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Counting 'em Down: For better or for worse, this is the Headline Surfer countdown of the 2021's Top 100 biggest news stories of Central Florida along the tourism-driven stretch of Interstate 4 (Orlando Attractions and east to I-95 & the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona). Each recap segment is posted with its own headline, culminating with the unveiling of No.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A resident of an apartment on North Street was arrested for the 2nd time in four months in August for allegedly using her place to sell drugs.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Crystal Weipert was heartbroken with the news just before Christmas that the Little Drug. Co. on Canal Street was closing its doors for good. 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A 68-year-old Titusville man lost his life in a traffic accident back on the night of March 11 caused by his own negligence by ignoring a stop sign, Daytona Beach cops said.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It was Boss Time at Daytona International Speedway.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- City cops made four arrests back on Jan. 29 during an early-morning raid on a beachside property, which had been the source of numerous drug-related complaints from the Daytona Beach community.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Bruce Page gives his customers that extra something that is the envy of the much larger corporate banks locally: A community banking atmosphere that builds mutual trust and loyalty.

OAK HILL, Fla. -- Linda Hyatt took to Facebook back in March to ask a simple question along with a pic of that Sunday's local section: "Anyone see what's wrong?"

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Nikola Vucevic was the lone Orlando Magic player named to the 2021 NBA All-Star game in Atlanta in March, the National Basketball Association announced.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Headline Surfer is a big winner in the statewide 2021 Florida Press Club journalism contest for its news coverage of Joel Greenberg's guilty plea, the Sanford firefighter Capitol Insurrection prosecution, and seven other breaking news stories.