NSBNews.net photo by Henry Frederick / Breaking NewsNEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A rare dolphin usually found 50 miles out in the ocean beached itself earlier today on shore in New Smyrna Beach and was cared for by a beachgoers before Seaworld officials arrivedseveral hours later to transport to Orlando in hopes of returning it to the Atlantic.
The 10-foot-long mammal is a Risso's dolphin, part of the whale family, which feeds on squid.
NSBNews.net videos by Sera Frederick / Southeast Volusia Advertising Director Nicole Carni and Don and Pamela Simmons of Norwoods Restaurant speak about the new direction and mission of generating tourism in greater New Smyrna Beach and Port Orange during an open house attended by 200-plus at the New Smyrna Beach Visitor's Center on S.R. 44.
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Jason McGuirk, owner of the Dairy Queen on U.S. 1 and chairman of the planning and zoning board, is running for the zone 3 seat on the New Smyrna Beach City Commission in the 2012 elections. That seat is held by Jim Hathaway, who is seeking the district 3 seat on the Volusia County Council.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- With business revitalization and economic development at the forefront of his thoughts for improving the quality of life in New Smyrna Beach, Jason McGuirk, owner of the Dairy Queen on U.S. 1, is running for city commission.
As a business owner and chairman of the New Smyrna Beach , McGuirk is intimately familiar with this beachside community's landscape and tourism offerings where family life is paramount and providing economic opportunities are essential.
ORMOND BEACH -- Sebastian Janikowski, the pride of Seabreeze High School, kicked his way into the NFL record books for the Oakland Raiders with a 63-yard field goal on the final play of the first half against the homestanding Denver Broncos.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- File this one under dumb criminals: A man arrested on bank robbery charges wore the same shirt at a strip joint Sunday Night that he had on when he walked into the TD Bank earlier in the day and robbed it, hoping to woo the ladies with some cash for hot sex. But he was so caught up in his carnal desires he forgot to change the shirt with the Nike slogan known the world over -- "Just Do It" -- where he was instantly recognized from TV news reports.
PORT ORANGE -- Two men suffered non-life threatening stab wounds in a fight Sunday night that started inside the Port Hole bar on Herbert Street and spilled into the streets nearly a block away, Port Orange police said.
One man suffered a stab wound to the leg and the other to his leg and torso, police said of the 7:30 p.m. fight. Police said they were not sure if the wounds were caused by a knife or a broken beer bottle in a fight that involved five or six people nor did police know why the fighting occurred to begin with.
The fight continued nearly a block away where one of the wounded men was transported to the hospital in the vicinity of Canal View Boulevard and Nova Road and the othe in the area of Canal View and Jackson Street, police said.
The identities of the victims was not released with one goiing to Halifax Urgent Care in Port Orange and the other to Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach.
