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Dye will face incumbent Chairman Jeff Brower, Port Orange Mayor Don Burnette and possibly other candidates in the Aug. 20 primary.

During a school board meeting Tuesday night, school officials revealed McGee had written and sent a check to "fake Elon" before it was cashed.

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As a result of Tuesdays election, for the first time since 1986 no women will be serving on the Volusia County Council.

Volusia County Chair Jeff Brower says a support dog for his granddaughter was poisoned on the family farm.

Indian Harbor Estates, a neighborhood where the homes are precariously close to canals, has 285 homes on septic tanks.

Apr 16, 2021 6:04 PM Port Orange, FL - After the news broke that a Volusia County council member will not seek reelection, one Port Orange city commissioner announced that hes looking to run for her spot. Chase Tramont, who currently represents District 2 of Port Orange, announced on the Marc Bernier Show Friday afternoon (April 16th) that he is looking to run for the District 2 Volusia County councilmember spot. This comes after the current District 2 councilmember, Billie Wheeler...

Thanks to a grant from the St. Johns River Water Management District, the City of Oak Hill is closer converting a large number of residents septic systems city sewer. The effort should lead to a cleaner Indian River Lagoon system. But some residents are still concerned that the project will individually cost them more than they can afford.  Gov. Ron DeSantis appropriated $25 million to the water management district for the Indian River Lagoon Water Quality Grant for the 2020-2021 fiscal year....

The issue of beach driving is back with a bang.  Brower campaigned as a beach driving advocate and has talked about removing traffic-free zones.

Volusia County officials think so. The council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to have county officials reach out to Deltona about potentially returning to the drawing board for the JPA, also known as the Osteen Local Plan. The Osteen JPA is an area "located in southwest Volusia County along the SR 415 corridor between Lemon Bluff Road and Acorn Lake Road and includes 3,990 acres," according to county documents. The plan was "a result of extensive intergovernmental coordination between the City ...