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Headline Surfer photos by Henry Frederick / Early voting was a breeze Saturday at the New Smyrna Beach Library where dist. 8 state senate Republican candidate Dorothy Hukill and her campaign manager-son, Jonathan Hukill,  cast their votes. Democratic opponent Frank Bruno did not make an early voting apperance in New Smyrna Beach.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Democratic party candidates  may have won the early voting bsttle in Volusia County, but can they win the war  over their Republican counterparts when all is said and done Tuesday?

DELAND, Fla. -- Sheriff Ben Johnson is confident and eager to put his record on the line in Tuesday's general elections against chllenger Wendell Bradford.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- With the Cudas winning 49-0 at halftime, Volusia County Council dist. 3 candidate Jim Hathaway, was hoping he'd see victory, too, on election night.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The New Smyrna Beach Lions Club, a community service organization since 1947, will have its semi-annual community indoor-outdoor rummage sale 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, November 16-17, at the Lions clubhouse, 2340 Sunset Drive.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Are you ready for some football?

It's Homecoming tonight for the undefeated New Smyrna Beach High School Cudas against Deltona. The game starts at 7 p.m. at the NSB Stadium.

Editor's Note: Homecoming court names on the inside plus complete video highlights of the Cudas' last home-game thriller over Mainland High, 24-21.

Joseph Buczek was arrested on burglary charges early Friday related to the break-in of Coggic Upholstery, 509 S. Dixie Freeway, according to New Smyrna Beach cops.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 34-year-old man was arrested earlier today on burglary charges after an off-duty Edgewater cop caught him prowling behind businesses in the 500 block of South Dixie Freeway, New Smyrna Beach police said.

Joseph Buczek was subsequently taken into custody and transported to the Volusia County branch jail, police said.

Here is a synopsis of the 6:09 a.m. incident as described by Detective Sgt. Eugene Griffith: "An Edgewater officer observed a suspicious male emerge from behind businesses in the 500 block of South Dixie Freeway."

Griffith continued, "When the officer attempted to contact the suspect, he took flight and was apprehended after a short foot chase. It was determined on scene that the male had committed at least one burglary, at Coggic Upholstery, 509 S Dixie Freeway, and possibly others in the immediate area."

3rd in a series: Mike Graham's life ended in suicide the same violent way as his father and son before him: With a gunshot blast to the head. Too many wrestlers have died under the age of 65 in the last 2 1/2 decades. Brad Armstrong, shown in the video, is the latest. 

DAYTONA BEACH -- Before Mike Graham has even been laid to rest, another former professional wrestler has died unexpectedly.

ORLANDO -- Events in Libya continue to spiral out of control for the Obama administration. Gallup released a poll earlier this week, showing President Obama’s approval rating dropping seven points in three days, settling at an underwhelming 46%.

If you see this child, Adriel Thomas, reported missing in Deltona by his mother, please call 9-1-1.

DELTONA -- A 12-year-old Deltona boy, who has a history of being a runaway has been missing since Tuesday evening, Volusia Conty Sheriff's officials said this afternoon.

Adriel Thomas had left a friend's house and was supposed to ride his bicycle three blocks back to his home. But about two hours later when Thomas had still not arrived home, his mother called the Sheriff's Office for help.

"Thomas has run away in the past, but never at night and he had never been gone for long," Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson said. "His mother said that Thomas had been upset recently because she had turned off his cell phone service."

Deputies responded to the boy's home, 665 Wing Terrace, after his mother had called at about 9:26 p.m. She said that Thomas had been at a friend's house in the 1100 block of Whitewood Drive and had left there to return home on his bike at about 7 p.m.