ORMOND BEACH
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
SANDCRABS WIN 12 THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021
VOLUME 9, NO. 29
Pedestrians beware Report finds local metro area is among the worst in the nation for pedestrian safety. PAGE 3
Land use rejected Split vote by City Commission
BACK THE BLUE
The Riverbend Academy held its annual event to show support for local area law enforcement, fire and rescue services.
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INSIDE REVERSAL
Volusia County Council reverses decision on short-term rental code enforcement PAGE 3
TICKETS, PLEASE
Volusia parents want more tickets for family attending Class of 2021’s graduations PAGE 5
PICTURE SHOW
Ebony & Ivory on display PAGE 6
OBPD celebrates a run in the community kickball game.
Photo by Michele Meyers
Grant family donates $4 million Do you have a camp you’d like listed in the Observer’s Summer Fun Guide? It publishes April 8, but listings are due by 5 p.m. March 24. Visit shorturl.at/egyNX.
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Briefs..................... PAGE 6 Business...............PAGE 14 Calendar................ PAGE 9 Cops Corner.......... PAGE 8 Real Estate...........PAGE 18 Your Town........ PAGE 6, 10
Ormond residents Charles and Miki Grant give $4 million to Halifax Health Cancer Center for Hope
BY HALIFAX HEALTH
Charles L. and Miki Grant announced on March 2 a $4 million gift to enhance cancer services at Halifax Health. In addition, the Halifax Health Center for Oncology will now be named after the Grants and the program will become The Charles L. and Miki Grant Cancer Center for Hope. The Halifax Health Center for Oncology was founded in 1975 by physicians, including Herbert Kermin. The center has grown SEE GRANT PAGE 17