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Tallahassee, FL - The Florida Department of Health on Friday proposed a long-term rule to try to prevent school mask mandates and give parents more authority to decide whether children who have been …
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Jim Saunders - News Service Florida
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10/15/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Pointing to a “hierarchy” that requires school districts to follow state laws and rules, the Florida Department of Health is asking a judge to toss out a challenge by …
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Jim Saunders - The News Service of Florida
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10/11/21
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Jacksonville, FL - Nine-year-old Makenna Simon had been in the ICU on oxygen but a post on her father, Tristan Simon's Facebook page, said today (September 30) that a "pulmonologist said …
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Diane Coston
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9/30/21
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Orlando, FL - The number of COVID-19 patients in AdventHealth Central Florida hospitals has dropped more than 20 percent since last week. This week's number is 660, down from 850 last week. At the …
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Diane Coston
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9/23/21
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DeLand, FL - Volusia County Schools (VCS) is implementing a Florida Department of Health Emergency Rule issued Wednesday by the new Florida Surgeon General. The protocols are related to student …
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Diane Coston
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9/22/21
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Daytona Beach, FL - For the fourth time this year, Volusia County Animal Services is offering a free microchipping and rabies vaccination clinic this Saturday, September 18. There will also be …
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Diane Coston
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9/16/21
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Orlando, FL - One sign that the number of new COVID-19 cases are going in the right direction is AdventHealth returning to "Green Status" tomorrow, September 16. All facilities in …
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Diane Coston
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9/15/21
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Tallahassee, FL - Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that Florida will fight local and federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates for public and private workers, warning that such requirements will have a …
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Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
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9/13/21
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Bunnell, FL - A procession for Flagler County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) Deputy Paul Luciano, who passed away due to complications of COVID-19 last week, will begin at noon tomorrow (September 2) from …
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Diane Coston
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9/1/21
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DeLand, FL - The Volusia County School Board (VCSB) is holding an emergency meeting tomorrow (August 31) to discuss the effect COVID-19 is having on students and staff and the possibility of a face …
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Diane Coston
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8/30/21
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Bunnell, FL - The Flagler Sheriff’s Employee Assistance Trust (F.S.E.A.T.) has established a GoFundMe account to support Detention Deputy Paul Luciano’s family in his line-of-duty death …
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Diane Coston
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8/29/21
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Daytona Beach, FL - Volusia Sheriff (VSO) Mike Chitwood wants his employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and is offering some incentives for them to do so.
Chitwood said that 241 …
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Diane Coston
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8/26/21
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Daytona Beach, FL - A former Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) officer and the School Guardian at Horizon Elementary in Port Orange since 2018, Steven Copsidas, has passed away due to …
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Diane Coston
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8/24/21
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Daytona Beach, FL - The number of COVID-19 vaccinations in the U.S. has been on the rise since the Delta variant made its appearance in June 2021. Now that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (which …
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Diane Coston
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8/24/21
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DeLand, FL - Mayor Robert "Bob" Apgar announced that he tested COVID-19 positive last week. He has been fully vaccinated and asked residents to "get vaccinated to protect yourselves and …
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Diane Coston
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8/22/21
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Ormond Beach, FL - Monoclonal antibody therapy treatment is now available in Volusia County, specifically the Ormond Beach Senior Center, located at 351 Andrews Street. Governor Ron DeSantis made …
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Diane Coston
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8/19/21
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Daytona Beach, FL - As of Monday, Halifax Health is reporting 162 patients who are COVID-19 positive. John Guthrie, Vice President of Communications for the hospital system, said that as of today, …
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Diane Coston
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8/17/21
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DeLand, FL - Stetson University is requiring that all full-time employees be fully vaccinated and to register their vaccination with the university by Thursday, Sept. 30. Exemptions will be …
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Diane Coston
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8/11/21
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Daytona Beach, FL - Procedures to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 are tightening up after Chief Circuit Judge James Clayton issued an order which applies to the entire 7th Circuit, which includes …
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Diane Coston
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8/8/21
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Port Orange, FL - A Port Orange police officer has passed away.
From the Port Orange Police Department's Facebook page:
With the family’s permission, it is with extreme sadness that we …
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Port Orange Police Department
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8/5/21
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