Less students are signing up for free and reduced lunch in Volusia County meaning much needed federal funding based on those applications could be going away. There are currently 44 Title I schools the district receives federal funding to support. The amount it gets depends on how many students are on free and reduced lunch. Federal funding for the entire district is normally based off that attendance. The deadline for free and reduced lunch applications is Friday at 5 p.m. Information on how to apply is available on the district’s website.

A container of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is seen at the United Memorial Medical Center on December 21, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Go Nakamura/Getty Images)VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Volusia County will begin inoculating people 65 and older on Jan. 4 at a drive-thru vaccination event, with more dates to come. [TRENDING: How to get vaccine in Florida | Will vaccine work on new strains? People who have had COVID-19 in the past two weeks or had a COVID-19 vaccine shot in the past two weeks will not be eligible to receive a vaccine at this event. Only the Moderna vaccine, which requires a second dose 28 days after the first shot, will be provided at this initial community vaccination event.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – After a recent spike in coronavirus cases on campus, Behtune-Cookman University has cancelled the remaining 2020-21 athletic season, the historically Black university announced this week. According to the university, B-CU is one of the first NCAA Division I institutions to end athletics for the remainder of the year. University officials said the decision was made after a series of meetings with athletic staff, medical and public health experts as well as state and local officials. “The risk premium is simply too high and our priority remains the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff,” Chrite said. Over the past eight days, however, we’ve noted a sudden spike in cases on campus, hence this decision.” Thompson said.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Volusia County deputies were able to arrest four suspects in a stolen car used during an attempted burglary in Deltona using license plate reader technology, according to the sheriff’s office. The four suspects, a 20-year-old and three juveniles, are accused of using the stolen car during an attempted residential burglary, deputies said. Deputies were alerted via license plate reader on Wednesday afternoon that flagged the stolen 2017 Lexus sedan near State Road 415 and State Road 44. All four suspects were recorded on home surveillance video where the attempted burglary occurred. He was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail on $16,500 bail.

DEBARY, Fla. – A prehistoric landmark could be moving out of DeBary to make room for new development. The Clayton & Sons salvage yard is up for sale along US-17-92 near the SunRail Station. Clayton & Sons have been in business since 1972, but it’s the large T-Rex outside that has become a community staple. DeBary residents are concerned that with the sale of Clayton & Sons, a prehistoric landmark will go extinct. Beaulieu wants customers to know that the salvage yard will remain open during the sale.