DeLand Police are investigating a bank robbery at PNC Bank branch in the Victoria Park subdivision, according to city spokesman Chris Graham.
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Where it will be — City documents show the medical-marijuana dispensary will be in Suite 2 of Deltona Plaza, next door to the Good Eats Diner. Surterra Holdings Vice President Nicholas Monette said Surterra chose Deltona because it is situated between Orlando and Daytona Beach.
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Deltona may have West Volusia’s first medical-marijuana dispensary.
The City Commission unanimously July 17 granted special permission for a Tampa company to open a cannabis dispensary in Deltona Plaza, one of the city’s oldest shopping centers and located along one of the city’s main corridors.
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Rarely does Tracie Branz of DeLand engage with telemarketers, but a momentary blending of Branz’s curiosity and a caller’s slick delivery resulted in a Texas woman being arrested July 14.
“I hate a thief,” Branz posted on Facebook that evening.
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Marshall & Vera Lea Rinker Welcome Center on the Stetson University campus
The Marshall & Vera Lea Rinker Welcome Center on the Stetson University campus was named the 2017 Outstanding Sustainability Project in the state by the Florida Planning and Zoning Association (FPZA) last month. To earn the award, the building competed against five others in the Sustainability category and was ultimately selected for its many... + continue reading
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PHOTO COURTESY ELIZABETH STROPLEConnor Painter, left, and McKenzie Bostic, right, are recognized as recipients of the DeLand High School annual Student-Athlete Leadership Award. DHS Athletic Directior Paul Ryder made the presentation at the Senior Awards Night Assembly. Bostic played both soccer and flag football, while Painter participated in golf as a Bulldog.
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PHOTO COURTESY JAMES LOWENSTEINThe DeLand High School Bulldog track team recently presented letters and awards, with coach Chris Madzik, center, making the presentation. The Coaches Award went to four-year athlete Jeremy Wilson, left, who just missed going to state in the 300 hurdles. The Most Valuable Runner Award went to Tyler Rollins, who will extend his education and track career in the 800 meters at the University of North Florida.
PHOTO COURTESY JAMES LOWENSTEINAward-winners — DeLand High School girls’ track team coach Jim Lowenstein announced that two sophomores are this year’s award-winners. At left, Amberleigh Sauer was named Most Valuable Player. She competed in the shot put and discus. Cheyenne Dunn, right, was named Most Valuable Sprinter. She advanced onto the regional meet as the district champion in the 400 meters.
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Whether you are amused or offended by the many tweets emanating from the president’s account, you should bear in mind that it may be a smoke... + continue reading
Humanist perspective — Athena Jeanne Hale of DeLand, a member of the Central Florida Freethought Community, delivers an invocation to open the DeLand City Commission meeting July 5. The City of DeLand invites a broad diversity of spiritual leaders and others to open its meetings, which occur generally on the first and third Mondays of each month at DeLand City Hall, 120 S. Florida Ave., and are open to the public.
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Quench your thirst — Among the renovations made at this Family Dollar store at 915 S. Spring Garden Ave. are the installation of new coolers and freezers for a wider array of drinks and food products. In addition, merchandise was reorganized, and the checkout area was reconfigured. The store is open seven days a week.
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After extensive renovations, the Family Dollar store at 915 S. Spring Garden Ave. in DeLand has reopened, with a ribbon-cutting and other festivities starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 22.
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Accepting the award — From left are Xavier Gonzalez, CEO of eMerge Americas; TSOLife founder and Chief Executive Officer David Sawyer; TSOLife Chief Operations Officer Stella Parris; TSOLife Director of Marketing Diana Dupre; and Rhys Williams, associate vice president, Division of Research at Florida Atlantic University and eMerge Americas’ Content Advisory Board member.
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Fairwinds’ new home — This former SunTrust building is the future home of Fairwinds Credit Union’s DeLand branch that will open sometime this fall. SunTrust closed its branch office at 302 E. New York Ave. in late January, and Fairwinds bought the property in late May.
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This video, from Volusia County Sheriff's Office body camera and helicopter footage, shows the apprehension of two burglary suspects. The suspects started hitting cell phone stores... + continue reading
