Jim Abbott
Business, Tourism and Entertainment Reporter at The Daytona Beach News-Journal
Florida native. Longtime journalist now covering tourism, general assignment and feature profiles in Daytona Beach. Tips welcome at [email protected]
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4 days ago |
news-journalonline.com | Jim Abbott
Jim AbbottDaytona Beach News-JournalFlagler County Sheriff's Office is seeking information from anyone who might have seen a missing person in the area of Whitcock Lane in Palm Coast. David Hudson Williams, 40, was last seen in the area at about 6:35 p.m. Friday, according to a post on the Flagler County Sheriff's Office Facebook page. The following description was included in the post:Age: 40. Race: White. Sex: Male. Height: 6’. Weight: 190 lbs. Hair color: Dirty blond.
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4 days ago |
news-journalonline.com | Jim Abbott
Incubus, another main stage band at Daytona’s Welcome to Rockville, is facing apparent medical-related issues, according to posts on social media. The band on Friday announced that it would cancel its scheduled weekend performance at Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, a four-day heavy-metal festival unfolding through the weekend at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
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5 days ago |
news-journalonline.com | Jim Abbott
Editor's note: The Welcome to Rockville music fest returns to Daytona Beach May 15-18. News-Journal reporter Jim Abbott chatted with several of the acts scheduled to play. It has been a dozen years since Alice in Chains played Welcome to Rockville, long before the festival made its 2021 transition from Jacksonville to Daytona International Speedway.
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6 days ago |
news-journalonline.com | Jim Abbott
Jim AbbottDaytona Beach News-JournalDAYTONA BEACH ― Volusia County attracted 4.5 million visitors in 2024, a figure that’s down more than 50% from the 10.1 million reported in 2023, according to figures from the Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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6 days ago |
news-journalonline.com | Jim Abbott
It looks like Welcome to Rockville main stage attraction 3 Doors Down won’t be on stage at the four-day rock festival after lead singer Brad Arnold announced on Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. In a brief video announcement posted on the band’s social media accounts, Arnold broke the news that he had been diagnosed with clear cell renal carcinoma that had metastasized into his lung.
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Daytona's Welcome to Rockville weather forecast: Bands won't be the only thing that's hot https://t.co/5eZuBXMW8n via @dbnewsjournal
'Best times ever': Welcome to Rockville fans eager for four-day Daytona Beach metal fest https://t.co/6hQgwUwNvd via @dbnewsjournal
Incubus cancels at Sonic Temple due to illness. What's that mean for Welcome to Rockville? https://t.co/F7sIZLSJC4 via @dbnewsjournal