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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Even though the official police homicide traffic report has yet to be turned in, New Smyrna Beach's worst fears have been realized in using taxpayer monies intended to fight blight instead for alcohol-fueled street parties: The horrific death of a 32-year-old Port Orange mother of three young daughters.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Hurrah for Mongo!

DELTONA -- Today we are seeing more government intrusion in our lives, but before I go further let me give a little information about my background. My mom is a fruits and veggies person who is always energetic.

From the age of 18 to 50 ,she put on only about 15 pounds. Her mom was a petite person. My father, on the other hand, was from family that tended to be a little heavy set that liked sweets and fattening food. When he was younger he was a little overweight.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Not content with using the Central Florida media outlets to humiliate a 17-year Daytona Beach cop who left the police force after nude photos of her surfaced, Police Chief Michael Chitwood went on WNDB's "The Marc Bernier Show" and added more insult to injury, describing former Sgt. Penny Dane as "a piece of work."

PORT ORANGE -- August is a busy month in municipal government beginning with Tuesday's City Council meeting.

The meeting gets under way at 6:30 p.m. in the Port Orange Council chambers. The following night the Code Enforcement Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Meet Fulton Williams, the elected chair of the Bert Fish Medical Center Foundation, Inc.

"The Foundation provides philanthropic support for Bert Fish Medical Center by generating ongoing resources dedicated to improving the health of the community we serve," Bert Fish Medical Center spokesman Craig Bair said.