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Saturday, May 17th, 2025
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Good morning, Daytona Beach. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 17th of May.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Bahama Breeze closed its Daytona Beach and Gainesville restaurants on May 16th (part of a chain-wide cut of 15 locations) and said it will offer transfers or severance packages while refocusing on its best-performing sites. FOX 35 Orlando
- ➤ Daytona Beach businesses are benefiting from the four-day Welcome to Rockville festival, which is expected to attract over 200,000 visitors by the end of the weekend. Local restaurants are hiring extra cooks to keep up with the crowd—Houligan's reported a busy lunch rush—and are preparing more supplies for a steady flow of customers. WESH
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Daytona Beach police are searching for 16-year-old Rayah Hammons—a girl last seen wearing a gray jacket and sweatpants whose location is unknown; anyone with information is urged to contact police immediately. News 6
- ➤ Port Orange police said Friday that a man who has been missing for two weeks is believed to be in Daytona Beach + anyone with information should call the non-emergency number 386-248-1777 and reference case No. 250002321. News 6
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ On Friday, Westside Elementary third-graders were surprised when teacher Tasney Thomas announced they were headed to Disney World after she raised thousands of dollars—students will catch the bus to Magic Kingdom today at 5:15 a.m. and each will receive a $25 gift card, two meals and Lightning Lane passes. WESH
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County issued a health alert after a water sample from the center of Lake Monroe tested positive for harmful blue-green algae toxins on May 8. Health officials advise residents to avoid contact with the water, wash off any exposure, and keep pets and livestock away to reduce health risks. The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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Pink Floyd Tribute Concert
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Jupiter Hammerheads vs Daytona Tortugas
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