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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 35-year-old was struck on the head with a gun during a robbery attempt early Friday morning in the 500 block of Brooks Street, police said.

No injury information was released on the victim, Frederick Payne, who lives in the vicinity. A neighbor came to his aid during the 2 a.m. robbery attempt, when the victim was approached by a gunman who demanded his wallet. When the victim refused to hand it over, the gunman struck him in the head with the weapon before running off after the neighbor intervened, New Smyrna Beach police Sgt. Valerie Joyce said.

NSBNEWS.net photo by Sera Frederick (left); Volusia Branch Jail booking mug (right). George Fred Heise, 77, of New Smyrna Beach, poses for the camera during the Kiwanis Club's fundraiser "Strike it Rich" earlier this year. Heise, a member of Kiwanis and former commissioner and chairman of the New Smyrna Beach Utilities Commission in the early 1990s, was charged Wednesday night with prowling/loitering and resisting arrest without violence, accused of peeping at a neighbor while hiding in her bushes.

EDGEWATER -- The Southeast Volusia spotlight falls on Edgewater today with a series of patriotic events that conclude tonight with a spectacular fireworks show at George R. Kennedy Park on Riverside Drive, expected to draw thousands for the Fourth of July celebration.

I remember coming to America from Italy. It was 1931, 79 years ago and I was 6 years old I remember passing the Statue of Liberty and seeing people with tears in their eyes entering New York Harbor, embarking at Ellis Island.

My mom, my sister, and I hugged each other crying, so happy to be in America after waiting two years. We thanked God for our safe journey.

PORT ORANGE -- The boil water notice for 385 homes in the exclusive Spruce Creek Fly-In was lifted 10 a.m. Friday, the Volusia County Health Department announced.

The notice was lifted after two consecutive days of safe-drinking water tests.

The notice was put in place after utility crews shut off water to parts of the subdivision for installation of a stormwater pipe Wednesday and Thursday that led to a drop in overall water pressure.

Anyone with concerns can call Volusia County Water Resources and Utilities at (386) 822-6465.

Courtesy photo. ESPN is reporting Steve McNair, the retired quarterback for the Tennessee Titans and the Baltimore Ravens, was found shot to death this afternoon in his Nashville home. He was 36 and a former league MVP, who took the Titans to their lone Super Bowl in 1999 against the St. Louis Rams. A woman in his house was also killed.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- With a three-day holiday weekend here and a chance to celebrate Independence Day, Volusia County Fire Services is encouraging common sense fire safety.

NSBNEWS.net photos by Henry Frederick and Sera Frederick. Lucky, a lab and beagle mix, turns his head away from the loud fireworks display that his owners Fred Furhmann and Vicki Edwards enjoy, along with several thousand others on along Riverside Drive (here in front of City Hall) and the adjoining side streets to U.S. 1 for what turned out to be a spectacular Fourth of July fireworks show.

EDGEWATER -- These are the dog days of summer where it's easier to just sit and pant than to get overly excited, especially for Lucky, a 12-year-old lab and beagle mix. He was well behaved among the thousands gathered under the cover of darkness until "Kaboom!" And Lucky moved to the back of his owner's chair.

NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick. Thousands enjoyed Edgewater's fireworks show for the Fourth of July. See our previous story for highlights and enjoy our video coverage.