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Seminole County Commissioner Amy Lockhart: 'Wearing a mask is my way of putting others before myself'

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SANFORD, Fla. -- The following was written by Friday by Dis 4 Seminole County Commissioner Amy Linville Lockhart on her Facebook page on Friday - five days beore Seminole County mandated that masks be worn in public places inside or outside anywhere within the county limits, with few exceptions (children 2 & under, exercising, eating, etc).

Volusia County News: New campaign encourages more residents to step up in the fight against COVID-19

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- When Beth Bribeault is outside her home to tend to her garden, take out the trash or just to go for a walk, she's masked up, especially since she often has her prized cockatoo, Nigel, on her shoulder.

The affectionate bird loves the outdoors and the attention it gets from others - and so Bribeault wears her mask so others know she's doing her part to stop the spread of the dreadful COVID-19.

Today in History for June 28: Assassination in Europe sparks WW1

YouTube download / AP video / An assassination in Europe sparks World War I; Elian Gonzalez and his father leave for Cuba; Boxer Mike Tyson disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield's ear; Richard Rodgers and Mel Brooks born.

-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, FL

Life in a coronavirus world: Kelly Powers Ferguson of Daytona has had one of those mornings where nothing goes right

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- We're all just trying to get through each day in this COVID-19 pandemic.

For Kelly Powers Ferguson, a realtor who has called greater Daytona Beach home since 1983, just getting through this morning was quite a frustrating experience - a parade of horribles, you could say.