Observer

Board members will discuss and approve a 2026 legislative platform at its Aug. 26 meetings.

Matanzas hosts preseason cross country relay event on Aug. 16; young Ormond Beach inline speed skater entered in youth athlete of the year competition.

FDOT said that the modifications will be made in the coming weeks.

Hammock Hardware will always be women-owned and -operated, owner Robyn Jennings said, who inherited the shop from her mother. After her, her two nephews and her great niece will inherit…

Police report that ‘preliminary investigations indicate that speed and alcohol may have contributed to the crash.’

The officers were installed by Volusia County Tax Collector Will Roberts at the July 2 meeting.

The event featured an educational component, with the Ormond Beach Police Department conducting a safety briefing.

Officials say mandatory evacuations are not enforced, but residents need to know the consequences. Also, bridges will no longer be closed during storms.

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This week in Cops Corner…

Furry was elected to the School Board in 2022 and was named board chair a year later.

The market was organized by Gabi Owens, a massage therapist whose studio, Tranquil Healing, is located in the plaza.

Some buses were late and some middle school students had to be reminded to put away their cellphones, but for the most part Day 1 of the 2025-2026 school year…

Held at European Village, the free event invited the community meet FCSO members, receive safety information and try out the agency’s new virtual reality ‘shoot, don’t shoot’ simulator.

On student academic achievement, Superintendent Carmen Balgobin said, ‘We are on that momentum and we will not stop.’

The deceased victim was a 35-year-old Ormond Beach resident.

‘The council is appearing way too desperate to find companies to locate in our town. We can do much better, much safer and much cleaner.’

This week in Cops Corner…

‘[Bears‘] genetics call for protecting, not removing, the alpha or apex individuals in order to maintain the overall health of the species.’

What are your neighbors talking about this week?