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TEACHER MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Find out how this man helps make Angel Novak’s education possible. PAGE 3
YOUR TOWN
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THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2016
Photo by Jeff Dawsey
Brie Smith serves the Volusia County community as an Ormond Beach police officer.
Out of a gown, into a uniform The former Miss Flagler County has become a police officer for the OBPD.
JEFF DAWSEY
“They may see me differently at first, but (they) should not under estimate me because of my size or beauty titles. I am trained in strength, combat training, marksmanship and LAID BACK AND PROUD OF IT! Southern Living Magazine includes Flagler Beach in its “Most laid back beach towns” list, along with Ocracoke Island, North Carolina; and Port Aransas, Texas. Described as a place where “formal attire means your best pair of flip flops,” the article included quotes from Flagler Beach business owners Frank Gromling, Ocean Art Gallery and Ocean Publishing; and Marti Leavines, owner of Si Como No Inn. Flagler Beach was noted as being dog-friendly, and the story of course included the A-Frame Flagler Beach Pier as the city icon. For the entire article, see southernliving.com/ travel/laid-backbeach-towns.
Photo by Lisa Wolfe (no relation)
2015 Miss Flagler County winner Brie Smith crowns this year's new Miss Flagler County Zoe Wolfe.
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o conclude a successful 2015, Miss Flagler County winner Brie Smith removed her pageant crown for a patrol hat with the Ormond Beach Police Department in December. Like the other 20 million “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” fanatics who tuned in to follow TV crime cases, Smith wanted a career in law enforcement at an early age, after she saw “how
— BRIE SMITH
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IN SEARCH OF GARBAGE Morgan Sharman captured this photo overlooking the Flagler Beach Parade on July 4. For more on the parade, see Page 17. Other festivities, Page 20.
Meet Herb Klug, super neighbor. PAGE 10