Friday was the first day of spring break and the end of the third grading quarter. We are all feeling a little anxious to relax and take a break from school, leading to a lot of misconduct. Last week, teachers arrived to police and chaos. People, (I'm unable to find specifics so don't quote me on this), broke into the school breaking into two vending machines.
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Courtesy photos/VCSO. These photos taken by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office show marijuana plants being cultivated in grow houses that were seized Wednesday in raids in Osteen and DeLeon Springs.
OSTEEN -- A tip to Volusia County narcotics agents led to raids Wednesday on three large-scale marijuana growing operations and the seizure of drugs with a street value of $5.6 million, the Sheriff's Office said.
DELAND -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is investigating a murder suicide Saturday night
near DeLand, in which a man shot and killed killed a wonman and then himself, an agency spokesman said.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 22-year-old New Smyrna Beach man was treated for multiple stab wounds to his back-rib area Friday night at Bert Fish Medical Center after he was jumped by several other young men while playing basketball at Detweiler Park on the beachside, New Smyrna Beach police said.
The wounds were not-life threatening, but serious enough to necessitate staying overnight at the hospital, police Sgt, Christopher Roos said of the injuries suffered by Jawayne Tyler Santiago between 8:45 p.m. and 9:11 p.m.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 57-year-old New Smyrna Beach man was killed Friday on Interstate 95, south of Old Dixie Highway when he lost control of his 1989 Harley-Davidson while northbound in the passing lane and was ejected 50 feet from his motorcycle, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
For some unknown reason William Wells lost control of his bike, which skidded on the
right shoulder of the roadway, traveled through the grass shoulder, overturned and came to final rest in the tree line. Wells was ejected from his motorcycle, which landed 50 feet from him, the FHP reported.
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WASHINGTON D.C. -- Some people upset with Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas' vote in support of President Obama's health-care bill have threatened her and her family, her press spokesman confirmed Thursday night.
The threats, sent in anonymous e-mails and in hang-up calls and messages since her vote Sunday were forwarded to the Capitol police, spokesman Marc Goldberg said.
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Courtesy photo. State Rep. Dorothy Hukill sponsos a bill that that is more prorective of children in need of restraint in school.
TALLAHASSEE - The Restraint and Seclusion bill sponsored by State Rep. Dorothy L. Hukill, R-Port Orange, passed the Pre K-12 Policy Committee of the Florida House of Representatives, by unanimous vote on Thursday.
This bill establishes standards and procedures for the use, monitoring and reduction of unnecessary restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities and is the first of its kind in the State of Florida.
DELAND — For the first time ever, a woman is president of Stetson University with Saturday's ireception welcoming Wendy B. Libby, with 1,000 people on hand to welcome her at the Edmund's Center.
Courtesy photo. Stetson University President Wendy B. Libby poses for her I.D. card at the university.
"We are a community that is not content to rest on its laurels," said Libby, who has an MBA and a doctorate in educational administration.
DAYTONA BEACH -- A 17-year-old girl was speeding when she lost control of her 1997 Chevy at 12:47 a.m. Wednesday while westbound in the 1600 block of Cedar Highlands, smashing a concrete light pole in half with part of the pole landing on top of the vehicle before it struck a parked car in a yard, police said.
Southeast Volusia building permits for the week of March 10 Circuit Court:
EDGEWATER
Leona R. and Clinton C. McCarthy, 3230 Willow Oak Drive, $36,400. Bobbie D. and Gladys M. McGuire, 1711 Victory Palm Drive, single-family addition, $34,048.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH
Gary Spanier, 807 E. 27th Av., single-family addition, $210,000. Claire Phillips, 302 Cortez St., single-family addition, $72,640. Marc W. and Melissa B. Sanders, 2289 Turnbull Bay Road, single-family addition, $61,485.
OAK HILL
None.
