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At left, Nicole Garni of the Galleria Di Vetro, Glass Gallery & Studio, 310 Flagler Ave., mingles with wine tasters in front of her boutiigue, which provided custom glasses for Saturday's wine-tasting festival on Flagler Avenue. In the middle photo, Alan and Bobbie Argue of New Smyrna Beach, and a third patron, taste wine at the same location. In the third photo, cooking school author Ed Pankonin of New Smyrna Beach, pours wine and answers questions about choice wines. Garni said close to 1,000 bottles were sold at various Flagler Avenue businesses Saturday afternoon during the wine-tasting festival.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Judy Lee of New Smyrna Beach was among the countless patrons sampling wins dring Saturday's wine-tasting event on Flagler Avenue, with Lee coming to the conclusion that the "bordeeau" was the best: "It's excellent."

Nov. 7, 2009: Joshua C. Struble and Lynnette M. Gross, Edgewater.

Washington, DC -- After carefully reviewing the House health care reform bill, HR 3962, Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach, issued the following statement:

Courtesy photo/Randy Wright. Difficult to see because of darkness, this horse was rescued late Thursday night from a muddy hole by New Smyrna Beach firefighters, a veterinarian and a tow truck operator.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A horse stuck in a muddy hole late Thursday night was rescued by firefighters, a veterinarian and her staff and a tow wrecker, at the Matava Family Farm, 225 Sugar Mill Road, a fire official said.

NSBNEWS.net photo by Henry Frederick. This photo was among several that went up in the Westside community the night before the general election.

DELAND -- Two men were each sentenced tonight to life in prsion for the beating and drowning of a 32-year-old Ormond-by-the-Sea resident last Dec. 13.

"After deliberating for a little over an hour earlier this evening, the jury recommended that both Barry Donel Gallagher and David Joseph Marrow, be sentenced to life in prison for the murder of David Sanders," said Christopher Kelly, spokesman for State Attorney R.J. LaRiza. "Circuit Judge James R. Clayton proceeded to sentence both to life in prison without the possibility of parole."

DELAND -- Votran driver Bernard Huggins has received the National Safety Council Southeast Regional Best Safe Driver of the Year.

“This is the highest individual award earned by anyone in Votran's history,” said Ken Fischer, Votran general manager. “Votran has
multiple individuals with state awards, and in 1993, Votran won the national American Public Transit Association system award. We are so proud of our mobility team and these drivers.”

DEBARY, Fla. -- An 18th suspect has been charged in a pill-pushing ring in DeBary with 48-year-old Patty Ann Russ of Deltona turning herself in to investigators at the Volusia County Sheriff's Office's DeBary headquarters in DeLand, Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson said. 

DELAND -- The Volusia County Health Department is monitoring the county’s H1N1 swine flu vaccine allotment daily and approving vaccine orders from local providers and practices who ordered it. Currently, about 43,300 doses of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine have been allocated for use in Volusia County.

“We are receiving weekly vaccine shipments into Volusia County, but because of the delay of vaccine production nationally our vaccine

DELAND -- Blue Heron International Pictures announced today that Daytona Beach Director Gary Lester has been assigned to film the company's newest documentary.

The production will feature Hollywood legend Johnny Duncan.

"We'll film his show next Friday night at the Athens Theatre in DeLand, Florida, as well as interview some of his fans," said Lester.
"We have also gathered dozens of photographs of people who worked with Johnny during the golden age of the Hollywood studios."