EDGEWATER -- Can you believe what this country went through this past week in Boston and its neighboring communities? Not since 9/11 have we as Americans been so glued to our television sets, and of course, the internet. The media coverage was instant, continuous, and for once, I didn’t disagree with that because events were happening so fast.
DAYTONA BEACH -- At 8 a.m., Headline Surfer's breaking news compilation on the Boston Marathon bombing shootout published two hours earlier was listed among the top worldwide stories compiled by Google News Directories.
DAYTONA BEACH -- For those of you just waking up, there has been a lot of police activity overnight in Boston, in particular, nearby Watertown, where cops and two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing exchanged gunfire. One suspect is confirmed dead and a second remains at large. An MIT campus police officer was shot and killed earlier by the suspects and a suffered critical gunshot wounds in the subsequent shootout.
-- Henry Frederick, editor/publisher, Headline Surfer
By Douglas Gibson
Headline Surfer photo / While environmentalists complain about the Space X program disturbing a small area of land, they look the other way regarding the pollution of septics pouring into the majestic Mosquito Lagoon.OAK HILL -- Lets talk about the benefits of the Space X plan for Southeast Volusia County and the folks in Oak Hill, in particular.
Photo for Headline Surfer / Passenger traffic is up at Daytona Beach International Airport as shown by the 61,062 incoming and outgoing figures, a 1 percent uptick.DAYTONA BEACH -- Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport increased 1 percent in March compared with the same month last year, Volusia County officials said.
During March, the county-operated airport recorded 61,062 incoming and outgoing passengers. This compares to 60,406 travelers recorded in March 2012.
Rick Karl, the airport’s director, attributed the passenger traffic increase in March to higher airline passenger loads although slightly fewer seats were available last March. Delta Air Lines and U.S Airways reported 1,508 fewer seats offered this March compared to last year but passenger loads increased from 89 percent in March 2012 compared to 92 percent this March.
The superstars of the WWE were last here at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach two years ago with WWE champion John Cena headlining the house show, shown in the orange shirt. Newcomers The Shield, could be on the card with him when the WWE returns to the Ocean Center in June. Tickets go on sale, 10 a.m. May 10.DAYTONA BEACH -- Catch all the action and excitement of World Wrestling Entertainment Live when professional wrestling stars return to the Ocean Center at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 22.
Former No. 1 overa;ll draft pick Dwight Howard left the Orlando Magic in a trade two seasons ago. Now he and the LA Lakers are headed for the playoffs, albeit it, without Kobe Bryant with his achilles heel injury. The Magic season is mercifully over with a mere 20 wins.
By Dr. L. Ronald DurhamDAYTONA BEACH -- On Wednesday April 17, there was a strange odor coming from the floor of the Senate gallery of the United States of America. The odor was eerily reminiscent of what one would smell if standing near any American landfill that had just received a new load of garbage. If then, when you stepped outside your home on Thursday morning and your nostrils were overwhelmed by the stench, you are part of the 90% of our nation who just had a fresh load of garbage dumped on them, by the refusal of a handful of Republican and Democratic senators to pass a gun reform bill in Washington.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Dan Francati, the general manager of the Daytona Beach Kennel Club and Poker Room, was unanimously approved earlier Tuesday as the chairman.
Michael Kardos was named vice chairman and Steve Farley as secretary-treasurer. All three terms are a year apiece.
DELAND -- The West Volusia Advertising Aurthority has installed new officers on its board of directors. Bill O'Connor was named chair, Sharon Hughes was selected as vice chair and Doug Little as the treasurer. The appointments were made earlier in the day Wednesday.
