Police chief lays down the law in new arena: the classroom Nov 30, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- Michael Chitwood may be better known as Daytona Beach's headline-grabbing top cop ... But to students in the Monday night Sociology of Murder class at the University of Central Florida's Daytona Beach campus, Chitwood is a detail-oriented lecturer who brings a little reality to the far-flung test cases that fill their textbooks ... A year later, he took over in Daytona Beach. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
CSUSM women have their eyes on the prize Nov 30, 2008
Two years ago, junior Kelly Wherry never thought she'd be in Daytona Beach, Fla. Daytona is where the NAIA women's soccer championship takes place. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Herd Men Beat ODU, 68-64, Saturday Nov 30, 2008
The Herd lost three close games in Daytona Beach last weekend in the Glenn Wilkes Classic at the Ocean Center. MU lost by five to Morgan State, six to Wisconsin-Green Bay and by four to. (Goherd.com)
Police see link between increase in burglaries and economy Nov 29, 2008
State and local records show a jump in residential burglaries not just in South Daytona where they soared almost 50 percent from 2007 to the present, but also in the unincorporated areas of the county, Ormond Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater, DeLand and Daytona Beach Shores. Four cities -- Port Orange, Daytona Beach, Holly Hill and Ponce Inlet -- showed a drop in burglaries during that same time period, police officials said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
We're all in this crisis together Nov 29, 2008
He's still getting more foot traffic than many of his neighbors who aren't smack in the middle of Daytona Beach's tourist district ... "There isn't a month that goes by that one of our young men doesn't come to me and ask if I know of work," said Durham, pastor at Greater Friendship Baptist Church in Daytona Beach. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Sandcrabs sting Mustangs Nov 29, 2008
Daytona Beach Seabreeze's Jonathan Scott looks for more yardage Friday, leaving Merritt Island defenders behind. (Christina Stuart, FLORIDA TODAY). (Florida Today)
Brandon Powell Released From MU Basketball Nov 29, 2008
The Marshall men, 1-3 after opening with a win over WVU Tech and then taking three close losses in Daytona Beach, all part of the Glenn Wilkes Classic, will host Old Dominion on Saturday, November 29, at 11:30 a.m., part of a basketball-football doubleheader. The football team will close the season with at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. (Goherd.com)
Raiders pull off shocker on the road Nov 29, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH - Outmatched physically and playing on the road, Orange Park showed much of the grit and determination that has enabled its program to come out of the depths of a 1-9 season in 2007 to a Class 5A regional final. The Raiders trailed previously unbeaten Daytona Beach Mainland 14-0 in the second quarter Friday, but rallied for a 21-20 victory at the Daytona Municipal Stadium that wasn't decided until Chris Wiggins broke up a two-point conversion pass attempt in the corner of the end... (Florida Times-Union)
Fired professor claims harassment by Daytona State College Nov 28, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- A fired Daytona State College professor intends to sue the school, claiming he was mistreated after urging union representation. Nicholas Ruiz III, who until October was an associate professor of humanities, will ask for almost $1. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Ormond being proactive to restrict adult businesses Nov 28, 2008
Ormond Beach officials decided to take action while watching the protracted legal battles Daytona Beach had with some of its nightclubs and adult bookstores. When Daytona Beach's laws governing sexually oriented businesses were upheld by a federal appeals court this spring, Ormond Beach decided to craft similar legislation that would be on sound legal footing ... "No one wanted to be the receiving ground for what Daytona Beach pushed out," said city Planning Director Ric Goss. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Ruling renews focus on workers' comp law Nov 28, 2008
"It's just going to be another cost burden onto employers altogether in tough economic times," said Jim Cameron, a vice president of The Chamber, Daytona Beach Halifax area. But workers' attorneys and advocates say the ruling will help injured workers file legal challenges against insurance companies that improperly deny benefits. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Mustangs-Sandcrabs: One more time Nov 28, 2008
This has everything to do with early-evening football, specifically tonight's 7:30 Class 4A second-round playoff game between visiting Daytona Beach Seabreeze (6-5) and Merritt Island (7-4). The game between district foes is a rematch, something that can now occur in just the second week of the postseason because the Florida High School Athletic Association tweaked the bracketing. (Florida Today)
Area prep playoff matchups Nov 28, 2008
