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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021
VOLUME 9, NO. 30
FAITH calls for action FAITH pushes for civil citation data transparency in Volusia County amid tensions with sheriff PAGE 2
City won’t give funds for lots City declines ask by Brower to help buy the 76 lots in Loop. PAGE 3 INSIDE UNDERWATER
Property owners envision restaurant. PAGE 5
MENTAL HEALTH
Psychiatrist on COVID-19 PAGE 7
Volusia Sheriff OK after getting hit by car The driver had been shopping on Amazon when she hit Chitwood. JARLEENE ALMENAS ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood was injured on Thursday, March 18, after he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle, and Port Orange Police have arrested the 20-year-old driver who fled the scene. At around 4:26 p.m., POPD
Gather and give Elks Lodge hosts COVID-19 supply drive PAGE 4 Photo by Jarleene Almenas
Elks Lodge Treasurer Bev Muscatello, Board of Directors Chair Gerri Madden and Elks East Central District Vice President Erika Barger.
Fine art to help kids
Local artists to take part in upcoming Holly Hill Art Festival PAGE 11
INSIDE
SEE CHITWOOD PAGE 5
INDEX
Briefs.................... PAGE 3, Calendar................ PAGE 8 Cops Corner...........PAGE 7 Letters................... PAGE 6 Real Estate...........PAGE 14 Your Town.............. PAGE 6
Russell’s legacy Courtesy photos
Helping Hands Thru Art partners Pat Masotti-Abernathy and Pam Fieldus present $1,000 donations from the 2019 Festival to The Holly Hill School and the UBIC Academy for their music and arts programs.
FUTURES Foundation announces match challenge for the Tom Russell Memorial Scholarship Fund
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