NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The New Smyrna Beach Regional Library and RadioShack will host a free seminar to help local residents prepare for the digital television (DTV)
transition from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, said Pat Kuehn, Volusia County spokeswoman.
Fraudulent Lottery and Sweepstakes Winning Notifications
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- During the past year, the New Smyrna Beach Police Department has received numerous complaints from our citizens who have received e-mails and postal letters claiming
winnings have been reserved for those receiving notification they won a lottery or sweepstakes, said police Detective Tony Ford.
"The Crime Prevention Office would like to caution those who receive such notifications, before you follow the instructions outlined in the notification, do
Photos by Sandi Carroll. Josh Garrick, left, and Qurentia Throm, right, have been chosen as jurors for the 33rd annual IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts, which will be held Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in downtown New Smyrna Beach.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Whether you’re trying to navigate the Internet or still looking for the computer’s on/off switch, the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library has beginner computer classes that can help you find your way, says Pat Kuehn, Volusia County spokeswoman.
Discover everything you always wanted to know about e-mail at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4. Participants will learn how to get a free e-mail address, compose e-mails, and add pictures and documents to their e-mails.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Two 18-year-old girls were victims of an 8:04 p.m. carjacking at the Regional Shopping Center, 1996 State Road 44, New Smyrna Beach police reported.
Police are searching for the stolen vehicle, described as a royal blue Ford Explorer Sport-Trac, bearing Florida Tag JE632.
Jessica Eibach and Britt A. Cameron, both 18, were the victims of the carjacking. They were returning to their vehicle after shopping when two unknown black males followed them to their vehicle, said New Smyrna Beach police Sgt. Christopher Roos.
I posted this story in our Local News Now section, but I think it is important to note it here as well so viewers can spot it more easily:
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Two 18-year-old girls were victims of an 8:04 p.m. carjacking at the Regional Shopping Center, 1996 State Road 44, New Smyrna Beach police reported.
Police are searching for the stolen vehicle, described as a royal blue Ford Explorer Sport-Trac, bearing Florida Tag JE632.
Jessica Eibach and Britt A. Cameron, both 18, were the victims of the carjacking. They were returning to their vehicle after shopping when two unknown black males followed them to their vehicle, said New Smyrna Beach police Sgt. Christopher Roos.
The two men demanded a ride from Eibach and when she refused to comply with the demand, one of the males threatened to shoot her, Roos said, adding the same man began to beat on Eibach, took her keys and stole her vehicle. The second man threatened to shoot Cameron and forcibly stole her purse before the men took off in the stolen vehicle. The stolen Explorer is registered to. Eibach’s mother, Allison K. Eibach 49.
Police are encouraging anyone with information pertaining to this incident to contact the New Smyrna Beach Police Department at (386) 424-2000.
DELAND -- Water conservation, though always a priority, takes on an even greater importance today as forecasters are predicting Volusia County will continue to see below-average rainfall in the coming months, said Shelley Szafraniec, a county spokeswoman
DAYTONA BEACH -- The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Medical Advisory Board will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, in the Volusia Room at the Daytona Beach International Airport,
700 Catalina Drive.
The group is scheduled to discuss interfacing of EMS services with hospital emergency departments, transmittal of electrocardiogram (ECG) information by pre-hospital services, and goals for 2009.
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Courtesy photo. George Anthony, father of accused killer Casey Anthony, was found early Friday in a Daytona Beach motel and hospitalized, according to several Orlando media outlets.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Several Orlando media outlets are reporting early this morning that George Anthony, the father of accused killer Casey Anthony, was located in a Daytona Beach motel by Daytona Beach police and taken to Halifax Medical Center for a psychiatric evaluation. WESH TV reported on its Web site that Anthony was reported missing Thursday night from his Orange County home by his wife Cindy and that he was depressed.
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NSBNEWS.net photo by Henry Frederick. TV crews are stationed in front of Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, reporting on the events that unfolded early this morning involving the hospitalization of George Anthony, grandfather of murdered toddler Caley Anthony.
I couldn't believe my eyes. I woke up at 4:30 a.m. to check my e-mail news alerts and several area news web sites, which carried breaking news on the Caylee Anthony case. George Anthony, the grandfather of murdered little Caylee, was taken by Daytona Beach police from a Daytona Beach motel to Halifax Medical Center for a psychiatric evaluation after his wife, Cindy, reported him missing. I jumped on the News-Journal's Web site, and lo and behold, nothing. Nada! Zilch!
The news was reported on all of the Orlando TV Web sites as well as CNN. I whipped a quick story together and posted it at 4:38 a.m. based on the numerous media reports and put it in our Volusia/state section here on the home page of NSBNEWS.net.
At 5:21 a.m., the Orlando Sentinel posted a story on its Web site, citing the TV reports.
So where was the News-Journal? The Mighty Metro of Daytona Beach had no mention of it until after 8:57 a.m when a Associated Press story was posted on its Web site, followed by a brief story shortly after 9 a.m. I even drove from my home here on North Dixie Freeway to Halifax Medical Center where I took photos of the TV crews in front of the Halifax Emergency room, drove back home at 7:45 a.m., downloaded them and still no story was posted on the News-Journal Web site.
Outside of ongoing coverage of President Obama, the Anthony case has probably garnered more continuous worldwide media attention than any other story.
