ORMOND BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 14, NO. 38
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FREE ON NEWSSTANDS | THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2026
New neighbor: Avalon Park Daytona Beach OKs development west of Ormond: 8,800 homes, 1 million square feet in commercial. PAGE 5A
River Bend saga revisited
Class of 2026, signing out
Ormond to ask the FAA, again, about reopening shuttered golf course. PAGE 4A INSIDE SENTENCED TO LIFE
Local elementary schools host annual Senior Clap Out.
Man who killed off-duty Edgewater police officer last year sentenced to life in prison. PAGE 2A
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NEW OWNERS
The Pocket Jeweler in Ormond Beach sold to longtime Volusia master bench jeweler. PAGE 11A
Congrats, Grads! SPECIAL SECTION
THIN BLUE LINE
Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony honors fallen officers. PAGE 2A
Seabreeze senior Summer Martin, Florida Virtual School senior Tyler Young and Seabreeze senior Logan Smith strike the same pose of a photo from when they all attended Tomoka Elementary School during the annual Senior Clap Out on Wednesday, May 20. Photo by Michele Meyers
INDEX
Business.................... PAGE 11A Calendar..................... PAGE 2B Cops Corner................PAGE 2A Crossword.................. PAGE 2C Letters.......................PAGE 12A Public Notices............ PAGE 5C Schools....................... PAGE 3B Sports......................... PAGE 6B Tributes ...................... PAGE 4C Real Estate................. PAGE 4B
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Patriots go full speed Pathways Elementary holds 21st annual derby. PAGE 1B The Burnout Boys: Christian Vandervoort and Kyler Grant. Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Remembrance Ormond Beach honors the fallen during annual Memorial Day service at Rockefeller Gardens.
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