Pick in BOLD. -- Orange Park at Daytona Beach Mainland -- Nease at Ridgeview -- Jackson at St. Augustine -- Bushnell South Sumter at Bolles -- Tallahassee FAMU at Eagle's View -- Last week: 14-4 ... Class 5A: Orange Park (9-2) at No. 3 Daytona Beach Mainland (11-0)Last week: Orange Park def. (Florida Times-Union)
Holiday schedule Nov 27, 2008
Thursday residential trash collection in Daytona Beach will take place on the next regularly scheduled collection day. Commercial Dumpster customers in Daytona Beach will have their collection late on the day before or early the day after Thanksgiving ... Information: 386-761-7700 (Daytona Beach); 386-943-7033 (West Volusia); 386-424-6800 (Southeast Volusia). (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Home raffles might be ticket for sellers, lucky buyers Nov 27, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- It's straightforward enough: Try your luck to win a house for a suggested minimum donation of $100 ... Evans, who has an office in Daytona Beach, said he'd already been thinking of creating a charity to help families in need get eye exams for their children. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Three for the road Nov 27, 2008
At the same time the men are playing in La Quinta, the women will be in Daytona Beach, Fla. for the final stage of LPGA Tour qualifying and the field will include a host of locals - Alison Walshe of Westford, Carri Wood of South Dennis, Briana Vega and Jaclyn Sweeney of Andover, Anna Grzebien of Narragansett, R.I., and Liz Janangelo of West Hartford, Conn. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Man critically injured after wrecking truck Nov 26, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- The driver of a lawn care truck attempting to turn onto Tomoka Farms Road from International Speedway Boulevard on Tuesday morning was critically injured after he failed to negotiate the corner, landing upside down on top of a landscaping trailer. Kristopher Carver, the driver of the American Services truck, was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center and listed in critical condition later Tuesday. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
High School Preseason Basketball Poll Nov 26, 2008
Daytona Beach Seabreeze 22 ... Others receiving votes: Mount Dora Bible 15, Pensacola Christian 13, Daytona Beach Father Lopez 12, Orlando Pine Castle Christian 12, Hawthorne 8, North Palm Beach Benjamin 6. (The Insiders -- Florida Prep)
Ridgeview, Nease advance in playoffs Nov 25, 2008
Undefeated Mainland hosts Orange Park (9-2) this week at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach. Buchholz finished the season 5-5. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Columbia High Student Heather Whitehead, 16, tops off her mothers GMC Envoy at the B&B Food Store on U.S. Highway 441. Regular gasoline prices officially dipped below $2 per gallon in Florida this week. Hopefully gas prices stay like this when I get my own car, Whitehead said, pumping $1.98 per gallon fuel into her vehicle. Ill be happy with gas to stay around this price. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Nov 25, 2008
According to AAA, the current price for regular unleaded in Daytona Beach is $1. 975, last year it was $3. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Ormond Beach ties reach to Nurse Corps in Kabul Nov 25, 2008
The Family Readiness for Daytona Beach Army Reserves is collecting snacks for soldiers' Christmas boxes. Deliver to Army Reserve Center at 405 Basin St. by Dec. 3. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Company aidsstricken family Nov 25, 2008
Fred Godawa, a Daytona Beach Fire Department spokesman, said three or four times a year a similar problem might occur with carbon monoxide, usually with gas heaters during the season's first cold snap, like the one last week. He said a problem in a system worsens over the months and shows up when the unit is fired back up. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Roaming Santa faces fines in Daytona Nov 25, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH A Daytona Beach store was threatened with fines if a real-life Santa Claus stepped outside the store, FLORIDA TODAY news partner WKMG Local 6 News reports. Code enforcement officers warned the owners of LaBosco Jewelry and Loan, on Beach Street in Daytona Beach, that they would face fines if they continued to allow Santa Claus to roam outside, saying it's a form of animated-sign solicitation, which is a violation of city code. (Florida Today)
Orange Park Raiders running effective offense Nov 25, 2008
On Friday, the Raiders (9-2) will travel to third-ranked Daytona Beach Mainland (11-0) in the regional semifinals. Last season, when the Raiders struggled through a 1-9 campaign, Baker was playing defensive end and Felder was lining up at receiver. (Florida Times-Union)
FAU Women's Basketball Hosts Bethune-Cookman Tuesday Nov 25, 2008
The two teams have not met since December 13, 2005 when the Owls beat Bethune-Cookman 80-46 in Daytona Beach. Five players scored double-figures in the game, led by who scored 14 points. (Fausports.com)
