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Fla gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum wows Dems in Deltona: Touts Nancy Soderberg for Congress, Heidi Herzberg for mayor & State Rep Patrick Henry of Daytona for re-election

DELTONA, Fla. -- Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum wowed Democratic supporters at a campaign stop in Volusia County's largest city Friday night with the partisan Deltona crowd chanting his signature phrase, "Bring It Home!"

Daytona Beach Area Association of Realtors endorses Jamie Hill Haynes for Volusia County School Board in Nov. 6 elections

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jamie Hill Haynes has received a big endorsement in her quest for the DeLand seat on the Volusia County School Board in the Nov. 6 elections. 

TC Wilder dies at home in New Smyrna Beach at 88

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Thomas Clinton “T. C.” Wilder, Jr., of New Smyrna Beach, formr owner of the Settle-Wilder Funeral Home and credited with spearhading establishment of the Canaveral National Seashjore, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, at home. He was 88.

Deltona GOP party elders play host to Jeanette Nunez, running mate of gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis

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By HENRY FREDERICK
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DELTONA, Fla. -- The meter is running on the mid-term elections and the stakes are high, not only in Washington but here in the Sunshine State, especially in cities like Deltona, by far, the largest in Volusia County and with a sizeable Hispanic population. 

Port Orange Mayor Don Burnette tags along with Spruce Creek Elementary kids in National Walk to School Day

PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Being the face of municipal government for Port Orange Mayor Don Burnette entails some really exciting duties like sitting through long-winded city council budget hearings, posing for grip-and-grin ribbon cuttings and sitting some more for the steady diet of community chicken dinner events.

Volusia substitute teacher David Lee Davis arrested & held without bail at county jail on felony charge of molesting 15-year-old boy

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- David Lee Davis, a veritable jack of all trades -- one-time Daytona cop, twice-failed candidate for elected office, political consultant, blogger, and substitute teacher -- also was a suspected pedophile, who used his local church ties to give the appearance of piety and kindness -- was arrested Wednesday at his workplace on a warrant by Volusia County sheriff's deputies and ordered held without bail, pending a first appearance.

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