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Volusia-Flagler football roundup: 7 local teams earn first wins of 2024 season
For seven Volusia-Flagler teams, Week 2 was a good first step. Seven local squads earned their first victories of the 2024 high school football season on Thursday and Friday, and nine overall won. ...
More Volusia County Schools employees will see salary increases in 2024-25 school year
Volusia County Schools and Volusia United Educators Support settled their contract Tuesday and, if approved, more district employees will see their salaries increase this year. The contract includes the following agreements, according to a district press release: Health insurance contributions will increase from $565 per month to $605. Salary packages will increase, which includes a...
Volusia-Flagler high school football: Live scoreboard for Week 2 of 2024 regular season
For the second week in a row, New Smyrna Beach plays a home game on Thursday night. This time, DeLand visits New Smyrna Beach Sports Complex in a battle of former district foes. The rest of Week 2 kicks off on Friday. Eleven matchups involving Volusia-Flagler teams adorn the schedule. Atlantic and Matanzas...
Princeton Review Names Stetson Among ‘Best 390 Colleges’ for 10th Straight Year
For the tenth straight year, Stetson University has been named as one of The Princeton Review’s Best 390 Colleges in America for 2025, a distinction awarded to only about 15% of four-year institutions. Stetson was selected based on “outstanding academics,” surveys of its students and survey data from college...
District requests removal of memorial ghost bike for student killed by car near Port Orange school
PORT ORANGE, Fla. — A memorial ghost bike placed right outside Sugar Mill Elementary School was asked to be removed by the Volusia County School District. The woman who placed it there is Tara Okhovatian. She and her family were close to SaoLan Kamaly, who died in May after she was struck and killed by a car while on her way to school.
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