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Longwood Mayor Matt Morgan proud to be guest of honor for celebration of citizen Bob Geller's 100th birthday

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LONGWOOD, Fla. -- Mayor Matt Morgan was thrilled to be called upon for his role in a special celebration on Sunday for a city resident on his 100th birthday.

Volusia County Beach Safety: Ohio woman in waist-deep water bitten on foot by shark in Daytona Beach Shores

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DAYTONA BEACH Shores, Fla. -- A 40-year-old Ohio woman in waist-deep water was bitten by a shark on Saturday and subsequently transported to Halifax Health Hospital where she was treated for a laceration of her lower left leg and released.

Cuban bikers modify engines in response to fuel shortages on the Caribbean-nation island

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In recent years, Cuba has been flooded with "motorinas," as these two-wheeled low-speed electric motorcycles are called on the island. While it's a fad for many, it is also a partial solution to transportation problems and fuel shortages that plague the population of the Caribbean nation.

Angry parents, brave little girl standing with her mom, question Uvalde, Texas school board

Residents, and even a brave little girl with her mom, shouted and called for police accountability at a school board meeting in Uvalde, Texas on Monday, following the release of police body camera video that showed officers delaying before confronting a school shooter on May 24th.

Jury selection underway for ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon who dismissed the January 6th committee as a 'show trial'

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Steve Bannon, a one-time adviser to former President Donald Trump. He faces criminal contempt charges after refusing to cooperate with the January 6 committee.

High speed internet coming to areas in need in Daytona, Deltona, Astor, DeLand, DeLeon Springs, Pierson, Seville, Edgewater, New Smyrna, Oak Hill, Osteen & Port Orange                                                                        

Create: Wed, 07/20/2022 - 07:39
Author: Henry
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Headline Surfer photo / Volusia County Councilwoman Barara Girtman is all supportive on the dais of the Frank J. Bruno, Jr. County Council Chambers in DeLand, Florida on Tuesday, July 29, 2022.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DELAND, Fla. -- Volusia County has always been synonymous with a need for speed.

The Volusia County Council approved a new kind of speed on Tuesday for some residents in the form of broadband infrastructure.