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River rescue heroes thanked publicly

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NSBNEWS.net photo (at far left) by Henry Frederick.Other photos/courtesy of Dorothy Kirby.

Suzanne Marie Grims poses with New Smyrna Beach police officer Christopher Kirk outside City Hall on Tuesday night following a brief awards ceremony at the begiining of the City Commission meeting. Kirk, and several others, including Mayor Adam Barringer (as shown above)  who rescued the 66-year-old New Smyrna Beach woman who accidentally drove her car into the Indian River on Jan. 7 near the Brannon Center where an awards ceremony was being held for police officers. The mayor and two others jumped into the frigid watesr and rescued her.  Kirk swam out to Barringer with a device to break a car window, but the mayor had already gotten the motorist out.

Votran Speed Weeks service interruptions announced

DAYTONA BEACH -- Speed Weeks will bring heavy traffic to Volusia County in February and Votran riders should expect numerous delays, interruptions and route deviations.

Schedule delays will begin Thursday, Feb. 11 and continue through the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Detours are subject to change without notice and buses will be rerouted to secondary roads when traffic becomes congested.

Edgewater gal new Ponce Inlet town manager

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Courtesy photo/Ponce Inlet. Jeaneen Clauss, 43, of Edgewater, and mother of twins, has been promoted from interim to permanent town manager of Ponce Inlet. Because the town doesn't have a residency requirement, Clauss and her children will continue to reside in her family's longststanding Edgewater home.

EDGEWATER -- By day she's town manager of Ponce Inlet. By night, well, around the clock really, she's a mom. Welcome to Jeaneen Clauss's world.

The "interim" tag has been removed from Clauss's job in Ponce Inlet, and she now has a $90,000 annual salary to go with it.

Danica Patrick to appear Friday at Daytona 500 Experience

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Courtesy pyoto/NASCAR. Danica Patrick prepares for ARCA testing at Daytona AInternational Speedway.

DAYTONA BEACH. -- Before Danica Patrick makes her NASCAR debut in this Saturday's DRIVE4COPD 300 Nationwide Series race, she will participate in a fan forum at Daytona 500 Experience -- "The Official Attraction of NASCAR."

Oak Hill to stick with Acting Chief Diane Young until a permanent chief is hired

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Courtesy photo/left. NSBNEWS.net photo by Henry Frederick. Guy Grasso is out as police chief in Oak Hill due to injury. Acting Police Chief Diane Young will continue running the police department until a permanent chief is hired, the Oak Hill City Commission determined Monday.

OAK HILL -- With Guy Grasso unable to get medical clearance to come back to his post as chief of police, the Oak Hill City Commission has decided to continue with Acting Chief Diane Young until a permanent hire is made.

Two charged in NSB meth-lab operation

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Courtesy photos. Dawn Brooks, 40, and Michael Johnsen, 41, are each charged with possession of illicit chemicals. She was also charged with battery on a law ernforcement officer.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The makings of a meth house was shut down Tuesday by Sheriff's deputies during a "knock and talk" at a residence at 1819 Pioneer Trail just outside the city limits that also resulted in two arrests, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office reported.