Election spurs sales of guns, ammo Nov 24, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- The owners of Buck's Gun Rack say they didn't vote for Barack Obama, but the president-elect sure has been good for business. Assault-style rifles, personal protection handguns, shotguns and ammunition -- business was up by as much as 400 percent after the election, exceeding records that followed Sept. 11 and preceded the Y2K scare of 2000. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
School district employeeson the move Nov 24, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- Some top administrators and dozens of other Volusia County school district employees are on the move as the decades-old instructional headquarters complex in Daytona Beach is phased out ... The School Board has been debating for years what to do with the complex on a 14-acre, tree-shaded campus in inner city Daytona Beach ... Others are being transferred to Atlantic High School, Holly Hill Middle and the school district's maintenance office on Olsen Drive in Daytona Beach. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Ole Miss Rallies For Win Over Marshall, 82-78 Nov 24, 2008
Marshall finally played at the level Head Coach Donnie Jones expected throughout the three games at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla ... The same Marshall fans took over the Legends Sports Bar at the Hilton Daytona Beach Resort Hotel were the bulk of the crowd on Saturday as fans gathered to watch the Herd at. (Goherd.com)
The Playoff Picture Nov 24, 2008
Daytona Beach Seabreeze beat Land O' Lakes, Nease downed Eastside, and Leon won a thriller with First Coast. This remains a wide open bracket and should have some hotly contested battles this weekend. (The Insiders -- Florida Prep)
Some keep frugality with cheaper gas Nov 24, 2008
Geraldine Kohn, who lives in Mandarin, got a job in Daytona Beach in September and has had to commute for the past few months. At first Kohn would drive 70-75 mph while commuting. (Florida Times-Union)
The Real McCoys Nov 23, 2008
They are buried in Daytona Beach with their parents. Bill's ashes were scattered off the coast of Florida, in the unbounded Atlantic he loved. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Green Bay Packs Zone, Beats Herd 72-66 Nov 23, 2008
Marshall made four more baskets than Wisconsin-Green Bay, out-rebounded the Phoenix by two and forced 19 turnovers in the game at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla ... Damier Pitts drove against UWGB's Chop Tang to score two of his 18 points in Daytona Beach, Florida ... Shaquillie Johnson blew past UWGB's Chop Tang (5) and Bryquis Perine (0) to score two of his 15 points in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Goherd.com)
Lady Warriors head to volleyball nationals Nov 22, 2008
Webber will be making their first appearance at the NAIA national tournament, after defeating Embry-Riddle University of Daytona Beach, 3-0 in The Sun Conference Tournament. The Lady Warriors are 27-9 overall on their season as their opponents enter 32-3 overall and received their bid to the national Tournament by winning the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Title. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Webber gives D-1 opponent a scare Nov 22, 2008
Webber s next game will be an exhibition contest at Bethune-Cookman College on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. in Daytona Beach. Article Rating. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Commission: Foster kids need access to records Nov 22, 2008
Petersen also is president of the First Amendment Foundation, a Tallahassee-based organization that is chaired by Don Lindley, editor of The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Many of the commission's recommendations would require legislative approval -- and, in some cases, are similar to past legislative proposals. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Herd Rallies, Comes Up Short 72-67 At Daytona Nov 22, 2008
Marshall head coach Donnie Jones knew the Glenn Wilkes Classic Tournament in Daytona Beach, Florida would give his team much needed experience in playing in a post-season atmosphere. Unfortunately, the Herd that has been one-and-done in recent post-season league tournaments showed up today, as the Herd fell in the opening game to Morgan State, 72-67. (Goherd.com)
Orange Park wins first game in playoffs since '92 Nov 22, 2008
Orange Park (9-2) will travel to face Daytona Beach Mainland (11-0) in the regional semifinals next Friday. Mainland defeated Gainesville Buchholz 44-0. (Florida Times-Union)
'We just got blessed with transportation' Nov 22, 2008
Johnson and church volunteers cherish success stories, like the guy named Paul who rode a donated bike all the way to the job a friend found him in a Daytona Beach T-shirt shop. Another man pedaled his Schwinn to Tallahassee for a new start. (Florida Times-Union)
Gallery shows portraits of children needing families Nov 21, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- An 11-year-old West Florida girl wraps her arm around her older brother's neck as ocean waves bounce behind them. A 9-year-old Miami girl lies in the grass surrounded by yellow flowers, and an 11-year-old Volusia County boy sits on a tree stump with a bashful smile. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Early holiday cheer masks fear Nov 21, 2008
