The weather and the waves were beautiful Saturday for the 11th annual MayDay Memorial Surf Classic in Ponce Inlet.
The surfers rose up and down as the waves rolled under a bright blue sky. A surfer would catch a wave and ride it in with the cooling breeze and the soft rumble from the sea.
“We like to think that the surf angels are looking out for us,” said Haley Watson Stephens.
The event was held in memory of one particular surf angel, Stephens’ mother Dollie Watson, who was an intensive care unit nurse at Halifax Health Medical Center when she died in 2006 at age 46 from heart disease.
On March 26, a report from the Governors Highway Safety Association showed Volusia County among the nation s most dangerous places for pedestrians.
Although the report also stated that the the number of pedestrian deaths in Florida dropped by 14% in the first six months of 2020, it indicated that Florida had the second highest pedestrian death rate among the 50 states,
This year, other pedestrian deaths were reported in Ormond-By-The-Sea, Ormond Beach, Deltona, Daytona Beach and Daytona Beach Shores, according to News-Journal reports.
The first pedestrian death was reported Jan. 25 when a resident of the First Step Shelter for the homeless was killed on International Speedway Boulevard. The 30-year-old woman was crossing the road to catch a bus to report to her first-day of work when a vehicle struck her, officials said.
Flotsam & Jetsam: Backyard treasure hunting and fish from above
By Jim Carter
A family in Torrance, California, found themselves dealing with unwanted guests last week when several hundred migrating birds, uh … dropped by, swooped down their chimney and took up residence in their living room while they were out. What’s more, they apparently didn’t want to leave and made quite a mess of things. The owners had to build a chute leading out the back door. (Nice place, folks; we’ll take it.)
The COVID restrictions imposed on personal contact have hurt the Christiansburg, Virginia, Girl Scouts’ effort to sell their famous cookies this year, especially with deliveries. To the rescue: Wing, a drone company that has teamed with the Virginia Skyline Council to help alleviate the problem. The girls prepare the packages and handle the logistics, but don’t actually pilot the drones. (That’ll come next.)
Daytona Beach, FL -  Daytona Beach Police (DBPD) is looking for 26-year-old Byron Malone in relation to a shooting at the Seven Star food store yesterday (May 4) afternoon. Malone stands 6'1 and weighs around 170 pounds. His last registered ad.