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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Edgewater businesswoman Sarah Dougherty is the only newbie on the Daytona State College District Board of Trustees since last spring's graduation.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A new $10,000 grant will help Daytona State College design a system that recognizes work-based experience and non-traditional business and industry certifications for students to pursue an associate of science degree in Industrial Management Technology.

DELAND, Fla. -- The Friends of the DeLand Regional Library will host its monthly book sale June 7-9 in the auditorium.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Jim Hathaway has decided against qualifying to run for a third consecutive two-year term as mayor, instead opting for retirement from politics after a quarter-century of elected public service.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Today is shaping up to be another beautiful day at the World's Most Famous Beach and indeed along Volusia County's Atlantic coastline from Ormond Beach down to New Smyrna Beach, with high temperatures today around 90 with zero chance of precipitation, according to the National Weather Service i Melbourne.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The billionaire France Family is exploring the sale of NASCAR, according to an exclusive report from Reuters news service this afternoon.

<p>ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- Christopher Roos is a captain with the Ormond Beach Police Department, who has endured, having overcome cancer during his long tenure previously with the Smyrna Beach police force.</p>

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jim Foster, who was the fourth president of Daytona International Speedway, has died after a 10-year battle with alzheimer's disease. He was 91.