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Print Musician-turned-mystery-writer Corey Lynn Fayman took top honors in the 2021 San Diego Book Awards for “Ballast Point Breakdown,” a wisecracking novel that features a guitar-playing detective, Navy SEALs, and trained dolphins. The book received the Geisel Award, a best-in-show prize named after Ted “Dr. Seuss” Geisel, who wrote many of his best-selling and influential children’s books while living in La Jolla. “Ballast Point Breakdown” is the fourth book by Fayman, who has a...

Print Del Mar author David Hoffer released a science-fiction novel last fall about a father who comes to realize that he and his daughter have extraterrestrial origins. The protagonist, Stephen, has a voice in his head that convinces him that there’s a way to bring his daughter back to life. He eventually finds out the fate of the universe is in the balance. The tagline of the novel, “Melody: A First Contact Techno-Thriller” is “a melody from the stars can save humanity, but only if Ste...

Gainesville man given 6 months work release in vehicular homicide case A Gainesville man was given six months in Hall County work release and must stay away from four-wheelers in a 2017 vehicular homicide case, according to court documents. Justin Farid Castillo, 22, was found not guilty March 26 by a Hall County jury on first-degree vehicular homicide but was convicted on a second-degree charge in the wreck that killed Vanessa Kay Lindsey. Georgia State Patrol previously told T...

Port Charlotte man set to become a naval officer Published: March 2, 2021 5:06 PM EST Updated: March 2, 2021 5:27 PM EST Recommended A Port Charlotte High School graduate will soon become a leader in the U.S. Navy. He’s missed Thanksgiving and Christmas with his family while training and facing a number of challenges. This is a man many say has always put others first. The training to become a Navy man is grueling and to become a naval officer even more so. “It’s a very unique place,” O...