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VOLUME 13, NO. 7
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Partington gets Ormond send-off After 20 years, Ormond Beach mayor says goodbye at final City Commission meeting PAGE 2A INSIDE FOOD PANTRIES
Hurricane Milton leaves ‘large pockets of need’ in Volusia, Flagler communities PAGE 9A
SWEET EVENT
Jewish Women’s Circle hosts ‘Honey, Harmony, Healing’ at Chabad of Greater Daytona PAGE 10A
FOUNDATIONAL
Milton’s mess Ormond Beach cleans up the mess PAGES 3A, 8A, 9A
Volusia Native Plant Society chapter celebrates Native Plant Month PAGE 3B
A tree down on Concord Drive in Ormond-by-the-Sea. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
DOGS, CATS, BIRDS
Pets safe and sound at Halifax, Flagler humane societies and Rymfire emergency shelter during Hurricane Milton PAGE 3A
INDEX
Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Comics ....................... PAGE 6B Cops Corner............... PAGE 6A The Fine Arts.............. PAGE 2B Letters.......................PAGE 10A McMillan....................PAGE 10A Public Notices............ PAGE 9B Sports..........................PAGE 7B Real Estate................. PAGE 4B
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State of the City ‘Ormond Beach remains strong’: Mayor delivers 2024 State of the City address one week post Milton
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Not to be forgotten Memories come alive at the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.
PAGE 1B Re-enactor Ellen Svajko plays 4-year-old Kansas Bennett, the first person buried at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. She was the sister to Barbara Fecher’s great grandmother Vicie Winn. Photo by Michele Meyers
Cancer support ‘Genuine good people’: Ormond Beach resident aided in breast cancer journey by her Keiser University grads
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