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Southern rocker Gregg Allman, who spent part of his childhood in Daytona, has died at age 69

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Gregg Allman, Southern rocker, who was was born and spent much of his childhood in Nashville, Tenn, and then most of his teen years in Daytona Beach, before forming the Allman Brothers band and creating classic hits like "Midnight Rider" and "Ramblin' Man," has died at the age of 69.

BRAINIAC: NSB's Sammi Hicks got her associate's degree at Daytona State College weeks before her high school diploma

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Marching to the tune of "Pomp and Circumstance" once is stresful enough. Imagine doing it twice in two weeks. 

For New Smyrna Beach's Sammi Hicks it's been there, done that! She's not alone. More than 150 high school students graduated earlier this month from Daytona State College with associate degrees that will allow them to go directlly to most colleges as juniors.

Daytona State College hires Erik Pastrana to coach men's basketball team

Photos for HeadlineSurfer / Erik Pastrana, shown above and below is DSC's new hoops coach. 
 
By HENRY FREDERICK
Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH Fla. – After receiving more than 200 applications, Daytona State College has selected Erik Pastrana as the Falcon’s new head men’s basketball coach. Pastrana, who spent the last year as an assistant coach at Florida International University, brings a decade of experience as an assistant in both NJCAA and NCAA play to his first head coaching position.

Ed Carpenter leads first-day qualifying for Indy 500; Sebastien Bourdais fractures pelvis & right hip in crash

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Youtube download / Highlights of day 1 qualifying from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 
Headline Surfer illustration / Top: Sebastien Bourdais makes hard contact with the SAFER Barrier in Turn 2 during qualifying Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 101st running of the Indiapolis 500 on May 28. Middle: His car absorbds most of the energy. Bottom: Bourdais suffers fractures to his pelvis and hip, causing him to undergo surgery Saturday night..  
 
By HENRY FREDERICK