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Disappearing Island, which is visible during low tide in the Intercoastal Waterway and nestled between Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna Beach, shown at left, is near where a man drowned Sunday.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 41-year-old man was pronounced dead upon arrival Sunday afternoon in the emergency room at Bert Fish Medical Center, the victim of an apparent drowning in the Intercoastal Waterway near Disappearing Island, New Smyrna Beach cops said.

Here is a written synopsis of the 2:15 p.m. death of Curtis Allen Everson who jumped into the water from a boat, as described by acting St. Brian Page: Central Dispatch received a call in reference to a male who apparently drowned in the Intercoastal Waterway. The United States Coast Guard responded and transported the male to shore. The male was then transported to Bert Fish Medical Center by EVAC. The male was treated; however he was pronounced deceased by the Emergency Room physician."

OAK HILL -- Although we have had to say good-bye to the space shuttle program, apparently all is not lost across Mosquito Lagoon. At the launch site at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station stood a Falcon 9 rocket that blasted off Sunday night from Kennedy Space Center for the International Space Station.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The SpaceX rocket was launched Sunday night into the heavens with private enterprise taking over for NASA in delivering cargo to the International Space Station. Countless people along the Atlantic Coastlines of Brevard, Volusia and Flagler counties took to the beaches or intercoastal waterways to see the 8:35 p.m. liftoff.

The Orlando Magic signed free agent small forward Chris Johnson, 22, waivbed by the LA Clippers. Orlando's roster now stands at 20, but must be reduced by Nov. 1, the day before the Magic open the regular season at home gainst the Denver Nuggets.

ORLANDO – The Orlando Magic have signed free agent forward Chris Johnson, General Manager Rob Hennigan announced today.

Per team policy, terms of the deal with Johnson, 22, were not disclosed. He was cut last week by the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The advertising in the state senate race between Dorothy Hukill and Frank Bruno is starting to get really ugly and personal, too. It's not just the high-priced TV ads between the two political heavyweights, but a state Republican Party radio spot against the Democrat, Bruno, that has drawn the ire of voters, especially those of Italian-American heritage.

Epps-Wagner headline 3 debates in Port Orange on Oct. 21; Shelley-Henry Daytona mayoral debate waiting on venue

Dist. 8 Florida Senate candidates Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, and Frank Bruno, D-Ponce Inlet, have agreed to participate in a 90-minute public candidate debate sponsored and moderated by Headline Surfer on Oct. 21 at the Brannon Center in New Smyrna Beach. 

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Headline Surfer held eight public candidate debates leading up to the Aug. 14 primary and has held three more so far during the general election cycle. Five more are planned before early voting gets under way and the biggest of them all is a showdown between Republican Dorothy Hukill and Democrat Frank Bruno.

OAK HILL -- Doug Gibson stood tall in answering questions during a public candidate debate in the race for mayor sponsored by Headline Surfer. After all, his opponent in the non-partisan race, fellow commissioner and Vice Mayor Linda Hyatt, was a no show.

EDGEWATER -- I got my absentee ballot the other day and was bowled over by how much it includes. It begins with the candidates for president which number 12 in all. including Roseanne Barr/Cindy Sheehan for the PFP party whatever that is.

DELAND -- Chubby Checker, whose song "The Twist," was the dance sensation of the early 1960s, will be coming to town tonight in celebration of Florida Hospital DeLand's 50th anniversary.

There will be a free street party from 6 to 9 p.m. on Indiana Avenue, during which we will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people twisting in the street, said Jeremy Reidenberg, san organizer of the event. At 7:30 p.m., Chubby Checker will perform a benefit concert at the historic Athens Theater, located at the end of Indiana Ave.