🌱 How will DeBary’s new postmaster handle the city’s rapid growth?

Hey there, DeBary! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How will DeBary’s new postmaster handle the city’s rapid growth?
• How a crash near DeBary is reshaping Florida’s camera rules

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 74.
• Monday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 73 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• DeBary welcomes eager-to-serve new postmaster (beacononlinenews.com) — DeBary’s post office has a new leader, Postmaster James Sayles, who’s focused on customer service and guiding the city’s rapidly growing mail and package operations. A military and law-enforcement veteran, he says he wants to be deeply involved in DeBary’s community life while tackling the challenges that come with more residents and booming online shopping.
   

• Ponce Inlet stops using Flock-style license plate readers to comply with state, county directives (clickorlando.com) — Florida’s review of license plate reader cameras has led Ponce Inlet police to stop using their Flock-style system, and the debate now includes a mistaken-identity crash case near DeBary that jailed an innocent woman. For DeBary-area residents, the story highlights growing concerns over surveillance, data privacy, and how errors in this technology can have serious local consequences.
   

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📸 Around DeBary

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🗓 Upcoming Events in DeBary

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 20

• Music Bingo →
  VFW, 351 S Charles Richard Beall Blvd, DeBary
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 21

• Tumbling →
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Tuesday September 22

• Pickleball →
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Wednesday September 23

• Tumbling →
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• Special City Council Meeting →
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  6:30 pm

Thursday September 24

• Little All Stars Week →
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Friday September 25

• Adult Kickball Week 3 →
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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 20

• Pizza & Pajamas →
  2751 Enterprise Road, Orange City
• Music Bingo →
  Blue Springs Brewing, 1070 S Volusia Ave, Orange City
  7:00 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Leads Group III
  Copperline Coffee, 5521 S Williamson Blvd, #420, Port Orange
  8:30 am
• Leads Group II
  McKenna's Place, 3781 S Nova Rd, Port Orange
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sunshine Enterprise USA posted a job opening for Janitor in Debary. Apply here.
• AdventHealth posted a job opening for Stockroom Clerk Nutrition ServicesOrange City, FL in Orange City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near DeBary here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Orange City

• Former Bush appointee says terror has ‘not changed' in 25 years since 9/11 (beacononlinenews.com)
• New Trulieve Merchandise Has Arrived in Select Stores (trulieve.com)
• Byron Donalds says hotel taxes should be used for infrastructure (sun-sentinel.com)

Deltona

• Deltona OKs tentative tax cut (beacononlinenews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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