DAYTONA BEACH
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HOLIDAY GUIDE SECTION D
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 1, NO. 9
FREE ON NEWSSTANDS | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2025
City to audit staff’s purchasing cards
After presentation that may indicate misuse of taxpayer funds, City Commission to take closer look PAGE 9A
Humane Society buys Margaritaville sales office
children adopted during FAMILY Eight National Adoption Day ceremony. MATTERS PAGE 5A
$2.9 million for vet hospital. PAGE 4B
‘Substantial legal fees’ Daytona, Ormond work on a deal before Avalon Park trial. PAGE 8A INDEX
Business..................... PAGE 3B Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner................PAGE 2A Crossword.................. PAGE 8B Opinion....................... PAGE 8A Public Notices............ PAGE 5C Sports......................... PAGE 6B Tributes ...................... PAGE 2C Real Estate................. PAGE 5B
Judge Joan Anthony with the Jackson family and newly-adopted baby Alia Jackson. Photo by Sierra Williams
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Mainland Buccaneers head to Ponte Vedra after 36-31 win over Mosley. PAGE 6B
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Mainland’s Malcolm McArthur (17) keeps an eye on the Mosley runner before making the tackle. Photo by Michele Meyers
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Toyota celebrates How a paper clip and a katana figured into Daytona Toyota’s ribbon cutting celebration
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