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Feb 8, 2021 3:22 PM DeLand, FL - Enthusiastic volunteers are needed for a program aimed at identifying the presence of manatees in Volusia County's waterways. According to Debbie Wright, Volusia’s manatee protection program manager, volunteers are needed to observe manatee behavior, document manatee sightings, photograph manatees, and sketch scar patterns in order to provide vital information on the gentle giants. Avid boaters, residents who live on the water, and residents who spend a lot of time near the water are encouraged to become manatee watchers. "The Manatee Watch ...

Close Photo courtesy of Thomasville LandmarksAssisted by Colonial Dame Alston Watt (left), City of Thomasville employee Mike Owens unveils the historic marker at Paradise Park.  Landmarks, Colonial Dames unveil Paradise Park historic marker By Patti Dozier  patti.dozier@gaflnews.com    Dec 18, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 Photo courtesy of Thomasville LandmarksAssisted by Colonial Dame Alston Watt (left), City of Thomasville employee Mike Owens unveils the historic marker at Paradise Park.  THOMASVILLE — A Thomasville park established more than...

Christmas holidays: Record numbers expected for North Island holiday parks 11 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 6 minutes to read Many campgrounds are booked solid. Photo / Tania Whyte Holiday parks in some of the North Island's best spots will be inundated with an exodus of Kiwis escaping the hustle and bustle of the cities. Record numbers of Kiwis are seeing sell-out signs appear at hot-spots; with the surge in bookings due to the fact Kiwis aren't keen to travel internationally as Covid-19 continues to take its toll overseas. That includes a campground on the East Coast, which has never...

of a kind quilt. at the benjamin banneker museum, a smashed monitor is the only sign of a burglary here on december 19th. what you can't see is the piece of art the burglars stole. a quilt on loan hanging with a exhibit from the u.s. capitol historical society. >> it documents the early maryland law of maryland as a free state. >> reporter: on one side an eagle carrying a chain with arms outstretched. on the other side the state's 1860 code of law fully stitched. >> it is a great loss, not just for the museum, not just for maryland, but a loss for the national collection of art and h...

dollars and whether this makes sense. >> reporter: for many in these lean times it z. we're talking about projections of hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales. but it all has to go through the general assembly first. you could soon be able to play the maryland lottery online. the justice department cleared the way, changing an interpretation of federal law dating back 50 years. now web ticket sales are considered legal. >> if they are able to sell them online. >> online i don't think that is encroaching on anything that isn't already available. >> reporter: they are trying to fil...