Ponce Inlet News

Officials said a 15-year-old boy who was surfing on Florida's east coast was bitten on his left foot by a shark.

A 17-year-old boy was bitten by a shark this morning near the jetty in New Smyrna Beach.

A Florida teenager was bitten by a shark in the waters of New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Officials said a 15-year-old boy who was surfing on Florida's east coast was bitten on his left foot by a shark.

The 14th shark bite of the year occurred this afternoon when a 15-year-old Edgewater boy who was surfing on the New Smyrna Beach side of Ponce Inlet was caught on the left foot by a shark, Beach Patrol ...

Experience and business know-how. The beach. And the economy, of course. Those issues dominate the race for the Volusia County Council District 2 seat.

McNair claims he was taking photos of a surfer when he captured a shark jumping out of the water.

The aroma of peanut butter fills a small shop at the Spruce Creek Fly-In, across from a runway where Kathy Blackman is baking cookies.

Families and fishermen enjoying the calm before the storm on the pier were overtaken briefly by a sea of tanned skin and sun-bleached hair.

What do you get when you mix the good waves -- the first in weeks -- with murky water near the New Smyrna Beach jetty? The 12th shark bite of the year.

Heel, toe. Heel, toe replaces heel, toe, slap. Heel, toe, slap. A left middle finger now touches its thumb and picking something up between that thumb and its adjacent index finger comes with ease, as does ...

For those who want to be county chairman for the next four years: Too late, the job is taken.

A Picasso hangs over the fireplace, while a black electric guitar signed by The Rolling Stones sits beside the pool table in the game room.

City commissioners may give themselves an extra year in office if they move city elections to even-numbered years.

Nearly every Saturday, rain or shine, A.J. Devies rides her motorized scooter to the bus stop near her Holly Hill home and waits for the Route 3 bus as cars whiz past.

Surf's up at Daytona Beach -- but not the sales of surfing equipment. As another tropical storm season begins to draw larger numbers of surfers to the beach, local producers and retailers of surfboards are ...

Volusia County's Public Works Department will conduct four public meetings addressing the county's five-year road program June 18 and 20.

Deep trouble in shallow water

It's official. Frank Bruno is running for re-election as Volusia County chairman.

It's incumbents only so far in two of three Volusia County Council races this year, while the third race -- for District 2 -- has grown ever more crowded.