NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The party's on Flagler Avenue from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday with the annual "New Smyrna Beach Food Festival."
Local restaurants will be selling tastes of their best dishes at "sample-size prices" and they will be competing for New Smyrna Beach's "Best on the Beach" awards.
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State Rep. Dorothy Hukill.Dorothy Hukill hits a popular refrain in demanding Washington curb its spending habits.
TALLAHASSEE - State Rep. Dorothy Hukill (R-Port Orange) saw adoption in the Florida House of a measure urging Congress to reign in out-of-control spending and runaway deficits by balancing the federal budget. House Memorial (HM) 1583 was adopted by the House with 79 co-sponsors. The measure's sponsor, Rep. Hukill, issued the flowing statement:
"At a time when we see our children's and grandchildren's future washing away in a sea of red ink, it is time to tell Washington to stop spending our money irresponsibly.
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Nathaniel Fons, 3, of Flgaler County, was found safe Tuesday inside St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City after a nationwide Amber Alert the day before.
PALM COAST -- The New York Post is calling the discovery in St. Patrick's Cathedral of a missing 3-year-old boy from Flagler County a "miracle on 51st Street.
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At left, Lisa Giese and Alexis Wright of Regions Bank offer peace trinkets for sale during the Southeast Volusia Relay for Life cancer fundraiser Friday and Saturday at Riverside Park. Above, volunteers and cancer survivors alike stayed in tents overnight Friday at the park as if it was its own community, and for 24 hours, indeed it was.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Riverside Park was converted into a tent city overnight Friday so volunteers and cancer survivors alike could continue their fundraising efforts non-stop over 24 hours. The payoff was $130,000 raised.
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Cudas Against Cancer Crew performs Friday night at Riverside Park for the Relay for Life's Rock the Cure cancer fundraiser.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- - It's official: Southeast Volusia Relay for Life raised $130,000 during the two-day "Rock the Cure" fundraiser that began Friday at Riverside Park with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.
OAK HILL -- Fine arts photographer Harding Ballough will discuss and illustrate his approach to photography. His presentation will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22, at the Oak Hill Public Library.
For decades, the Daytona Beach native has produced a diverse range of photography, much of which has been published, displayed in exhibitions and galleries, and sold privately.
DAYTONA BEACH -- There's one race track that every stock car driver dreams about celebrating a victory -- Daytona International Speedway.
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Tootsie McDonald wears a festive hat during the overnight Friday Relay For Life "Rock the Cure" sleepover at Rivside Park in New Smyrna Beach. McDonald, the first chair of the cancer fundraiser a decade ago, lost a baby to the dreaded disease many years before that.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Tootsie McDonald is a strong woman at 73, who became widowed a year ago, and many years ago, lost a baby to cancer.
So it's easy to understand why she'd get all choked up watching 200 cancer survivors walk laps on a winding path at Riverside Park guided by lit candles along the way.
DELAND -- To Special Olympians, it's known as the Flame of Hope. And it's also law enforcement's way of showing its support for a group of very special athletes who are overcoming challenges and inspiring millions around the world. The Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run will reach Volusia on
Wednesday with dual treks on both sides of the county.
Circuit Judge Robert K. Rouse ruled April 8 that telephone numbers listed on city-issued cell phones are public record, but certain numbers on phones issued to police that relate to their home numbers and confidential informants are exempt. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed against the city last year by Bill of Rights, Inc., the umbrella corporation of the Shadow Web site operated by Nahum Litt, a retired federal judge, who routinely takes city officials to task in his weekly postings. NSBNEWS.net has obtained a copy of Rouse's ruling through a public records request, which is attached.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Phone calls made on city-issued phones are subject to public inspection, a circuit judge has ruled in a case brought against the city of New Smyrna Beach by Web site operator, the Shadow.
