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100. Hulk Hogan turns on WCW in Bash at the Beach at Ocean Center in Daytona

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Volusia County: Top 100 Scandals
Volusia County has had more than its fair share of scandals over the years. Headline Surfer® has ranked what it believes are the Top 100 most-shocking, talked-about county scandals.
Hulk Hogan with Hall and Nash in Daytona for Bash at the Beach / Headline Surfer®

DAYTONA BEACH -- The year was 1996, and the place was the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, where perhaps the ultimate betrayal took place.

Early voting in Volusia County begins Aug. 16 in Daytona Beach, DeLand, Deltona, Ormond & New Smyrna

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Early voting in Volusia County begins Aug. 16 and runs through Aug. 23, with the 2014 election primary on Aug. 26.

Headline Surfer® 2014 PRIMARY ELECTION VOTER GUIDE

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Internet newspaper voter guide 2014 primary Volusia County / Headline Surfer®
Henry Frederick with Daytona Mayoral candidate Derrick Henry / Headline Surfer®2012 County Chair debate with Jason Davis & Carl Persis in Oak Hill / Headline Surfer®County Councilwoman Joie Alexander with Publisher Henry Frederick in NSB in 2012 / Headline Surfer®
Headline Surfer® photos from2012 elections by Serafina King-Frederick / Top left: Headline Surfer® Publisher Henry Frederick with then-Daytona Beach mayoral candidate Derrick Henry before his win in November; Top right: County Chair Jason Davis and Carl Persis debate in Oak Hill City Hall chambers before Davis won by 20,000-plus votes; Bottom left: Then-Dis. 3 County Councilwoman Joie Alexander chats with Frederick at a Brannon Center hobnob in New Smyrna Beach; Bottom right: Frederick moderates publioc candidate debate with County Councilman Joshua Wagner & challenger Nacy Epps in Port Orange City Hall chambers on eve of general elections. 
 

DAYTONA BEACH -- Headline Surfer® presents its 2014 Primary Election Voter Guide with candidate profiles, public candidate debate videos segments, endorsements and party lines political notebook items, beginning today and leading up to the big vote on Aug. 26.

Internet newspaper holds public candidate debates in Oak Hill: Intro Mayor Douglas Gibson
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early voting was a breeze Saturday at the New Smyrna Beach Library
Early voting in Volusia County begins Aug. 16 in Daytona Beach, DeLand, Deltona, Ormond & New Smyrna Posted Thu, 2014-07-31 05:04
 
 

Honorary FFA Degrees bestowed on two Volusia County Fair enthusiasts

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Darla Borders & Billy Jones recognized for 15 years with Volusia County Fair in DeLand / Headline Surfer®DELAND -- Volusia County Fair Association Board President Billy Jones and administrative assistant Darla Borders received their State of Florida Honorary FFA Degrees at a ceremony at the Seventh General Session of the 86th Florida FFA State Convention & Expo.

NSB Commissioner Judy Reiker & husband Guy Mariande eat at taxpayer expense after she votes to raise taxes

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Guy Mariande, a municipal government insider and his wife, New Smyrna Beach City Commissioner Judy Reiker, continue to eat at taxpayer expense, even after she voted to raise city taxes last September for the current fiscal year. So they get an "F" in our Making the Grade report card.

County Councilman Doug Daniels & wife caught claiming separate homestead exemptions 2 years running after getting married & living together

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Source: Elected official pushed for Waverly Media investigation that so far has cost taxpayers $150,000 claiming, 'We need to lance the boil,' while cheating on taxes

Angela Daniels didn't report homestead exemption 2 years running / Headline Surfer®County Councilman Doug Daniels and wife caught with double home exemptions / Headline Surfer®Headline Surfer® graphics /
County Councilman Doug Daniels of Ormond Beach and his wife, Angela Cameron Daniels of Daytona Beach, assistant director of the Ocean Center and paid $94,000, were married in November 2011, and began living in his Ormond Beach home, but continued claiming separate homestead exemptions, which is against the law. They got caught after two years on this past April Fool's Day, and two days later paid a penalty of $2,714.65. However, no criminal charges were filed.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Last winter, County Councilman Doug Daniels convinced a majority of his colleagues on the dais to hire his former law partner, Jonathan Kaney, Jr., to investigate Waverly Media because, "We need to lance the boil," that is corruption.

NSB Commission candidate Jake Sachs makes appearance in Oak Hill public candidate debates

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Public candidate debates held in Oak Hill, Fl / Headline Surfer®

Declines comment on opponent Steve Sather and his no contest cocaine plea

Steve Sather, who pleaded no contest to attempted purchase of cocaine, is running for New Smyrna Beach city commissioner / Headline Surfer®

Video by Serafina King-Frederick / New Smyrna Beach City Commission candidate Jake Sachs appears in 'open mic' session of HeadlineSurfer.com public candidate debates at the Oak Hill City Hall. 

OAK HILL -- Jake Sachs believes the merits of his own candidacy for New Smyrna Beach City Commission seat far outweigh the need discuss his opponent's criminal drug past.

Tornado touches down in Edgewater; strikes Massey Air Park and damages several nearby homes

Heavy rainfall from Sanford to Palm Coast; Daytona to Titusville; New Smyrna Beach, Port Orange and Oak Hill, too

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An airplane is shown in a wrecked hangar in the small airport in Edgewater where a tornado touched down, with a torrential downpour throughout the greater Daytona Beach area during the start of Friday's evening commute.

EDGEWATER -- Cory Dewitt knows he dodged a big one when a tornado touched down at the Massey Air Park and flipped over a couple of airplanes as it tore through several hangars Friday afternoon, damaging nerby homes as well.

The National Weather Service in Melbourne confirmed an EF-0 tornado caused the damage in Southeast Volusia, including half a dozen windows busted out of cars at a beachside motel in New Smyrna, trees toppled in Port Orange and some streets in Daytona flooded.