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Ormond to ask Tallahassee for $1.375M City requests for ‘lean and mean’ legislative session focus on water quality. But what about flooding? PAGE 4A
ParkVolusia brings in $3.8 million
The Lohman Way Remembering businessman and philanthropist Lowell Lohman. PAGE 3A
Parking revenue higher than expected. PAGE 4A INSIDE A1A CRASH
One dead, one injured after A1A crash in Ormond-by-the-Sea. PAGE 2A
RIBBON-CUTTING
French aircraft manufacturer Aura Aero celebrates opening of Daytona Beach headquarters. PAGE 5A
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Business..................... PAGE 5B Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner................PAGE 2A Crossword.................. PAGE 3C Letters....................... PAGE 11A Public Notices............ PAGE 5C Sports......................... PAGE 6B Real Estate................. PAGE 5B
Lowell and Nancy Lohman have donated about $3 million to the Museum of Arts and Sciences for its planetarium revamp. They celebrated the naming of the planetarium in their honor in 2021. File photo by Jarleene Almenas
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Police foundation The city of Ormond Beach honored its Hometown Heroes veterans with its annual drive-thru event, held in partnership with Halifax Health Hospice, on Saturday, Nov. 1. Courtesy photo
OBPD honors L. Gale Lemerand and the Ormond Beach Police Foundation for continued support.
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