Exclusive Interview: Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry reflects on meaning of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
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DAYTONA BEACH -- The celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today is more than a national holiday for newly-elected Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry, born May 5, 1969, 13 months after an assassin's bullet cut Dr. King's life short in Memphis, Tenn.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Mourning the loss of their 17-year-old son, Trayvon Martin slain 11 months ago, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, presented an inaugural scholarship in his memory to Sylvester Covington III, an Atlantic High School senior who plans to attend the University of Central Florida with career plans to become a psychologist.
James Smith was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail early Thursday on aggravated rape charges.
Photos for Headline Surfer / Ida Duncan Wright, shown here from a photo on her Facebook page, along with voter totals from Tuesday's special runoff election for the zone 2 seat on the Volusia County School Board, won easily and pledged to represent the voters with a 'high degree of integrity.'
DAYTONA BEACH -- The online site for the Daytona Beach News-Journal was down at 5 p.m.