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Local business owner ‘swoops’ to skydiving fame

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If you run into Ian Bobo in the dairy aisle of Publix, you probably won’t guess that this mild-mannered 50-year-old makes his living hurtling...
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FDOT plans changes on a major highway

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Billed as safety improvements, changes planned for the western section of State Road 472 are raising concerns for some people who live close to...
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West Volusia Hospital Authority Commissioner Brian Soukup resigns

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West Volusia Hospital Authority Commissioner Brian Soukup has resigned from the board, citing conflicts with his work schedule. Soukup has missed five Hospital Authority meetings...
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Animal Services recognized for partnership with UF

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The expertise and proficiency of local animal-cruelty investigations have been greatly enhanced as a result of an innovative partnership between Volusia County Animal Services...

Ghyabi-White appointed to water management district board

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Gov. Ron DeSantis recently reappointed Maryam Ghyabi-White to the St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board. Ghyabi-White, of Ormond Beach, is chief executive officer...

The Princeton Review names Stetson University one of Best 387 Colleges in the U.S.

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Stetson University has been recognized as one of the leading undergraduate institutions in the country and region (Southeast) by The Princeton Review for the...

Ferriero joins the Chamber board

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Kayla Ferriero with Sunsure Insurance was recently appointed to the West Volusia Regional Chamber of Commerce board of directors. Ferriero has been a huge supporter...

Local PR chapter installs new leadership

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Cyndi Hines, public relations and events specialist, will lead the Volusia/Flagler Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) as its board president for...

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Guest Commentary: The real reason the service industry is understaffed

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OFF THE BEAT: Sticky fingers in DeLand

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The loss-prevention officer at a DeLand big-box store saw a fellow walking the store’s aisles Aug. 14. It was someone he’d seen shoplift before...
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OFF THE BEAT: The courthouse area is a bad place for a fight

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A Volusia County sheriff’s deputy saw two men fighting on July 12 near the Volusia County Courthouse parking garage in DeLand. (Here’s a surprising...

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Get a Clue and get to the Athens before it’s too...

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This year’s spooky season begins at the Athens Theatre in DeLand as it morphs into a mansion of epic proportions and terrifying secrets —...

Sacred music concert series at First Presbyterian in DeLand

Museum Day comes to Stetson University

Stetson University Theatre Arts presents new plays by local playwrights

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