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Oak Hill politician Jeff Bracy's record includes 1 arrest, 1 minor misdemeanor conviction

OAK Hill, Fla -- Jeff Bracy is well known to law enforcement and the courts with one arrest for a physical fight with another politician, one complaint filed by the state for his damage to his son-in-law's truck and camper, but the Oak Hill politician has only one minor misdemeanor conviction.

Central Florida Politician of 2018: Retired Sheriff Ben Johnson romps in primary for at-large Volusia County County Council seat

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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DELAND, Fla. -- Retired Sheriff Ben Johnson won a second elective office in decisive fashion over two other candidates in the August primary for the at-large seat on the Volusia County Council.

 

Jamie Hill Haynes and Ruben Colon take the oath & then their seats on Volusia County School Board

DELAND, Fla. -- Jamie Hill Haynes and Ruben Colon took the oath of office and then their seats Tuesday on the Volusia County School Board largely in front of family and friends.

Edgewater cop shop brass: Joe Mahoney replaces Dave Arcieri

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Photo for Headline Surfer / Above, Joe Mahoney, left, and Dave Arcieri are shown together just before the Oct. 26 termination of Edgewater City Manager Tracey Barlow, and then Arcieri, the public safety director, who was forced out earlier this month in a political purge led by Council members Gary Conroy, Megan O'Keefe and Amy Vogt. Voting the other way were Mayor Mike Ignasiask and Christine Power.
 
By HENRY FREDERICK
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Night & Day: Sheriff Mike Chitwood's sorry-ass minstrel act fading while Jason Umberger, DeLand PD's top cop new beacon of strength & respect

DELAND, FLA. -- 685 days have passed since Sheriff Mike Chitwood, the Scumbag Eradicator, was sworn into office. His first deliberate action: Ban  Central Florida's most prolific reporter from his press conferences, cut off the email media alerts, deny the press cards -- do everything he can to minimize the threat that he knows can upstage his mediocrity and overt cartoonish mannerisms.