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Volusia nears record with more shark bites
Sentinel Staff WriterTwo people may only have needed a stitch or two and a Band-Aid, but they brought Volusia County close to breaking its shark bite record set in 2001. A 43-year-old Ponce Inlet man and and a 15-year-old Casselberry teen were sitting with their feet dangling...Tags: Casselberry
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Rescue of Winter Park father, son after hours in ocean 'a miracle'
Sentinel Staff WriterA veteran with the Volusia County Beach Patrol called it "a miracle." A 46-year-old Winter Park father and his 12-year-old autistic son were swept out to sea and endured more than 12 hours in ocean waters -- much of it apart from each other -- before...Tags: Beach Vacations, Air and Space Accidents, Winter Park
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No escape
A few years back, I acquired a piece of property in Volusia County with plans for building a retirement home, thus escaping the high taxes in Miami-Dade County. In this economy, imagine my surprise when I received my proposed tax bill for next year...Tags: State Budgets, Values, Property
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Orlando-area real-estate transactions
This listing represents real-estate transactions valued at $300,000 or more. Smaller transactions can be found online at OrlandoSentinel.com in the Public Records section. ORANGE DONALD AND LOUISE WESTBROCK to Omar Kristjanuson, Aug. 25, North Bay, $1....Tags: HSBC Holdings Plc, Celebration, Jennifer Dunn, Belle Isle, David Warren
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Volusia Council gives first OK to budget hike
Sentinel Staff WriterThe Volusia County Council gave an initial nod Thursday to a $636 million budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. The budget is about $34 million more than this year's and sets a countywide tax rate of $5.40 per $1,000 of assessed value. While...Tags: Tropical Storms, Budgets and Budgeting
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Ike echoes Donna's 1960 path
Sentinel Staff WriterHard-charging Hurricane Ike could have Central Florida ducking for cover in a few days. Ike became a named storm on Labor Day, churned into an extraordinarily powerful system while still halfway between Africa and Florida and surprised forecasters...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Weather Reports, Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Ike
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Volusia County woman feeds deer displaced by record floods
Sentinel Staff WriterFirst came the record rainfalls. Then the floodwaters came, bringing hundreds of dead animals with them. And now, the floodwaters have pushed dozens of deer onto Wanda Van Dam's property in Osteen. About 55 deer gather outside Van Dam's home in the...Tags: Nature, Wildlife, Animals, Natural Resources, Endangered Species
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Leesburg group plans 3-city tour
Hollywood, Stuart and Cocoa Village are this year's destinations for the Leesburg Partnership's Vision Tour on Oct. 9 and 10. The group will depart by bus at 7 a.m. Oct. 9 from the parking lot behind the Leesburg Partnership, 401 W. Magnolia St., and...Tags: Corporate Officers, Disasters, Port Orange, Mount Dora, Leesburg
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Volusia agrees to stay in loop on new marine-research center in Ponce Inlet
Sentinel Staff WriterA new marine-research center in Ponce Inlet would offer classes in everything from maritime history to underwater photography and would highlight one of the most diverse estuaries in North America, Volusia County Council members were told Thursday. "We...Tags: Local Authority, New Smyrna Beach
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Storms force shift in Volusia County football schedule
Sentinel Staff WriterFearing thunderstorms spinning off from Tropical Storm Hanna, two Volusia County private schools have shifted their season-opening football games up a day to tonight. Daytona Beach Father Lopez, which is christening a stadium on its new campus, moved its...Tags: Orlando, Hurricane Hanna, Apopka, Tropical Storms, Seminole County
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Volusia poised to swap care for jail's mentally ill
Sentinel Staff WriterAfter pressure from mental-health activists alleging inhumane care at the county jail, the Volusia County Council is considering hiring a local medical provider. Prison Health Services has been criticized, particularly for denying medications to mental-...Tags: Local Authority, Pharmaceuticals, Prisons, Medical Specialization, National Government
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On the mark
The Sentinel's editorial on Aug. 26 about the City of DeBary hit the mark. The purpose of any government, whether it be federal, state or local, is to protect the life and property of its citizens. DeBary's failure to do so is inexcusable and...Tags: DeBary
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