"You can't enjoy them one at a time, because they all overlap," the Daytona Beach resident said. But Christmas can't come soon enough for Mishanna Coates, 25, of Ormond Beach. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Notebook: Ole Miss has to deal with injuries Nov 21, 2008
Kennedy will get a good measure of how his team will perform minus the two guards this weekend in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Rebels are taking part in the Glenn Wilkes Classic, where they'll play Utah on Friday and Marshall on Sunday. (Ole Miss Sports -- Rivals.com)
More prep football matchups Nov 21, 2008
Trinity Catholic's only loss this season was to a ranked Class 5A team in Daytona Beach Mainland. Class 1A. (Florida Times-Union)
State to target bad truck, bus drivers Nov 20, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- A statewide crackdown on bad drivers of large trucks and buses was announced Wednesday by the Florida Highway Patrol. The FHP will use laser, radar, video cameras, motorcycles and unmarked patrol vehicles to target driving mistakes involving trucks and buses that typically cause crashes, Col. John Czernis, the agency's director, said in a news release. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Female inmate claims rape Nov 20, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- A woman who spent a night at the county correctional facility says she was raped by one or more female corrections officers, a sheriff's incident report shows. The woman, arrested for misdemeanor retail theft, is not being identified because it is a sexual assault complaint. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Hospital closes part of elderly psych unit Nov 20, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- An Ormond Beach psychiatric unit that specializes in care for people 65 and older will close because most of the beds have been empty. Florida Hospital Oceanside plans to suspend operating its 13-bed, long-term geriatric unit Dec. 5 after only serving about 50 people since the unit opened in January. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
New Florida Legislature members, leaders sworn in Nov 19, 2008
The largely ceremonial session included swearing in new representatives Dwayne Taylor, D-Daytona Beach, and Charles Van Zant, R-Keystone Heights, who were elected this month in Volusia County districts ... Joyce Cusack in House District 27, which stretches from DeLand to Daytona Beach. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Area students headed to Washington for inauguration Nov 19, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- Je-Marc Sears and Logan Colee are the lucky ones even though they each had to raise more than $2,400 to attend a conference that will put them in the nation's capital when Barack Obama is sworn in as president. Sears. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Tanker truck wreck shuts down eastbound I-4 Nov 18, 2008
The box truck driver, who was outside the vehicle at the time, was airlifted in serious condition to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach. The tanker driver was taken by ground transportation to Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Orange City, O'Keefe said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Report: Jail guard threatened before fatal stabbing Nov 18, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- A few days before corrections officer Donna Fitzgerald was murdered at Tomoka Correctional Institution, an inmate said he overheard the suspect saying he would have the victim "one way or another," a report by state investigators shows ... Regardless of Fitzgerald's fear someone was plotting to kill her, FDLE agents concluded the 39-year-old Hall, serving two life sentences for rape and kidnapping, acted alone to kill Fitzgerald the night of June 25 inside a work facility at the... (Daytona Beach News Journal)
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Riders began Saturday in Palatka, traveled Sunday through St. Augustine and were not deterred by the dip in temperatures Monday as they rolled through Daytona Beach. The ride, which continues through Saturday, is aimed at drawing attention to the need to finish the loop's missing links in time for the Florida-Spain Quincentennial in 2013 -- the 500th anniversary of Spain in La Florida. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Scott talks FSU visit Nov 18, 2008
Daytona Beach (FL) Seabreeze safety Jonathan Scott made his way to Tallahassee on Saturday to take in the game. He caught up with Warchant. (Florida State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Men's Tennis Signs Two Recruits Nov 18, 2008
In the summer of 2008, Moros finished third at the Florida State Junior Closed Championships in Daytona Beach. "Truly one of the best players in his class, Blas will bring a very high level of energy, talent and athleticism into our program next year," said Bayliss. (Und.com)
Parents urged to seek help with teen struggles Nov 17, 2008
