DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Mark E. Lewis, pehaps said it best Friday of the passing of Norma Bland at 71: "My family lost a member today, but this community lost much more."
Headline Surfer video / 5:15 p.m. Saturday Volusia Couny storm update.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A voluntary ecacuation order will be issued 8 a,m. Sunday for beachside residents and those living in mobile homes near the coast, Volusia County officials said.
Headline Surfer photo illustration / Screenshot from Volusia County beach cam on Dunlawton Avenue ramp shows a nearly empty beach save for a few walkers in anticipation of Tropical Storm Isaias’ arrival off the Central Florida coastline overnight tonight with rain and winds gusting between 65-75 mph.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
Volusia’s County’s Votran transportation system temporarily suspended service at 3 p.m. today to prepare for Tropical Storm Isaias’ continued movement up the Florida coast.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Daytona State College officials are actively monitoring Tropical Storm Isaias and are in communication with county and state emergency management teams.
With that said and based ased on current information, all Daytona State College campuses will re-open Monday.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, - Here is the latest on Tropical Storm Isaias from the National Weather Service for greater Daytona Beach as of 5 am: TS Isaias is currently centered about 60 miles east of the Volusia County coast as it continues to move northward offshore towards the Florida-Georgia line about sunrise.
Headline Surfer multimedia / Video:Wrap up of Tropical Storm Isaias, which includes pics, highlights of a county government update and a couple of social media memes. Pic above: Surfers were back at the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona on Monday as if there was no major storm. As it turned out, Isaias was an almost non-factor. Below, a screenshot image from the online Volusia County New Smyrna Beach cam off of the Flagler Avenue ramp shows some beach goers soaking in the sun Monday afternoon with the storm long gone.
Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to move into the Carolinas as a hurricane late Monday or early Tuesday with heavy rain and wind and a storm surge of up to 5 feet.
YouTube download / AP video / After a three-year halt due to financial problems, work resumed Monday on a Greek Orthodox church being built to replace one destroyed in the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (August 3)
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, FL
