ORMOND BEACH
EQUINE THERAPY PAGE 4A
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 11, NO. 49
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2023
Volusia County Schools examines capacity levels With more home construction planned for East Volusia, the school district considers rezoning students. PAGE
New zoning district formed Ormond now has a ‘Heavy Industrial’ zoning designation. PAGE 2A INSIDE OPIOID CRISIS
Volusia fentanyl deaths rose by 10% last year. Officials seek to raise awareness. PAGE 11A
JUST KEEP SWIMMIN’ Make Yourself at Home: Luke learns to swim. PAGE 12A
DEPARTMENT HEADS
Volusia County has new leaders in its Community Services and Animal Services divisions. PAGE 8A
SUMMER OF SOUL
African American Cultural Society showcases ’60s-era shifts in Black music, culture. PAGE 5A
SOCCER CHAMPS Local 3-on-3 team wins tournament last weekend. PAGE 5B
BIZ BUZZ ADVENTHEALTH DAYTONA GETS CLINICAL TOP SCORE
The Bucs are back The Mainland High School football team is re-energized for the upcoming season. PAGE 3B Senior wide receiver and captain Emmanuel Y’Israel goes for a sure catch during Mainland’s first day of pre-season practice.
For the third consecutive year, AdventHealth Daytona Beach has earned a five-star rating in clinical quality from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
YOUR TOWN LOCAL WOMAN CELEBRATES 106TH BIRTHDAY
The rating is the highest a hospital can attain, and AdventHealth Daytona Beach is one of 483 hospitals nationwide to receive it, according to a press release from AdventHealth. The 2023 rating is based on data from July 2018 through December 2021.
Happy 106th! Irene Neese, of Halifax Plantation in Ormond Beach, celebrated her 106th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 5.
TURTLE TRACKS Total nests: 1,448 New nests: 21 Hatched eggs: 21.7K Green nests: 209 Loggerhead nests: 1.2K Leatherback nests: 5 Kemp's Ridley nests: 4 Nests in Ormond: 167 Nests in Ormond-by-the-Sea: 503
INDEX
Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner............... PAGE 2B Public Notices........... PAGE 6B Real Estate................. PAGE 6B Sports......................... PAGE 3B Veterans....................PAGE 12A
Photos by Michele Meyers
There she is
Ormond’s Saige O’Reilly crowned Majorette Queen of America. PAGE 12A Photo by McDilda Photography
Saige O’Reilly is crowned Majorette Queen of America by last year’s DMA queens.