NSBNEWS.net file video by Sera Frederick. The 2009 July 4th fireworks in Edgewater drew several thousand people.
EDGEWATER -- As of 5 p.m., the fireworks show planned for tonight off Riverside Drive is still on, local officials said. NSBNEWS.net will let you know if anything changes.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A husband and wife dead on their Cuddy cabin-style boat earlier today near disappearing Island between Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna Beach have been identified, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
Howard Lupton, 50, and Sandra Lupton, 48, of Palatka, were found by their son on the boat, authorities said.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission thinks the victims likely died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator, said Joy Hill, a spokeswoman for the commission.
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Christopher Evanson said the discovery was made about 11 a.m. Sunday.
NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick.
Edgewater's Fourth of July fireworks show was one for the ages with 20 minutes of spectacular and breath-taking views of reds, greens, blues, oranges and yellows lighting up the Sunday night night sky over Riverside Drive that drew upwards of 10,000 people from all over Southeast Volusia and others further noth in the Port Orange area after that city's fireworks were cancelled due to rain.
NSBNEWS.net photos by Henry Frederick.
Teresa Valdes, left, who is running for the 28th Florida state representative district that encompasses Port Orange and Southeast Volusia, hands out campaign pamphlets to Steffani and Greg Lariscy of South Daytona, seen here with their 2-year-old daughter, Hailey, prior to Sunday's fireworks show in Edgewater.
EDGEWATER -- The annual fireworks show off Riverside Drive means a lot more than American patriotism to Steffani and Greg Lariscy of South Daytona. The two met here 18 years ago while volunteering with Edgewater Fire Services, which led to marriage three years later.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Fireworks debris wasn't the only thing littering the beach Sunday. Something else that requires a flame washed up on shore: A kilo of marijuana.
Infested with barnacles it has no value and appeared to be very old, Volusia County Beach Patrol Capt. Scott Petersohn said of the pot found by someone walking on the beach in the 4500 block south of the city limits. That person flagged down a beach patrol officer and the marijuana was put into storage to be disposed of properly.
Courtesy photo/Facebook.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The editorial board of the Orlando Sentinel in its Monday editions endorsed the candidacy of prosecutor Matt Foxman over longtime attorney George Pappas for a circuit court judgeship in the August primary. The judgeship is held by retiring Circuit Judge S. James Foxman at the New Smyrna Beach-based Volusia County Courthouse Annex on Riverside Drive. The elder Foxman is retiring.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Little Theatre is pleased to announce the schedule for the performances of our Summer 2010 Show, "Cash On Delivery" a British farce by Michael Cooney under the direction of Patti Earl.
This fast paced farce concerns Eric, a self-styled con artist, who lost his job two years ago, and is afraid to tell his wife that he has been defrauding the welfare authorities with every possible trick and collecting thousands in welfare payments.
One of the most frequent questions I hear is how do I get my child to behave and respect me? It is important to understand some of the advanced techniques of positive parenting if you are to succeed at this.
It looks like the people of New Smyrna are looking at the possible marriage of incompetence with sheer stupidity. The incompetence comes from failing to follow the proper procedures in permitting as outlined by my colleague Henry Frederick in his breaking news story: NSB's Flagler Avenue hotel and I-95 Wal-Mart in peril; Mayor: 'It's as bad as it can get.'
June 24, 1919 - June 27, 2010
Graveside service for June E. Easton, age 91, of Edgewater, who died Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Hospice of Volusia/Flagler, Edgewater, will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 1 at Sea Pines Memorial Gardens, Edgewater.
Sept. 10, 1971 - June 29, 2010
Funeral service for Rhonda Kay Whitesides Page, age 38, of New Smyrna Beach, who died Tuesday, June 29, 2010, will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 3 at First Baptist Church, New Smyrna Beach, with Pastor Steve Harrell of The Living Cornerstone, Port Orange, officiating.
