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Flamingo Follies Art & Craft Festival on Flagler; Eat Street Restaurants on South Causeway

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Everything that is good about New Smyrna Beach is on display here tonight and through the weekend for locals and visitors alike, including the 6 a.m. Sunday's Paul DeBruyn Memorial 38th annual 15K/30K Run from Norwoods Restaurant. Welcome to New Smyrna Beach Homecoming 2011 and what better way to start it off tonight than with Cudas football under the lights.

This photo graphic is courtesy of Animal Clinic of New Smyrna Beach, PA.

By RICK SCOTT

TALLAHASSEE -- Since 1918 our country has set aside Nov. 11 to recognize and observe the sacrifices of the members of our Armed Forces who dedicate their lives to preserving the democratic ideals that are the foundation of our country. While it is important to remember the dedication and service of our nation's veterans every day, (today we) pause to say a special word of thanks to honor them.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport was up 1 percent in September, compared with September of a year ago.

During September, 39,547 passengers flew into and out of Daytona Beach. For the 12 months ending September 30, passenger traffic has increased 13 percent over the prior 12 months -- from 476,288 to 538,572.

Photo of Hazel Robbins of Deltona

DELTONA -- Hazel Robbins, the 86-year-old woman with Alheimer's reported missing Wednesday, was found safe several hours later about a half mile from her Deltona home, a Volusia County Sheriff's spokesman said.

A resident on Wakefield Circle, about a half-mile from where Robbins went missing, spotted her in his backyard at 2:25 p.m. 

Robbins was reported missing by her son at 10:16 a.m.

According to the son, Robbins -- who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease and congestive heart failure -- was home at 6 a.m., but walked away from their residence at 1107 Hastings Drive sometime afterwards.

The son called the Sheriff's Office after he drove around the neighborhood and couldn't find his mother.

More than a dozen patrol deputies, assisted by a K-9 unit, investigators and Sheriff's Office helicopter, searched for Robbins and checked area businesses, parks and cab companies," Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson told NSBNews.net.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The weekly Edgewater Observer's hyped posting of a photo of Mayor Adam Barringer on its Facebook page regarding the tearing down of some dilapidated buildings drew ridicule from citizens who wrote to NSBNews.net and other public forums.

If you have seen the woman in this photo, identified as Hazel Robbins of Deltona, the Volusia County Sheriff's Ofiice wants you to call 9-1-1.

DELTONA -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating 86-year-old Hazel Robbins who wandered away from her home this morning.

Robbins was reported missing by her son at 10:16 a.m.

According to the son, Robbins -- who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease and congestive heart failure -- was home at 6 a.m., but walked away from their residence at 1107 Hastings Drive sometime afterwards.

The son called the Sheriff's Office after he drove around the neighborhood and couldn't find his mother.

"More than a dozen patrol deputies, assisted by a K-9 unit, investigators and Sheriff's Office helicopter, are searching for Robbins and checking area businesses, parks and cab companies," Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson told NSBNews.net.

NSBNews.net photos by Sera Frederick / 

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- They came by the hundreds in all kinds of scary costumes and captured quite a bit of candy along the way. Families, that is, for The 2011 NSB Halloween Parade on Canal Street. NSBNews.net will have a complete story later today with more videos and dozens of photos.