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Volusia County Council allocates $1.25 million in COVID-19 funds to school district for protective equipment

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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DELAND, Fla. -- In this age of COVID-19, it’s a big and expensive job outfitting a school district the size of Volusia’s – 61,000 students, 7,700 employees and 4,200 classrooms – with personal protective equipment (PPE).

On Tuesday, the school district got a little help from a friend – the Volusia County Council.

BREAKING NEWS: LA Lakers defeat Miami Heat for league championship in the NBA Bubble in Orlando

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Los Angeles Lakers easily dispatched of the Miami Heat in six games for the league championship in the NBA Bubble in Orlando, with LeBron James taking MVP honors.

65 COVID-19 cases to date in Volusia Couny public schools

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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Volusia County school district has reported six new cases of COVID-19 since Wednesday.

These included five students and one staff member at DeLand High, Heritage Middle, McInnis Elementary, Pine Ridge High and Southwestern Middle. 

That makes 65 cases in all - 36 student cases and 29 staff cases districtwide - since school began Aug. 31. 

No further information has been reeleased.

OUR ENDORSEMENT: Republican Seminole County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller Grant Maloy for re-election on Nov. 3

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SANFORD, Fla. -- Clerks provide a critical role in protecting our tax dollars, our privacy, and our most vulnerable citizens, and Seminole County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Grant Maloy's track record is second to none in that regard.