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BREAKING NEWS: Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg: 'I tested positive for COVID'

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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

LAKE MARY, Fla. -- Seminole County Tax Collector announced earlier today that he has tested positivce for the coronavirus.

"Today, May 28th, I tested positive for COVID and I will be doing a self quarantine for the next two weeks," Greenberg said in a post on his Facebook page.

GUEST COLUMN: Port Orange City Councilman Chase Tramont reacts to Minneapolis cops' brutality killing of black man in custody

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PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- I want to take a moment and sadly, but boldly, add my name to the list of the outraged people of this country at the recent event in Minneapolis.

Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry liked the Michael Jordan documentary, 'The Last Dance,' but not emerging criticisms of Lebron James

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Like many fans of the NBA and 6-time NBA champion Michael Jordan in particular, Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry watched the 10-part documentary series, "The Last Dance," which focused on the 1997-98 season for Chicago -- Jordan's last season with the Chicago Bulls. What Henry has not enjoyed are emerging criticisms of NBA superstar Lebron James of the Los Angeles Lakers in comparison with Jordan.

2020 campaign challenger Barbara Bonarrigo on document that proves Councilwoman Heather Post lied to the voters in 2016 about illicit drug use: 'Facts exhibit disturbing behavior for an elected official'

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Heather Post, an ex-deputy near the tail-end of a less-than-stellar law enforcement career was on the ropes in an epic campaign battle with accusations of past illicit drug use -- to wit cocaine and marijuana -- in her first run for political office, did what most people do when they can't or won't come clean: She lied!

Volusia County News: Internal auditor to look at Votran, cybersecurity & advertising authorities

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DELAND, Fla. -- Volusia County’s Votran transportation system, the county’s three tourism advertising authorities and cybersecurity issues will get some additional attention from the county’s internal auditor, the County Council decided earlier today in a unanimous vote.

Investigative Reporting project puts ex-deputy turned politician Heather Post in The Sunshine: She blatantly lied to voters about past illegal narcotics use to win 2016 election

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- From the way she mispronounced "unequivocally" in her denial to illicit narcotics use in a press conference on the eve of the 2016 Elections in her campaign for the district 4 seat on the Volusia County Council something about Heather Post was odd.

Congressman Michael Waltz: China's communist government no friend of the U.S. in this global pandemic

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- In an interview segment on Saturday with FOX News, Congressman Michael Waltz  warned communist party of China is anything but a friend to the U.S. in this global pandemic. 

DEATHS BACK HOME HIT HOME: Coronavirus takes the lives of Deltona resident Webster Barnaby's 2 dearest friends in his native England within same week

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Headline Surfer photo illustration / Sunday was one of the saddest days for Webster Barnaby of Deltona.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DELTONA, Fla. -- The coronavirus news just kept getting worse for Webster Barnaby - then it got really personal and emotionally painful deep in his heart and  soul. 

Barnaby lost not one, but two of his dearest friends back home in his native England in the span of a week.

Coronavirus: Is Daytona's Bike Week safe now that Florida health officials say a 66-year-old Deltona woman is under quarantine for the virus?

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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Already with two coronavirus deaths, Florida health officials say a 66-year-old Deltona woman is under quarantine for the virus - representing the first such case in Central in Florida.

So how dicey is it that upwards of 500,000 bikers are here in Daytona for Bike Week, the 10-day motorccycle rally that runs through next weekend with 16 deaths in the US and at least 253 confirmed cases throughout the country, the most recent ther Deltona woman here in Central Florida.