the Daytona 500! Think threads of a different kind as in Nike and New Balance for 13.1 miles in the 5th annual Daytona Half-Marathon.

Well, Barackula signed the sequester into law, and last time I looked, the sky was still up there. I couldn’t even find any cracks in it.

The snapshot shows Headline Surfer's story on Bike Week trending in the Google News Directories for Daytona Beach, FL.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Within an hour of being published, Headline Surfer's initial Bike Week 2013 story was trending as the No. 2 overall story in the Google news directories for Daytona Beach, Florida.

The news directories are typically where savvy online readers look for the latest news headlines in their community and around the world simply by plugging in their city and state or a zip code.

Photo for Headline Surfer / Videos produced by Multimedia Editor Serafina Frederick / Alyssa Bellows of Ormond Beach shines up bikes for extra cash during Bike Week in greater Daytona as shown in this 2012 image.

DAYTONA BEACH -- It's a rite of passage -- a change of the seasons -- special events that is, in greater Daytona Beach. We're transitioning from the Rolex 24 and the Daytona 500 (and its Speed Weeks) to Bike Week, and eventually Spring Break, or what's left of the college experience on the World's Most Famous Beach.

Headline Surfer videos by Multimedia Editor Sera Frederick / The Golden Knights entertain the crowd in March at the New Smyrna Beach Balloon and SkyFest at the New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport.  The 24/7 Internet newspaper editor/publisher Henry Frederick and wife, Sera Frederick, went up in crazy plane rides.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Under bright sunny skies Saturday, people craned their heads upwards for a once-in-a-lifetime view of an elite group of parachuters with their precision landings at the fourth annual New Smyrna Beach Balloon and SkyFest.

Chipper Jones, shown here in a photo from his website, was all smiles at the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Kansas City, Mo., hitting a single in the 6th inning.

PIERSON -- Chipper Jones -- the pride of Pierson, Florida --  and a future Hall of Famer for the Atlanta Braves rallied his National League All-Stars in a pre-game speech before they took to the field in Kansas City and shut out their American League counterparts, 8-0.