ORMOND BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 14, NO. 26
STATE OF THE COUNTY PAGE 3A
FREE ON NEWSSTANDS | THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026
Art grants released after four-month tug-of-war County Council votes to award over $570K of cultural funds, on one condition: This is the last year. PAGE 5A
Property tax reform = $11.2M lost
Record-breakers, medal winners Pine Trail Elementary’s Pioneer Mile race is one for the history books. PAGE 1B
Ormond discusses ways to offset impact of proposed property tax reform. PAGE 5A INSIDE YOUNG CANDIDATE
Landscaping business owner files to run for mayor. PAGE 4A
TOMOKA RESERVE
City Commission to review new site plan for Tomoka Oaks golf course development. PAGE 5A
COMMUNITY EVENT
Ormond Beach Founder’s Day to be held April 25. PAGE 10A
INDEX
Business..................... PAGE 5B Crossword.................PAGE 10B Letters.......................PAGE 12A Public Notices............ PAGE 5C Schools....................... PAGE 4B Sports......................... PAGE 8B Tributes ...................... PAGE 4C Real Estate................. PAGE 6B
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Race winners Carter Reardon, Richard Yanez, Espn Haines, Breckland Haines, Brooklyn Vitello and Adalynn Tabb. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Sandcrabs’ new courts Seabreeze beach volleyball sweeps Matanzas on new on-campus sand courts.
PAGE 9B Seabreeze’s Kinley Lang Photo by Michele Meyers
Sweet racing Cars and Cookies event draws Crowd at Oasis Church.
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