DAYTONA BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 1, NO. 43
Volusia’s $1B budget County staff recommends collecting $11M more in general fund property taxes. PAGE 4A
Biketoberfest plans OK’d
Lifeguards compete PAGE 1B
FREE ON NEWSSTANDS | THURSDAY JULY 23, 2026
One moment in time Daytona Beach city leaders send a message 100 years into the future with time capsule PAGE 3A
Main Street revitalization also on the agenda for city. PAGE 5A
‘We’d like to grow’ Halifax Urban Ministries to celebrate 45 years of filling gaps in social services. PAGE 6A INSIDE HEADING OUT
JetBlue to leave Daytona Beach International Airport in September PAGE 6B
FIVE YEARS
Chiropractor in downtown Daytona Beach marks five years in business PAGE 6B
LAWSUIT V. ORMOND Ormond Beach woman injured while in police custody sues city of Ormond Beach and exofficer for excessive force PAGE 5A
Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry gets ready to place a mini sculpture of Brownie the Town Dog into the time capsule. Photo by Abe Mills
Here’s the kicker 4th Down University founder Dan Lundy fills void. PAGE 9B
INDEX
Business..................... PAGE 6B Calendar..................... PAGE 3B Cops Corner................PAGE 2A Crossword.................. PAGE 2C Letters........................ PAGE 9A McMillan..................... PAGE 9A Public Notices............ PAGE 5C Schools........................PAGE 7B Sports......................... PAGE 9B Tributes ...................... PAGE 4C Real Estate................. PAGE 4B
FREE
ON NEWSSTANDS.
$1/WEEK
ON YOUR DRIVEWAY. Keenan Santiago kicks the ball from holder James Lyons during a Saturday session at Bethune-Cookman University, July 18. Photo by Michele Meyers