DeLand police have arrested two men in connection with a 2016 shooting at a party in the Candlelight Oaks neighborhood that left two people dead and one injured.
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Crime-scene tape was seen across the entrance to a fernery Wednesday on Daugharty Road near DeLeon Springs.
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Volusia County Sheriff's deputies are investigating human remains discovered by a worker at a fernery near DeLeon Springs.
"Deputies responded around 10:47 a.m. Wednesday to a fernery off the 4500 block of Daugharty Road (which becomes Marsh Road further south), DeLeon Springs, after a worker reported discovering some... + continue reading
Antione Ashley ministers to young men at Ebenezer Church in Corinto, Nicaragua.
Our community is in good hands; we have many community members serving when needed.
Antione Ashley is one of these helpers. A native of West Volusia, Ashley is a member of the pastoral staff at The Lighthouse Church in DeLand.
Ashley’s career and calling have grown from wanting to be a race-car driver as a child, to becoming an... + continue reading
Victor Ramos at the Sept. 18 meeting of the Deltona City Commission
The Deltona City Commission now is up to full strength.
Six members of the City Commission on Sept. 18 tapped Victor Ramos to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of District 5 Commissioner Brian Soukup. Ramos’ appointment brings to the full seven the number of elected leaders in Deltona.
The city’s charter calls for... + 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.
During the recent DeLand High School Senior Award Assembly, many
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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Hold on, Florida Keys! Help is coming! A two-by-two of military choppers is flying over me every 15 minutes on Sept. 12.
The weekend of Irma should remind us... + continue reading
Definitely not normal — DeLand’s Walmart is closed and quiet Sept. 13, waiting for restoration of power. Such disruptions in our ordinary routines can play havoc with our emotions, as Linda White discusses.
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Antione Ashley ministers to young men at Ebenezer Church in Corinto, Nicaragua.
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New director— Sylvain Daudel has been tapped as the new director of Stetson University’s Family Enterprise Center. Daudel comes to Stetson from the EDHEC Business School in Lille and Nice, where for the past three years he headed the Family Business Center at what is widely considered one of the world’s top 20 business schools.
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Stetson University’s School of Business Administration has named Sylvain Daudel as the new director of the Family Enterprise Center. Daudel will be responsible for promoting the program as a... + continue reading
Now open for business — The DeLand Hotel is at 442 E. New York Ave. After a year’s worth of renovations, the hotel has vintage touches that harken back to its 1925 roots.
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THE MARKETER — Dr. Deborah Goldring, shown here leading a class at Stetson University, will address ways businesses can adapt their marketing to lessen the impacts on society and the environment, during a one-day seminar on business sustainability later this month.
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OFFICIALLY OPEN — A ribbon was cut to officially open the Central Florida Pregnancy Center’s new, 4,200-square-foot thrift store at 3151 Howland Blvd. in Deltona. From left in the front row are volunteer store managers Paul Hoover and his wife, Judy Hoover, board members Katy Brown-Thibodeau and Luis Baez, board Treasurer Margarita Feuerbacher, Executive Director Cindy Johanson, and, partially hidden, Director of Development Lisa Burke.
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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
