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Section 8 applicants asked to contact county

Volusia County residents who applied for the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program through the county are asked to contact the county’s Community Assistance Division to update their information. Pre-application status verification forms were mailed to the 869 residents on the waiting list on Friday, Dec. 7. Applicants must complete the form and return it [...]

December 13, 2012No CommentRead More

No Votran services on holidays; free trolley service on New Year’s Eve

SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES Votran will not operate bus service Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Tuesday, Jan. 1, in the Greater Daytona Beach Area, Southeast and West Volusia County areas. Votran night service will close two hours early Christmas Eve, at approximately 10 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 24. Votran will [...]

December 13, 2012No CommentRead More

Wildcats survive Warriors

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES It wasn’t pretty but Bethune-Cookman clawed out a 85-72 win over NAIA opponent Webber International today. Adrien Coleman posted 18 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists to get the first recorded triple double in school history for B-CU. Alex Smith also had a career night for the Wildcats with 24 [...]

December 8, 2012No CommentRead More

No early voting in District 2

NAACP upset about DeLand being only place to vote early in school board race BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES The local NAACP is calling for an early voting site to be located in District 2 during the upcoming school board election. Dr. Walter Fordham, political action chairman of the Daytona Beach/Volusia County NAACP and a [...]

December 6, 2012No CommentRead More

Sharing their golden moments

Olympic medalists motivate students at Campbell BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES Several Olympic gold medalists visited local schoolchildren last week and motivated them to pursue their dreams. Allyson Felix and Aries Merritt appeared at Campbell Middle School in Daytona Beach and spoke with eighth-grade honor roll students on Nov. 30. Joanna Hayes, a 2004 gold [...]

December 6, 2012No CommentRead More

127 students to graduate this month from B-CU

BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES For the first time in 20 years, Bethune-Cookman University will have a fall commencement. The graduation is at 10 a.m. Dec. 8 at the Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center, 698 W. International Speedway Blvd. in Daytona Beach. Graduating will be 127 students along with the first two students [...]

December 6, 2012No CommentRead More

Orlando pastor among authors lined up for Midtown book festival

BY JAMES HARPER DAYTONA TIMES Pastor Riva Tims will be one of the many authors to be featured next month at the F.R.E.S.H. Book Festival in Daytona Beach. Tims is the former wife of the late Pastor Zachary Tims. At one time, they were co-pastors at New Destiny Christian Center, which became one of Central [...]

December 6, 2012No CommentRead More

Midtown continues December celebration

BY ASHLEY THOMAS DAYTONA TIMES Five-year-old Narae Ivey and dad Hemis Ivey (shown on the front page) were one of the many people who attended the “Light Up Midtown” tree lighting event held Saturday at Daisy Stocking Park. Other events to take place during Midtown’s celebration throughout December include: A Christmas parade, on Dec. 8 [...]

December 6, 2012No CommentRead More

Violence takes life of 23-year-old in Daytona

By ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES A Black man was shot and killed in Daytona Beach Saturday night. Police confirmed that they responded to the Dec. 1, 9-1-1 call around 6:49 p.m. and upon arrival to the scene, found a 23-year-old Black male who had succumb to a gunshot wound. The victim, Rayshard Mitchell had been [...]

December 1, 2012No CommentRead More

Midtown lights up the night

By Ashley Thomas DAYTONA TIMES The first “Light Up Midtown” event held Saturday night at Daisy Stocking Park featured a health-fair, HIV/AIDS testing, face painting, food, fun and a dance contest. The evening ended with the lighting of a 25-foot tree decorated with metallic garland, lights and star. “It’s beautiful,” exclaimed five-year-old Kortney Turner, [...]

December 1, 2012No CommentRead More