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Handcycle event more than just a race for two local riders
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VOLUSIA COUNTY - A tragic dirt bike accident in 2003 robbed Scott Rimmer of his ability to walk, leaving him feeling helpless and alone. But with the support of family and friends - and a bicycle, of sorts - he was able to come to terms with his disability and learn to not only cope, but to excel. "Having a traumat...
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Goodwill offers job search assistance
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DAYTONA BEACH - Down on his luck and unable to find a job, Stephen Stefano was one of an army of unemployed in Volusia County. He was once a chef at a Key West restaurant, but the place where he was living burned down and he had moved to Daytona Beach in search of a new life. Mr. Stefano planned to live with a f...
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Local trees falling victim to infectious disease
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VOLUSIA COUNTY - Florida's coastlines are an infectious-disease hot zone. Fortunately, a disease that is currently rearing its ugly head goes after trees, not people. Nevertheless, it stands to cost the state a $30-million industry at a time when no one's up for more economic bad news. "It was first iden...
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Blues man
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Seth Walker performs with his band as the opening act of the annual Daytona Blues Festival at Jackie Robinson Memorial Stadium in Daytona Beach recently. Because of the inclement weather, the three-day festival was moved to the News-Journal Center on Saturday. The Festival was developed and promoted by Dominic Benec...
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Henry will face tough questions in mayoral campaign
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DAYTONA BEACH - Derrick Henry's campaign for mayor must rehabilitate an image tarnished in the last city election. Mr. Henry, 42, won the 2008 and 2010 elections to the Zone 5 City Commission seat, each time with more than 60 percent of the vote. But he never got a chance to serve the second term. Instead, he was...
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City makes a cost-savings 'to-do' list
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HOLLY HILL - Commissioner Donnie Moore would like Holly Hill to trim about $3 million from its budget without cutting any services. His idea - aimed at eliminating the need for property taxes - has become the Holly Hill Master List of Cost Saving Ideas. Commissioners, who helped assemble the ideas, will ...
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Senior games begin today
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ORMOND BEACH - Let the games begin! The annual Ormond Beach Senior Games get underway on Friday, Oct. 21. This will be the 28th year that active seniors will have a chance to meet and compete in a variety of sporting and athletic events. The Games aren't just for locals. "A lot of our participants are snowbird...
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Fishing friends
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Olivia Poland, 5, of New Smyrna Beach, (left) and Lilly Sharp, 6, of Port Orange, spend their afternoon fishing during the Marine Explorers Camp at Indian River Lagoon Park last Friday. The day camps are offered by the Marine Discovery Center on teacher duty days when students have off school. ...
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Sports complex maintenance first issue targeted by task force
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH - City commissioners recently appointed eight volunteers to evaluate the current state of the New Smyrna Beach Sports Complex and recommend ways to sustain the 68-acre park as long as possible. The Sports Complex Task Force has met twice this month with assistant city manager Khalid Resheidat and P...
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Commissioners still want vets plaque moved
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ORMOND BEACH - Despite urging from the Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens to leave it be, the City Commission continued Tuesday to insist a plaque honoring the city's World War II veterans be moved back to its original location. The museum was established in 1946 in a cottage located at the corner of E. Granada ...
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Mandatory spay law takes effect January; councilors ponder feral cat program
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PORT ORANGE - Starting the first of next year, cat and dog owners in the city must spay or neuter their pets. After months of debate and discussion, the City Council on Tuesday gave final approval to a mandatory spay and neuter law, passing 4-1 with Councilman Bob Ford dissenting. The ordinance takes effect J...
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Geocaching: high-tech hide and seek
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH - Earlier this month, an unnamed tropical storm blasted through Volusia County, relegating most residents to the safe and dry confines of their home. Not the Carni family, who were out geocaching - a high-tech "hide-and-seek" game that has caught the eye of millions all over the world. "It was only...
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So, now I have to be able to see to drive?
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It began unobtrusively enough. A nondescript postcard arrived from the State Of Florida. It said that sometime before my birthday I would need to renew my driver's license. Hmmm. Do tell. Oh well, my birthday was over two months away so I just tossed the card in a growing pile of junk mail on my desk. A few weeks passed ...
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French Market comes back to Beach Street
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DAYTONA BEACH - The French Market will be back October 29, November 19 and December 3. The French Market is an outdoor market set up along Beach Street from Bay Street to Orange Avenue and features vendors offering fine arts and crafts, jewelry and other handcrafted items including baked goods and other foods. Other downtown a...
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Blast off!
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Peyton Mines, 3, of Edgewater gets airborne during the annual Port Orange Family Days recently. Family Days draws more than 60,000 residents and visitors to the four-day event each year. Events included a carnival with numerous entertainment venues featuring professional, and amateur student talent....
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