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Courtesy photo/South Daytona Web site. South Daytona Mayor Blaine O'Neal died Friday. He was 43.
SOUTH DAYTONA -- Funeral Services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday for Mayor Blaine O’Neal at the Crossroads Baptist Church, 1851 S. Clyde Morris Blvd in Daytona Beach.
His family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, in the chapel of Lohman Funeral Home Daytona at 1423 Bellevue Ave.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Swine flu shots are available today at The Basilica of St. Paul Health Fair for anyone who wants to get vaccinated.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Parking at the Ocean Center garage are going up as of May 1 to help offset the cost of county government.
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Courtesy photo/South Daytona Web site.
South Daytona Mayor Blaine O'Neal, 43, died Friday of an apparent heart attack.
SOUTH DAYTONA -- Volusia County Council members expressed shock and sorrow over the sudden death Friday of South Daytona Mayor Blaine O’Neal.
“Blaine was a tireless champion for the citizens of South Daytona, always upbeat, always encouraging and positive,” County Chair Frank T. Bruno Jr. said. “He was passionate about making a difference not only in his community, but also throughout Volusia County and Central Florida.”
DAYTONA BEACH -- Swimming advisories have lifted at several sites in Daytona Beach where unusually high levels of bacteria last week have gone down: Florida Avenue Shores approach, International Speedway Boulevard and Silver Beach avenues.
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Jaime Gordon, a suspected serial bank robber, was captured in Merrit Island Tuesday.
MERRITT ISLAND -- A suspected serial bank robber with heists reported in Volusia and three other surrounding counties has been apprehended, authorities said.
DELTONA -- A Sanford SWAT officer's automatic rifle was stolen by a car burglar from his unmarked patrol car in front of his Deltona home, according to a published report by WFTV Orlando.
DAYTONA BEACH -- The 56-year-old Veterans Memorial Drawbridge that connects Orange Avenue with Silver Beach Avenue on the beachside, is shot and either needs significant rehabilitation or replacement altogether, according to Volusia County transportation officials.
PORT ORANGE -- Tests for tuberculosis are being offered at Atlantic High School after a student there tested positive, the Volusia County Health Department said.
Health officials will offer free tuberculosis tests at Atlantic High School at 8 a.m. Monday, and 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Advanced Technical College there where the student was enrolled.
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Orange City hero cop Sherif El-Shami is in the running for a special award on the TV show "America's Most Wanted."
ORANGE CITY -- Already described by local media and colleagues alike as a hero cop, Orange City police officer Sherif El-Shami, who lost an eye after being shot in the line of duty with a suicidal man in March 2009, that caused him to lose an eye, is now in the running for a heroic award on a national TV program.
