TYBEE ISLAND

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — As many as 25,000 people are expected to converge on Daytona Beach for a five-day event called the Orange Crush Festival. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood went as far as sending a letter to the organizers, telling him to cease and desist promoting the Daytona Beach event. WATCH: Orange Crush Festival heading to Daytona BeachThe promoter said the event is definitely going to happen. Orange Crush has been held in Tybee Island in South Carolina, where police reported issues with drinking, drugs and trash years ago. Police said the Orange Crush events in Jacksonville and Miami happened this year without any issues.

“I don’t think I’ll ever be the same after looking into that beautiful creature’s eyes.”

A lifeguard on Hilton Head Island suffered deep cuts to the chest area and at nearby Tybee Island, a surfing instructor was bitten.

Two separate shark attacks in a one-week span on beaches near Savannah, Georgia are somewhat unusual since the area sees relatively few bites each year, experts.

The woman was leaving when she noticed something was missing.

The sight isn’t uncommon this time of year, experts say.

The sight isn’t uncommon this time of year, experts say.

The sight isn’t uncommon this time of year, experts say.

The sight isn’t uncommon this time of year, experts say.

Desperate times call for desperate measures during the coronavirus pandemic. A southern Georgia coastal bar has upended a years-long tradition so they can pay their employees. Customers at Tybee Island’s Sand Bar have been stapling dollar bills to the walls for years but as business dried up due to the coronavirus, owner Jennifer Knox took matters into her own hands. Knox decided to take down the dollar bills one-by-one and give the cash to her employees. To keep up with the latest news on the pandemic, subscribe to News 6′s coronavirus newsletter or go to ClickOrlando.com/coronavirus.

Some local officials in Georgia are denouncing Gov. Tybee Island, a small coastal city near Savannah, Georgia, that depends on tourism, closed its beaches two weeks ago amid the growing pandemic. But the town's decision was abruptly reversed when Kemp's shelter-in-place order went into effect and reopened the state's beaches. His tightening of restrictions was welcomed by health officials, but he drew criticism for his explanation. Health officials have warned that people who do not appear sick could be spreading the disease since late January.

Some local officials in Georgia are denouncing Gov. Tybee Island, a small coastal city near Savannah, Georgia, that depends on tourism, closed its beaches two weeks ago amid the growing pandemic. But the town's decision was abruptly reversed when Kemp's shelter-in-place order went into effect and reopened the state's beaches. His tightening of restrictions was welcomed by health officials, but he drew criticism for his explanation. Health officials have warned that people who do not appear sick could be spreading the disease since late January.

Some local officials in Georgia are denouncing Gov. Tybee Island, a small coastal city near Savannah, Georgia, that depends on tourism, closed its beaches two weeks ago amid the growing pandemic. But the town's decision was abruptly reversed when Kemp's shelter-in-place order went into effect and reopened the state's beaches. His tightening of restrictions was welcomed by health officials, but he drew criticism for his explanation. Health officials have warned that people who do not appear sick could be spreading the disease since late January.