Volusia's Ugly Streak: 200 days & counting with Sheriff Mike Chitwood's spiteful blockade of Headline Surfer; county leaders silent
By HENRY FREDERICK
By HENRY FREDERICKDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Ed Kelley, Billie Egger Wheeler, Heather Post, Deb Denys, Joyce Cusack, Pat Patterson & Fred Lowry all have 2 things in common: 1. They are elected members of the Volusia County Council; 2. They have said nothing -- not one word publicly -- about Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood's spiteful exclusion of HeadlineSurfer.com from his law enforcement agency's email media alerts and banning from press conferences.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Ted Doran, one of Central Florida's top lawyers, said there was "no finer man in the world," than Kim C. Hammond, a retired circuit judge who passed away Sunday at age 72.
LAKE HELEN, Fla. -- The Lake Helen Public Library, 221 N. Euclid Ave., is offering enlightening and entertaining programs for people of all ages this month.
| Port Orange Administrative/Administration | 21 | |
| Allen Green | 14 | |
| City of Port Orange Administration/Administrative | 14 | |
| Dr. John Milton Hawks | 10 | |
| Building McBuildingface | 9 | |
| Port Orange Annex | 9 | |
| James Richard Sr. | 7 | |
| City Center | 6 | |
DELAND, Fla. -- Roll up your sleeve and donate whole blood or blood components during OneBlood’s upcoming blood drives either today in Deltona or Friday in New Smyrna Beach.
SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford Police investigators said they have arrested Joseph A. Irwin for the gunshot-homicide of James Gilson, after an argument over a cigar turned deadly several hours before sunrise today.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Members of the NSB Select/Reflect Book Club will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library to watch the movie “House of Sand and Fog” and then discuss the novel of the samename by Andre Dubus III.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Did you know Social Security replaces about 40 percent of a person’s pre-retirement income?