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Orthodox Jews file lawsuit against Volusia County bar City Limits over noise complaint
Along a stretch of U.S. Highway 17 north of DeLand, agricultural businesses selling hay and gardening supplies share real estate with retro roadside motels. Nestled in between is a clustering of modest ranch houses inhabited by a small enclave of Hasidic Jews who relocated from New York and New Jersey for many of the same reasons others do: reasonable housing, a moderate climate and jobs in a range of industries. ...
DeLand city leaders consider 'tiny homes' as a solution to affordable housing crisis
DeLand, Fla. — Leaders with the city of DeLand say they are looking at alternative ways to solve the affordable housing crisis they are seeing in their community. In order to provide additional affordable housing options and opportunities for infill development within the city’s core gateway overlay, city staff presented on Monday a set of draft regulations introducing the concept of tiny homes.
Volusia County Council to host workshop on development
The Volusia County Council will dig into the county's zoning, permitting and other development regulations at a public workshop on Tuesday. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. July 23 in County Council chambers at county headquarters at 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand. ...
DeLand woman wants to get free Narcan vending machines installed across Volusia County
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A DeLand woman is on a mission to get free Narcan vending machines all across Volusia County. She put the first one up in April on South Ridgewood Avenue in Daytona Beach right outside an SMA Healthcare Facility. Jean Bailey founded her nonprofit organization Advocating...
At candidate forum, Volusia chair calls for lifeguard pay boost to make beach safer
Former Volusia County lifeguard and current Volusia County Council Chairman Jeff Brower called for higher pay for lifeguards to help boost staffing and beach safety at a candidate forum on Thursday night. Brower was visiting the coast near the Daytona Beach Pier recently with a news outlet tagging along and...
Volusia clerk of court says Republican primary opponent lacks understanding of the job
Volusia County Clerk of Court Laura Roth will face an election challenge for the first time since she won her seat in 2016 from two twenty-something political newcomers. Roth, 54, faces a challenge from fellow Republican John Flemm, 22, in the primary on Aug. 20. The winner of that contest will face unknown...
Estimate puts cost of fixing Midtown, Fairway Estates flooding between $100-$200 million
DAYTONA BEACH — As if to remind the roughly 70 people inside the Dickerson Center gym Tuesday afternoon why they had gathered there, heavy rain pelted the community center located in the city's most flood-prone area. Midtown, Fairway Estates and downtown residents and business owners came together for an update on the U.S....
FAST assessment scores show marked improvement for Volusia, Flagler students
Volusia and Flagler county school districts showed notable improvement in math, according to the 2023-24 Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) results released by the state Department of Education earlier this month. This is the second year Florida has conducted FAST testing. The progress monitoring assessments are conducted three times throughout the school year and are designed to drive student improvement by providing teachers, students and parents with immediate data at the beginning, middle and end of...
With Riverwalk plans delayed, Port Orange eyes temporary entertainment spot
PORT ORANGE, Fla. – Plans are delayed for a huge Riverwalk complex to be built in Port Orange, but the mayor told News 6 the city is working on a back-up plan to get entertainment to the area sooner. The entertainment area on the river is supposed to be...
Ex-Florida Georgia Line singer Brian Kelley to perform at Republican National Convention
Volusia County native and ex-Florida Georgia Line singer Brian Kelley is slated to perform during prime time on Wednesday as part of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. The country star, now forging a solo career, will perform the song “American Spirit” on the convention stage, according to his father,...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers get public input on Daytona Beach flooding
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held two meetings Tuesday to seek input from Daytona Beach residents about flooding in the Midtown area. The meetings are part of the Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study for the city. The area has a decades-long history of flooding,...
Volusia council wrap-up: Roads get boost in budget, county OKs off-beach parking plan
Volusia County's new off-beach parking system will be free for residents who register. The County Council also approved new ECHO spending, advanced the new budget and tax rates and more on Tuesday. Daytona Beach News-Journal. Volusia County could dedicate millions of dollars it hadn't planned to spend to upgrade its...
Seminole County Public Schools to hold budget vote next week
Seminole County Public Schools will hold a budget workshop Tuesday, July 25 to adopt a tentative budget. The hearing will start at 5 p.m. at the Educational Support Center, located at 400 E. Lake Mary Blvd. in Sanford. The board will also hold a regular board meeting starting at 5:30 p.m. the same night. View the agenda for the board meeting here.
Closure of Daytona Beach early voting location concerns residents
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Since 2020, every election year, polling workers would set up a tent right outside the Julia T. and Charles W. Cherry, Sr. Cultural & Educational Center in Daytona Beach's midtown. However, this year, volunteer Josephine Pope found out they were shutting down the location. "It's...
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