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PIERSON, Fla. -- The boil water notices for the Town of Pierson and the Lakes of Pine Run have been lifted, according to Voluia County officials.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Hurricane Irma may have been the ultimate litmus test for first-year Police Chief Craig Capri, whose street smarts as a former longtime cop on the beat and brains in mapping out a strategic game plan in tackling the massive storm whose impact is still being felt now five days later. 

PALATKA, Fla. -- The Putnam County Courthouse in Palatka will reopen on Monday.

YouTube download / AP video / The beer is flowing again at Munich's fabled Oktoberfest. About six million visitors are expected to come to Munich, Germany for the 184th Oktoberfest, which runs through Oct 3. (Sept. 16)

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- First, Pamela Brangaccio jawed wih a homeless person while guarding the entrance to the Babe James Center in which she was captured on video saying "this is my house" as she forced them to eat outside because city workers were being treated to a special lunch for Hurricane Irma cleanup. 

DAYONA BEACH, Fla. -- Preservation of life in a cataclysmic storm like Hurricane Irma is foremost in policing a community, especially one as challenging as Daytona Beach.

Consider the added challenges like the rolling ocean surf on the World's Most Famous Beach®. There's the equally lengthy stretch of the Intracoastal Waterway. And even Daytona International Speedway's Lake Lloyd with potential to overrun its banks.

Such added elements for this tourism-driven coastal city with Irma barreling up the Sunshine State presented first-year Police Chief Craig Capri with the daunting task to serve and protect with the harsh realities of life and death hanging in the balance.

YouTube download / Live streaming of Hurricane Irma as it reaches the Florida Keys. Click the video to see live Irma coverage. In the photo below, Seminole County leaders provide updates on Irma-related isues Saturday from the Emergency Operations Center. At the podium is School Board member Amy Linville Lockhart. Standing behind her are several other leaders, including Sheriff Dennis Lemma.

By HENRY FREDERICK

Headline Surfer

ORLANDO, Fla, -- Irma is battering the Florida Keys on this Sunday morning and it is expected to slowly move up the Gulf Coast, reaching the Tampa area tonight. 

Headline Surfer is focusing on the I-4 corridor counties of Orange, Seminole and Volusia counties, but will report on the latest developments related to Irma throughout the Sunshine State along with live video feeds via YouTube.

Stay with Headline Surfer for the latest in hyper-local news coverage in the I-4 corridor. 

 

DELAND, Fla. -- The Department of Education is waiving a portion of the missed instructional time due to Hurricane Irma. 

DEBARY, Fla. -- Learn about the history of DeLeon Springs State Park during a free presentation at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at DeBary Hall Historic Site, 198 Sunrise Blvd., DeBary.
 

DELEON SPRINGS, Fla. -- A fernery worker discovered bones that appeared to be human, a Volusia County Sheriff's official said in a press release.