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Joseph W. Grimes, 80, of Edgewater, an Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict and a building contractor and owner of Joe Grimes Contracting, New Smyrna Beach, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009.

Robert Matthew Seymour, 90, of Edgewater, an Air Force veteran of World War II and a retired office manager for Putman & Hawley Building Materials in Potsdam, N.Y., died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.

William Ilersich, 92, of Strongsville, Ohio, a part-time Edgewater resident, died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.

DELAND -- Volusia County’s 15 public libraries will close at 5 p.m. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and remain closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Patrons will be able to visit the library system online at www.volusialibrary.org during the holiday closings.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport increased 12 percent in November 2009 compared with November 2008. The traffic increased from 29,300 to 32,853 passengers.

November’s traffic increase reflects the first month of passenger growth since June 2008, and may be an indicator of increased demand for commercial air transportation in the new year, according to airport officials.

Additionally, passenger loads were strong in November. Delta Air Lines filled 92 percent of available seats and US Airways filled 84 percent.

Originally posted Fri, 2009-10-30 23:24

SAMSULA -- A New Smyrna Beach biker was killed when he was struck by a young motorist while pushing his stalled motorcycle on the northbound edge of the road on Samsula Drive the night of Oct. 29, the Florida Highway Patrol and Volusia County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

NSBNEWS.net photos by Henry Frederick.

Kaye Walker, chairwoman of the New Smyrna Beach Charity Ball (on the right) celebrates with friends at the recent fundraiser at the Brannon Center.

Coutesy photo/Sheriff's Office. Adrian Fair, 32, of New Smyrna Beach is reported in critical condition, after falling from the roof of the Canal Street building that houses the Observer newspaper with the intent of skateboarding on it. He was airlifted last night to Halifax Medical Center. 

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 32-year-old New Smyrna Beach man was reported in critical condition today at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, after falling from the roof-top ledge of the Observer newspaper office, 508 Canal St., while bragging to friends he was going to skateboard off it.

Adrian Fair, of 721 Dougherty St., suffered critical head injuries in the 20-foot-plus drop onto the sidewalk just before 9:20 p.m.

Originally posted: Thu, 2009-02-05 10:08

NSBNEWS.net photo by Henry Frederick. The DIRECTV blimp that was utilized to help broadcast the Super Bowl for NBC television won by the Pittsburgh Steelers over the St. Louis Cardinals, was serviced days earlier at the New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport.

Courtesy photo/Jail mug. Lawrence Singletary, 40, of New Smyrna Beach, is charged with armed carjacking and battery of an elderly person in Port Orange.

PORT ORANGE -- A 40-year-old New Smyrna Beach man remained incarcerated Sunday night at the Volusia County Branch Jail for an armed carjacking in Port Orange three days earlier involving an elderly victim who managed to escape his alleged attacker, police there said.

Courtesy photo/Holly Hill police. Robert Tremaine Williams, 24, of Daytona Beach, collapsed and died Saturday while engaged in a training exercise for police recruits with the Holly Hill Police Department.

HOLLY HILL -- A 24-year-old Holly Hill police recruit who played college football died Saturday during a pre-employment physical-agility test, police there said.

Originally posted Sun, 2009-10-18 22:01 EDGEWATER -- A Volusia County Sheriff's helicopter guided two lost kayakers to Edgewater with its spotlight after they reported they were lost in Cape Canaveral Seashore earlier tonight, the Coast Guard said.