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VOLUME 13, NO. 13
DOZENS OF EVENTS! SECTION C
FREE ON NEWSSTANDS | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2024
$60M for stormwater projects Volusia County Council allocates ‘Transform 386’ dollars; Ormond to receive $350,000. PAGE 4A INSIDE ART WRAPS
Traffic signal boxes now feature art by Ormond’s ‘masters’. PAGE 2A
STREAK SNAPPED
They did it! Ormond Beach Arts District brings 13 bronze sculptures to town.. Seabreeze boys soccer falls to FPC for the first time since 2015, ending an eight game winning streak. PAGE 6B
PAGE 3A Amy Goodson and Nancy Cortez, of Adams Cameron and Co. Realtors pose with their sponsored sculpture, “Can Do.” Photo by Suzanne McCarthy. Photo by Suzanne McCarthy
DISTRICT FINALIST
Tomoka Elementary Teacher of the Year is finalist for district’s 2026 Teacher of the Year. PAGE 8A
LATE NIGHTS
County Council pursues time limits for its meetings. PAGE 4A
BEE WELL
Ormond Beach resident invents medical fabric to help with skin conditions. PAGE 5A
Don’t burn your turkey Volusia County Fire Rescue demonstrates what not to do this Thanksgiving.
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Feeding the need Jewish Federation distributes Thanksgiving food to 400 families.
INDEX
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‘The Nutcracker’ Volusia Civic Ballet to present three performances at the Peabody. Volusia County firefighter Leslie Jones watches as a frozen turkey causes a column of flame to erupt from the fryer. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
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