“Too much of nuthin’ will make a man a liar” - Peter, Paul and Mary
DAYTONA BEACH -- Beginning last Monday Barack Obama returned to the campaign stage, spewing an interminable series of lies and slogans designed to convince the public and a credulous media that fire is cold, ice is hot and his policies are good for the county and the American people. Once again he is acting as if his words are the true reality while facts have no existence at all.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla -- There's the deeper story inside the sex scandal story that Daytona Beach Police Chief Michael Chitwood kept from the media in "gift wrapping the news" of the resignation of Sgt. Penny Dane. So says the union head of the female sergeant who resigned a week ago after admitting to posting online semi-nude photos of herself in uniform as well as nude shots onto a virtual adult sex network via city-owned computers while on duty.
Headline Surfer snapshot graphic / Headline Surfer's story on an armed robbery Saturday night led the Google News Directories for New Smyrna Beach, Florida as shown here at left.NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- When it comes to breaking news -- day or night -- or anytime around the clock for that matter, Headline Surfer, the 24/7 award-winning internet newspaper has you covered via HeadlineSurfer.com.
Headline Surfer is the smallest of the media outlets that pursue breaking news, but is very competitive nonetheless and typically during the overnight hours -- 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. -- when the other media outlets have sent their reporters home for the night.
By the time they can get crews assembled to go out and get the news during these overnights, Headline Surfer already has it trending in the major search engines and on our Facebook social media pages.
Headline Surfer locator / New Smyrna Beach cops are on the lookout for an armed African-American gunman, described as wearing a white tank top and white shorts who shot a man in the 300 block of Palm Street as shown here at left.NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A man was transported to Bert Fish Medical Center with a gunshot wound to an ankle after he was robbed by another man in the 300 block of Palm Street Saturday night, New Smyrna Beach police said.
Here is a synopsis of what occurred in the 9:16 p.m. incident: The victim, 39-year-old Jimmie Lee Clark, Jr., said he was robbed by a fellow African-American man armed with a small-caliber handgun.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Such a sad state of affairs in Volusia County right now. Taxes and unemployment are still high. The economy is at a snail’s pace. Race is at the forefront because the Zimmerman trial is still fresh on our minds.
Headline Surfer snapshots / The locator map at far left shows the location of a mobile driver's license mobile, 201 N. Myrtle Ave (Babe Jame Center), and the second locator shows the intersection of Sams Avenue and Julia Street (NSB City Hall).NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Local residents no longer need to travel several miles to renew a Florida driver license. For the convenience of rNew Smyrna Beach residents, the state will park a mobile office in the city twice in August.
The Florida Licensing on Wheels mobile will be open from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Alonzo ‘Babe’ James Center, 201 N. Myrtle Ave., and Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the corner of Julia Street and Sams Avenue next to City Hall.
OAK HILL -- One teenager was killed and two others critically injured Wednesday night at the intersection of Maytown and Beacon light roads just outside the Oak Hill city limits, a Volusia County dispatcher confirmed just before 4 this morning.
There are few details on the 8:57 p.m. accident, but one thing is certain: One life was lost and the lives of two other young people hang in the balance.
"Oh my God, I know where this is at," Oak Hill Mayor Douglas Gibson told Headline Surfer after being awakened in a 4 a.m. call by the 24/7 internet newspaper and told of the location and limited details. "Our hearts go out to the families. These kids are dying way too young."
Photo at far left courtesy Daytona Times /DAYTONA BEACH -- At 11:18 p.m. Tuesday, the Rev. L. Ronald Durham sent out a press release to local media outlets announcing members of the panel to serve on the Trayvon Martin Community forum announced for 6:30 tonight would include Mayor Derrick Henry, Chief of Police Michael Chitwood, NAACP President Cynthia Slater, NAACP member Thaddeus Collins, Daytona Times Writer James Harper and Durham himself, president of Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance.
By Cory Thompson DELTONA -- Politicians and the mainstream media just aren't themselves if they aren't exploiting a tragedy and then facilitating the reaction that serves their interests. In a perfect world, we would only be seeking the truth about what happened the night Trayvon Martin died.
By Douglas GibsonOAK HILL -- The city received good news from the CPA firm of Brent Millikan & Co. PA. The assets of the City of Oak Hill exceeded its liabilities at the close of the most recent fiscal year by $1,150,033.
