POLITICS

Volusia County Early Voting: Daytona, New Smyrna tied for lead in ballots cast so far

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.  -- After the first two days of Early Voting, traffic is heaviest in Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach, according to voter tallies compiled by Supervisor of Elections Lisa Lewis.

New Smyrna Beach Board of Realtors endorses Chase Herbig for NSB mayor; ex-Sheriff Ben Johnson and incumbent Deb Denys for county council seats

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- It comes as no surprise that ex-Sheriff Ben Johnson was endorsed by the Board of Realtors in his run for at the at-large seat on the Volusia County Council. Same thing with endorsing Deb Denys for re-election to her District 3 County Council seat representing New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater, and Oak Hill. 

And right there in the same company is Chase Herbig, one of six first-time candidates for mayor of New Smyrna Beach with no incumbent. And so it was Herbig tabbed Friday by the New Smyrna Beach Board of Realtors as the organization's 2018 endorsement recommended to the voters as the successor to retiring Mayor Jim Hathaway, a second-generation native son whose late father also was mayor of the city by the sea in the 1970s.

Congressman Ron DeSantis on Memorial Day: Recognizing heroism of men & women who gave ultimate sacrifice to defend freedoms we enjoy daily

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PALM COAST, Fla. -- The  message for today's sacred holiday from Congressman Ron DeSantis is short, sweet and to the point: "On Memorial Day we recognize the heroism of the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice to defend the freedoms we enjoy daily."

Feds: Ex-State Rep. Dwayne Taylor of Daytona sentenced in US District Court in Orlando to 13 months in prison

ORLANDO, FLA. – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza earler today sentenced former Florida House of Representatives member Dwayne L. Taylor,  50, of Daytona Beach, to 13 months in federal prison for wire fraud.

Year Later: Port Orange Councilman Chase Tramont's entrance into politics seems like yesterday to reminiscing wife Henry Frederick Thu, 08/31/2017 - 09:25

PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Twelve months have passed since Chase Tramont first entered politics, winning a seat on the Port Orange City Council, but it seems just like yesterday to his wife, who reminisced on his achievement.

GOP's Karen Handel's big win in Georgia 6th district yet another Republican triumph for Trump

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- When all was said and done when the votes were counted, it was GOP candidate Karen Handel winning by 3.8 percent over Democrat Jon Ossof in Geiorgia's 6th Congressional District, and in the grand scheme of things, delibering yet another victory for President Trump.

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