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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Volusia County School District is moving ahead with restrictive graduation ceremonies, despite complaints from graduating seniors and their families that limits attendance to only two tickets per graduationg senior with the coronvirus pandemic situation showing no signs of letting up any time soon.

The Florida Health Department announced a record-high 3,207 coronavirus infections Thursday that saw June’s total rise to 29,307. Florida now has has 85,926 COVID-19 cases.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida topped the 50 states in new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours with 1,758, bringing the total to 77,326 testing positive for the coronavirus.

YouTube download / 11Alive video / Atlanta Police bodycam footage of Friday night's fatal shooting shooting of Rayshard Brooks by a cop was released Sarurday night. Warning: The video may be distrurbing to some viewers. 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A Daytona Beach k-9 officer crashed in what cops described as "an authorized pursuit today of a suspect wanted on a felony charge " and that the suspect is now in custody.

Headline Surfer photo illustration / Mike Chitwood got by with a little help from six uber-rich friends, who collectively accounted for 78 percent of his $67,078.95 campaign war-chest - plenty to scare off any potential challengers and with qualifying ending on Friday, he secured his second four-year term as sheriff. Chitwood's hefty contributors were billionaire J. Hyatt Brown (shown far right); and the five millionaires were L. Gale Lemerand (top left), William J. Christy (top right), John C. Hamlin (middle), Glenn Ritchey (bottom left) and Gibb L.

DELAND, Fla. -- Back in January, following the announced retirement of former longtime County Attorney Dan Eckert, the Volusia County Council talked about launching a national search for Eckert’s replacement.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The mayor of Daytona Beach couldn't wait to post the news on his Facebook page.

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. The Florida League of Cities recently recognized Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington with a 2020 Home Rule Hero Award.  

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Meet Ashley Darcel, a former Daytona Beach resident now living in Hernando County, who flew to the nation's capital to take part in a Black Lives Matter rally.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla -- Craig Capri said said social media posts warning of violent protestors showing up at the Volusia Mall are bogus.