ORMOND BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 12, NO. 5
FOCUS ON STEM PAGE 3A THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2023
Was public given sufficient notice? Fuel farm update: S.R. Perrott challenges Florida DEP on permit, citing ‘insufficient’ public notice. PAGE 4A
Underwater land proposal
Hit parade
Owners of submerged property by Cassen Park propose dock.
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Seabreeze brings home first season win for head coach Lester Davis.
PAGE 2A INSIDE BUSINESS PARTNERS Best friends open furniture resale store in Ormond Beach. PAGE 11A
FUEL FARM UPDATES County launches webpage to provide information on proposed fuel terminal. PAGE 8A
BOWL OF YUM
Stoked Poke set to open new location in Ormond Beach. PAGE 11A
JANE DOE, NO MORE
VSO identifies 1990 homicide victim using genetic genealogy. PAGE 8A
BOOK CHALLENGES
School Board instructs Moms for Liberty to file formal book challenges for removals. PAGE 9A
Sandcrab Micah Karr (7) grabs Deltona’s Desean Fludd (5) in a low tackle during the game at Deltona High School.
Photo by Michele Meyers
SWIM, SWIM, SWIM
Community cops
OBPD holds its annual National Night Out event. PAGE 10A
Mainland, FPC get swim meet in on a rainy day. PAGE 5B
Family in business
TURTLE TRACKS Total nests: 1,514 New nests: 0 Hatched eggs: 72.3K Green nests: 259 Loggerhead nests: 1.2K Leatherback nests: 4 Kemp's Ridley nests: 4 Nests in Ormond: 173 Nests in Ormond-by-the-Sea: 531
Granada Family Diner is now open at 1140 W. Granada Blvd.
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INDEX
Business.................... PAGE 11A Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A The Fine Arts.............. PAGE 3B Letters.......................PAGE 12A Public Notices...........PAGE 10A Sports......................... PAGE 4B Real Estate................. PAGE 8B
Art for a cause Family Renew Community’s fifth annual Artists with Hearts of Gold exhibit to open Thursday. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Ormond Beach Police Cpl. Carlos Ortiz, retired Lt. Thomas Elkins, Cpl. Ryan Summerlot and Capt. Chris Roos.
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