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A rolling average for the state over the past four weeks is 5,515, down from 5,758 a week earlier.

The hospital has added more than 100 new inpatient rooms, a dedicated neuro-ICU and expanded surgical and critical care services for Volusia County patients.

What to do this week in Ormond Beach and Palm Coast.

‘These two and a half decades later, Manhattan has come back and built back, but normality has never fully returned anywhere.’

Built in 2026, the house is a 3/3.5 and has an elevator, four balconies and 2,815 square feet.

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The celebration will be held next month, from Sept. 18-20.

The Historical Society invited the community to enjoy a day of activities and a disco dance-jammed night at the Anderson-Price Memorial Building on Saturday, Aug. 22.

The board also approved a new stop-loss insurance contract.

DOE wants all 28 institutions in the Florida College System to outline AI policies for students, staff and guests on campus, covering academic integrity and dishonesty, course assignments and grading.

The moratorium will give city staff time to study and prepare amendments to the city’s Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code to ban data centers.

Palm Coast is considering several funding options after approving the $17 million land purchase as part of a lawsuit settlement.

Palm Coast officials say Raydient’s withdrawal ends the current applications but does not affect the separate Loop Road project.

City Commission travel expenses, sports subsidies and concept upgrades to the Granada Bridge were among the line items cut.

The Sheriff’s Office says the shooter returned to the Bronson Lane home after an earlier trespassing call and killed a 28-year-old man before taking his own life.

The project had been in the works since July 2025, when the commission awarded an $183,000 bid.

The School Board held a special workshop Tuesday where staff clarified certain budget limitations, misconceptions and state requirements.

So far this year, Volusia County Solid Waste compliance officers have investigated 1,760 complaints, with more than 100 tons of material removed.

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