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Al Everson focuses on local news, particularly city developments, infrastructure, community events, and economic concerns in Deltona, Florida. He frequently covers government announcements and legal policy regulations related to these topics.
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There is a new topic of conversation in government and business circles: data centers. The movement toward artificial intelligence, frequently abbreviated as AI, has created the need for these hereto unheard-of cyberfacilities. Chances are that you are going to hear more and more about them in the coming months. What are data centers? “Large-scale data centers are warehouses that
As artificial intelligence spreads, so does the awareness of its effects and what may be necessary to regulate it. The issue was not on the agenda of the Volusia County Council's Aug. 4 session, but the growing debate about AI's support network, commonly referred to as data centers, and how to deal with them, is commanding more attention and time
As youngsters begin or return to school, Deltona has a new squabble, or a tempest in a teapot. The latest episode, played out live before an in-chambers and a website-video audience, came to light near the end of the City Commission’s Aug. 3 meeting, when Vice Mayor Maritza Vazquez raised questions about what she had seen, heard or experienced at […]
The primary in the largest city in Volusia County pits two city leaders and a political newcomer against each other. Early voting in the Aug. 18 primary is already underway. Mayor Santiago Avila Jr. is seeking a second term, while Vice Mayor Maritza Vazquez is vying for Deltona’s top elected post. The third hopeful in the contest is Jason Voelz. […]
After almost three hours of talk from the public, county planners, lawyers and themselves, the Volusia County Council Aug. 17 unanimously adopted a total ban on the location and development of artificial-intelligence complexes, known as large-scale data centers, within the unincorporated portions of the county. The council’s agenda described the then-pending measure as a moratorium, or timeout for county officials […]
A member of the Deltona City Commission is in the clear. City Commissioner Dori Howington is not facing any charges resulting from an incident with one of her peers at City Hall in the spring. The State Attorney's Office has filed with the Circuit Court its intention not to charge Howington for allegedly touching Commissioner Emma Santiago on the shoulder […]
Without a peep, a cluck, a crowing or a flutter, the Volusia County Council panel has legalized suburban chicken farming in the county’s unincorporated areas. The council voted Aug. 17 to allow homeowners on single-family residential lots to keep limited numbers of hens for fresh eggs and an agrarian pastime in neighborhoods. The vote was unanimous on the second and […]
A local broadcasting outlet in West Volusia is leaving the airwaves.
Only two months remain until the Nov. 3 general election. That election may be history in the making.
By: AL EVERSON
After almost two hours of passionate rhetoric, the Volusia County Council Sept. 3 voted in favor of raising property taxes. That action is not final, as there is yet one more round of debate, public comment and a binding vote before the new spending and revenue measures take effect. There were no dull moments in the next-to-last meeting […]
