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Headline Surfer Hall of Fame: Blue Oyster Cult performs Burnin' For You at Destination Daytona

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Blue Oyster Cult is shown in concert at Destination Daytona in Ormond Beach during Biketoberfest 2011 and Headline Surfer was on stage to record it. The classic rock band from Long Island is an entrant in the Headline Surfer Hall of Fame.

Hurricane Matthew churning in the Carribean; slowly pushing north

Create: Mon, 10/03/2016 - 09:17
Author: Henry
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Hurricane Matthew will impact the U.S. East Coast later this week, but how close it tracks to the coast and its strength will determine the severity of the impacts, according to AccuWeather.

Matthew, currently a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the Caribbean, will bring devastating wind, storm surge, rain and mudslides to Haiti, eastern Cuba and Jamaica through Tuesday. The storm will then take aim at the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Tuesday night into Thursday.

Beyond that, uncertainty greatly increases in the track, timing and intensity of Matthew. There are several scenarios that could play out which would result in different threats for the U.S. East Coast.

Nat'l Night Out: $1 for 3 tries at dunking Orange City Mayor Tom Laputka or hero cop Sherif El-Shami into a water tank

ORANGE CITY, Fla. -- For just a buck, you;'ll get three shots at dunking Mayor Tom Laputka or Orange City Police Detective Sherif El-Shami into a water tank on Tuesday during Orange City's National Night Out at Dickinson Park.

New Smyrna Beach surfer/lensman Kem McNair captures scene setter with egret

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Kem McNair's picture taking skills are only exceeded by his surfing abilities here in the seaside community known for its charm, ecclectic botiques and bars on Flagler Avenue.

VP debate had with a few locals as partisan and defensive as the candidates themselves

Create: Wed, 10/05/2016 - 03:38
Author: Henry
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. -- Ellen Watkins Juliano of Deltona belives Hillary Clinton's VP, Tim Kane, won Tuesday night's live televised debate. Margie Patchett of Port Orange was adamant that Pence actually won it "hands down."

The vice-presidential candidates went at each other tooth and nail, especially when Pence looked into the TV camera and asserted Donald Trump never said things Kane said he said.  And Trump's GOP runningmate described Hillary Clinton as gthe offenve candiate in this race, which Kane denied. 

As expected, in their first and only debate, Democrat Kaine and Republican Pence defended their running mates while accusing the other of fueling an "insult-driven campaign."

Pence's aggressiveness did not sit well with Juliano, who angrily remarked: "Wow! You sure have been drinking the Kool-Aid when you can deny what you actually saw. The right wing party is now making lying a virtue,"

 

Daytona-area beach driving supporter livid with county's banning of cars on hard sands 2-3 days ahead of Hurricane Matthew's expected arrival

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jim Oddie is livid Volusia County government officials have moved so quickly to ban beach driving for the rest of the week and possible though the weekendd if there is significant damage as a result of Hurricane Matthew's expected torrential rain and strong winds.