The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow-moving filter feeding shark and the largest of the living fish species. The largest confirmed shark is 41 feet long and the heaviest weighs more than 79,000 pounds. However, there are unconfirmed reports of whale sharks that are even larger.
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Courtesy photos / The Pilot Lodge on Ridgewood Avenue (U.S. 1) in Holly Hill the scene of a deadly shooting 4:30 p.m. Saturday, resulting in the death of Donnell Ellis, 19 (in the larger photo), and the near killings of Darshawn Broadwater, Leroy Gadson and Jamie Evans (left to right), in a drive-by involving a black Ford Explorer. Police did not rule out drugs as a possible motive. All the victims except for Evans has an adult arrest record.HOLLY HILL – One young man was killed and three others critically wounded in a drive-by shooting involving a black SUV earlier this afternoon in front of the Pilot Lodge on Ridgewood Avenue, Holly Hill police said.
Courtesy photo / President ObamaOh, come on. Does Prsident Obama have a paper bag over his head? America is headed toward financial disaster and Mr. O. thinks we should raise taxes on the “rich” and cut spending by some miniscule amount. This isn’t a solution; it’s a prescription for disaster. Congress needs to pass Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) plan to reduce our debt by trillions and put us on the path to a balanced budget. Our taxes are more than adequate to run the government once it is right-sized. It’s Congress that has “deficit attention disorder.”
Photos by Henry Frederick / Steve Dennis can thank Michele ad Robert Lott for costing him his 25-year tenure with the New Smyrna Beach Community Redevelopment Agency since they closed up their rented office for the Observer newspaper on Flagler Avenue. Not only is Dennis off the board, but the public no longer has direct access to the Observer, which no longer has a legal physical location. NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Steve Dennis abruptly resigned from the Community Redevelopment Agency after his latest claim to ties with the district were called into question by his board's chairman and by NSBNews.net.
Sally Gillies of Ormond Beach, accomplished author and staunch conservative, has left the Observer newspaper and joins our stable of community bloggers with her political blog, "Always Right," exclusively on VolusiaNews.net and NSBNews.net.
Courtesy photo / Dr. Kimberly L. Clayton will be recognized during Hospital week in May as Bert Fish Medical Center's physician of the year, the hospital announced Wednesday.NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Kimberly L. Clayton, MD, has been named “Physician of the Year” by Bert Fish Medical Center, a spokeswoman for the hospital announced today.
"Dr. Clayton, a general surgeon, was recognized at a March 30 celebration of Doctors’ Day at the hospital on by hospital CEO Ed Noseworthy in recognition of her dedication to quality health care and for her caring, compassionate treatment of her patients," Bert Fish spokeswoman Cheryl Kennison said.
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File photo mug by Henry Frederick / Steve Dennis, fired last year as director of the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce is gone from the CRA.NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Steve Dennis has resigned from the Community Redevelopment Agency. His letter of resignation was accepted Tuesday night by the City Commission. NSBNews.net will have a complete story soon.
TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Scott released a statement Tuesday on pending legislation dealing with pharmaceutical drugs.
"I applaud Speaker Cannon, Representative Schenck and the Judiciary and Health and Human Services Committees for putting forward legislation that combats prescription drug abuse and criminal pill mills. I am also grateful to the House Appropriations Committee for unanimously passing this bill.
OAK HILL -- Like a perp being led to jail in front of TV camera crews, City Clerk/Administrator Laura Goodearly used a sheet of paper to try and hide her face from NSBNews.net's video camera during discussion tonight over her request for a pay raise that was tabled by the City Commission after learning she has a DUI conviction.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Three years ago, then-Mayor Sally Mackay had a vision of turning the New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport into a weekend balloon festival. As it turned out she wasn't full of hot air.
