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HURRICANE: Port Orange Councilman Bob Ford incensed sandbags are not being made available to some city residents

PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- With Irma packing winds of185 mph on a collision course with the Sunshine State this weekend, City Councilman Bob Ford is incensed that one area of the city is not able to get sandbags.

Sunshine State residents bracing for possible weekend arrival of Hurricane Irma

With Hurricane Irma slowly moving through the Carribean on its way to Florida with sustained winds of 145, Sunshine State residents are feeling anxious.

"Apparently, I'm wide awake on hurricane adrenaline," Kahlin Grant of Daytona Beach wrote on her Facebook page at 4:20 this morning. "It's similar to Christmas morning excitement, but way less magical."

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.

Ambush killings of 2 Kissimmee cops gives Edgewater officer reason to think about his own mortality

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EDGEWATER, Fla. -- On Aug. 19, two Kissimmee police officers were killed in a shootout. Later that weekend, an officer in Volusia County named Charles Geiger got ready for his overnight shift in Edgewater – and thought about what might happen on his shift. 

Discuss foreign policy and petroleum at NSB library

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Share your thoughts on foreign policy issues facing the United States the first Friday of every month at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway. Participants may borrow the Great Decisions 2017 Briefing Book from the Information Desk to prepare for each discussion.

First-term Deltona Commisioner Brian Soukup resigns; cites issues with city administration & special interests

DELTONA, Fla. -- First-term Deltona Commissioner Brian Soukup had a busy day on Monday: First he submitted his resignation from the district 5 seat on the commission he won in the 2014 elections. He submitted the resignation to the City. Then he posted it on Facebook. Then he apperared in a video on YouTube reinforcing the reasons he cited in the resignation letter.

Volusia County Councilwoman Deb Denys' Indiana-based son answers her question: Why were we drawn so close to the solar eclipse?

YouTube download / NASA video footage of the total eclipse from Beatrice, Nebraska. Broadcast through PBS, Aug. 21, 2017. District 3 Volusia County Councilwoman Deb Denys, who like many were caught up in the eclipse hoopla, is shown below. The still imager above was taken by Denys' Indiana-based son, Brian Hartman.
 
By HENRY FREDERICK
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