Pierson News Archives

Bonnie Kutschera was raised in South Florida, where she watched rapid development strain natural resources. via The Orlando Sentinel

Class: I am an exceptional-student-education teacher for kindergarten through fifth grade at Pierson Elementary School. via The Orlando Sentinel

The 15-year-old who shot himself in the face Wednesday night did so after his brother tried to teach him about gun safety, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office reported Thursday. via The Orlando Sentinel

It's a big fall from being the big man on campus at DeLand High School... attending the U-S Naval Academy... to playing third string quarterback for the Bethune - Cookman University Football team... Brandon ... via WNDB-AM Daytona Beach

“Where's the First Amendment rights here?”

The first formal step for transferring students from three elementary schools set to close in June will be up for Volusia County School Board approval on Tuesday. via The News-Journal

“Thus far we haven't found anything inconsistent with the story told at the scene.”

A Pierson man told investigators he was teaching his younger brother about gun safety moments before the boy picked up the gun and accidentally shot himself in the face, according to a Volusia County sheriff's ... via The News-Journal

“It will enable them not only to be better prepared as individuals, but also to assist their families and others in their neighborhood and workplaces following a disaster.”

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING ENDS WITH EXERCISE APRIL 5 Several citizens from northwest Volusia County will be completing their Community Emergency Response Training Saturday, April 5, as they ... via Volusia

Volusia County Sheriff's investigators didn't even have to go looking for their prime suspect in an overnight shooting near DeLand that left a victim hospitalized with a collapsed lung. via Volusia County Sheriff

A Pierson man is being treated at Halifax Medical Center after he was shot in the shoulder while arguing with another man near DeLand. via WNDB-AM Daytona Beach

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Wednesday evening shooting near DeLand that sent one man to the hospital with a gunshot wound through his shoulder. via WNDB-AM Daytona Beach

“I feel an obligation to share that with them.”

Falling to his knees in his classroom, Stetson University professor Robert Sitler rubs a pair of sticks together to demonstrate how some native peoples of Latin America still use the method to make fire. via The News-Journal