Ponce Inlet News

Jody Kinberger is a second generation owner of the Dream Inn in Daytona Beach Shores, where a Statue of Liberty is surrounded by paintings of sea creatures and tropical birds.

This inland waterway, separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a string of barrier islands, is home to some of the state's most well-known - if not most important - plants and animals and helps support a variety of businesses from Ponce Inlet to Jupiter.

The candidate chosen to become the next police chief of Ponce Inlet was demoted twice and suspended during his 29-year stint with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, records show.

Two months after being rescued by beachgoers and Beach Patrol officers while struggling 100 yards offshore in Ormond Beach, Andre the Giant returned to the ocean Tuesday at Ponce Inlet.

Town Manager Jeaneen Clauss appointed Frank Fabrizio to the position contingent on a successful background investigation and approval of the Town Council, police Lt.