December 2020

The James Beard Foundation, along with Wine Spectator, TripAdvisor and the National Restaurant Association all pay homage to the culinary culture of our Cape Town region. Despite what are apparently all attempts to make it fail, this…

One of the ripple effects of COVID-19 can be felt in prisons in Volusia County, where the normal flow of inmates moving to state facilities has been significantly slowed.Usually, when people are arrested, they are taken to a county jail.…

NEW SMYRNA BEACH - Wednesday was the last day before Christmas break to get tested for coronavirus at the state-run testing site, and people started lining up before dawn, despite the temperatures in the 1940s.When testing began minutes…

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — After what has been a tough year for many, New Smyrna Beach store owners say things are looking up this holiday season. What do you want to know Local New Smyrna Beach businesses are seeing an increase in holiday…

Church attendance is declining, but two professors at Bethune-Cookman University are unwilling to admit the collapse of the faith of American life.The Rev. David Allen, Associate Dean of the School of Religion, and his colleague, Associate…

(APN) ATLANTA - On December 7, 2020, State Representative Valencia Stovall (I-Forest Park) became the only independent member of the Legislative Assembly of Georgia. "It's official . I changed my party from Democrat to Independent…

In a year where every day is complicated by worries about the coronavirus pandemic and where political division makes conversations with family and strangers uncomfortable, it's still eerily comforting to talk about the weather."Cold, isn't…

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Rockefeller Center Christmas tree dazzles during lighting ceremonyThe Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was dazzled during the 88th Annual Lighting Ceremony.USA TODAY, Associated PressThe first half of Volusia's traditional Southeast…

It was thanks to a young Amazon delivery driver who went above and beyond the call of duty that a Florida man escaped his burning house. Sean Campbell, 23, who was in the New Smyrna Beach neighborhood on Friday, jumped into action when he…

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - When an Amazon delivery driver heard screams coming from a Central Florida house along his route last week, he dropped his packages and ran to help.Inside the burning house, Sean Campbell,…