Flagler County teens accused of breaking the law often end up at the juvenile detention center in Daytona Beach, Krogh said ... When a judge orders a teen into an assessment or treatment program, it costs the parents money and is usually offered only in Daytona Beach ... Or worse, parents may risk losing their jobs by taking time off work to get the teen to Daytona Beach, Krogh said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Overpaid telecommunications fees to be refunded Nov 17, 2008
Daytona Beach $237,605. D.B. Shores $12,898. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Men Open With 110-57 Romp Over WVU Tech Nov 17, 2008
Jones knows it will get tougher when the Herd arrives in Daytona Beach to continue the Glenn Wilkes Classic with Morgan State on Friday at 2 p.m. Games with Wisconsin-Green Bay (Saturday at 2 p.m.) and (4 p.m. Sunday). It really is a challenge this week, said Jones. (Goherd.com)
Volusia schools to consider expanding sex education Nov 16, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- Sex education could be expanded in Volusia County high schools to include birth control information if Superintendent Margaret Smith and the School Board go along with a recommendation from a diverse advisory committee that studied the issue. "They were really concerned (high school students) should have contraception information. That was the focus of the group," said Emily Cortes-Torrado, chairwoman of Volusia's School Health Advisory Committee. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
State parks popular with budget-conscious visitors Nov 16, 2008
Bob Reynolds grew up in Daytona Beach and attended Mainland High School in the early 1960s ... "We've seen more people coming from closer by to camp, even Daytona Beach, Palm Coast and other Florida cities," she said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Embattled Holly Hill officials appear to have resolution Nov 15, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- Holly Hill's two top police officials on Friday dropped their request to a judge to keep City Commissioner Liz Towsley from filing complaints against them. The legal wrangling between Police Chief Don Shinnamon, Cmdr. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Hard times the order of the day Nov 15, 2008
Daniel Myara, owner of Cruisin Cafe Bar & Grill in Daytona Beach, said his business has struggled this year ... Dean Donnelly, general manager of Barnacles Restaurant and Lounge in Daytona Beach, said the slump forced him to cut the number of entrees on the menu and reduce prices ... DAYTONA BEACH -- Mike Murray, general manager and co-owner of Starlite Diner, no longer has business cards to hand out. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Daytona wrecker service requirement draws fire Nov 14, 2008
But with the wrecking service contract expiring in Daytona Beach, Bruce Sewell of Universal Towing in Holly Hill wants to understand why his business and others cannot bid on the contract. He said his car-storage lots are within one-eighth mile of the Daytona Beach city limits ... The city contract has been with Daytona Wrecker Service -- owned by current Daytona Beach Mayor Glenn Ritchey -- for more than 20 years. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
FHP corrects fatal Flagler accident findings Nov 14, 2008
Neither Kibbler nor The Daytona Beach News-Journal could reach Fleming, who began a weeklong vacation Thursday ... Stephen Seibert, 19, Daytona Beach, said he and a friend were headed north from Daytona Beach to Flagler County to have some work done on his friend's car. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
BYU struggles to bring top-notch teams to Provo Nov 14, 2008
The Utes play host to , No. 10 Gonzaga, and , travel to No. 12 and face in a tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla. in what may be part of the nation's toughest non-conference schedule. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Opposition so far subdued over marriage amendment passage Nov 13, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- It's been a week since Florida, California and Arizona voters adopted measures that essentially outlaw same-sex marriage ... In Florida, it's been a lot quieter, especially in the Daytona Beach area ... "It just puts existing law in the constitution so no one can change it," said Stemberger, an Orlando attorney and Daytona Beach native. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Grant to supply turkeys for 400 needy families Nov 13, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- Shy and never seeking anything in return, Ezra Kaplan faithfully washed dishes on a daily basis for more than 10 years to help with feeding local homeless people ... Before this week, Ray said HUM, which has offices in Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Ormond Beach and Port Orange, was scrambling to raise money, but only had enough to help with daily food packages for about 1,500 families a month ... Ray said the donation -- made by the foundation now run by Kaplan's relatives --... (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Local program shows success, savingsin treating addiction Nov 12, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH -- Mike Gurin's history with alcohol addiction is a long one. The Holly Hill man went to detox treatment almost 30 times in less than two years as a way to briefly get off the street. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
