Daytona Beach

A motorist seen driving recklessly before dawn Saturday smashed his pick-up truck into a tree in front of Daytona Fire Station No. 5 shown here.

 DAYTONA BEACH -- A motorist was killed early Saturday after changing lanes several times while northbound on Nova Road before smashing his pick-up truck into a tree, Daytona Beach police said in a press release.

Here is a synopsis of what happened 4:03 a.m. Saturday as described in the release: Vincent G. Yulo, 47, of Port Orange, was on Nova and has just passed North Street when he lost control of his 1990 Chevy pick-up truck, after changing lanes several times.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The past year has been a trying one for business, but Daytona's top chamber executive responsible for cultivating businss relationships between the private marketplace and municipal and county governments with the goal of building stronger business said his organization held it's own in the entrenched recession and stands ready to make progress in 2013.

Daytona racing giant's recently promoted senior VP just a few laps from the charm of his native New Smyrna Beach 

DAYTONA BEACH -- NASCAR executive Ed Bennett has a saying from Mark Twain that he tries to live his life by: Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of the your life.

With an attitude like that it's no wonder the New Smyrna Beach native has moved up the corporate ladder, promoted this month to senior vice president with a trio of up-and-comers -- Jim Cassidy, Zane Stoddard and Kim Brink -- moving up to vice president.

As if his new position isn't challenging enough, Bennett gets to keep his other day jobs as NASCAR chief administrative officer and president/chief executive officer of GRAND-AM Road Racing.

Photo for Headline Surfer / The owner of John's Appliance in South Daytona, 949 Beville Road, sees positives behind Mayan calendar fizzle: year-end blow-out.

SOUTH DAYTONA -- John Hinton, the face behind the zany John's Appliance and Bedding TV ads is excited about his latest appliance and blowout sale that starts the day after Christmas, now that the Mayan scare has passed.

Hinton cracked, "The world was supposed to end today, but I guess the Mayans got their dates wrong.

And with the Mayan calendar scare as a backdrop, Hinton is offering what he calls "end of the world bargains."

Normally open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, Hinton and his sales staff will have on-site bedding and cabinet professionals to meet the needs of the customers looking for that specific fit.

Photo by Serafina Frederick / Headline Surfer Editor/Publisher Henry Frederick is shown with Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry, his wife, Dr. Stephanie Henry, and their adorable baby boy, Derrick Henry, Jr., at their Daytona Beach home on Thursday for an exclusive video interview that will be posted on Christmas Eve.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The newly elected mayor of Daytona Beach will share his Christmas message for the citizens of Daytona Beach, as well as those throughout Volusia County and beyond, in an exclusive video interview recorded from his Daytona Beach home, along with his wife, Dr. Stephanie Henry, and their 5-month-old son, Derrick Henry Jr.

This is the first media interview Henry has granted in his home and it's exclusive to Headline Surfer, the New Smyrna Beach-based 24/7 Internet newspaper and lone media outlet to endorse his candidacy for mayor in the Nov. 6 general elections.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- With a mere 6 percent of the 66,166 registered voters taking part in the electoral process, Tuesday's primary turnout for the dist. 2 school board seat could go down as among the lowest in modern times with only 3,390 bothering to vote.