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DAYTONA BEACH -- The Robert Strickland Shooting Range, 1180 Indian Lake Road, will be closed for routine maintenance and repairs from Monday, Jan. 5, through Friday, Jan. 9.

The Daytona Beach facility will reopen at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, said Pat Kuehn, Volusia County spokeswoman.

The regular operating hours of Robert Strickland Shooting Range are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

Fees are $5 daily. Annual and semi-annual fee structures also are available.

DELTONA -- A 33-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash early this morning in Deltona, Volusia County Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson reported.

David Owens of Deltona was killed after he lost control of his 2008 Toyota pickup truck at about 2 a.m. while traveling west on Elkcam Boulevard near its intersection with Stacey Circle.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Be weary of $100 bills because counterfeiters have converted some of them from $5 bills, New Smyrna Beach police warn.

"It's easier to pass counterfeit currency, not necessarily dollar bills, during this season (be)cause people are in a hurry to spend money,” said police Detective Tony Ford. “The cashiers are in a hurry to take money. They're not examining it as closely as they should be."

DAYTONA BEACH -- Two brothers have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting Friday of a man in the back on Whitney Street, Daytona Beach police reported.

Channing Kendrick Black, 21, is charged with second-degree murder, and hois older brother, Matthew Howard Black, 40, both of Lockhart Street, was charged as a principle to second-degree murder, police said.

As another Christmas comes to us in New Smyrna Beach, the residents here have a lot to be joyous about. We live in one of the best cities in the best nation on earth.

Contrary to the words of the doom and gloom media, things have never been better and the future has never been any brighter or more exciting than they are right now. Compared to a decade ago we are healthier, more prosperous and have more opportunities to improve ourselves as well as the rest of the world, even with the downturn in the economy.

DELAND -- Votran service will close two hours early Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24, said Michelle Coats, Volusia County spokeswoman.

Votran will not operate bus service Christmas Day, Thursday, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Thursday, Jan. 1, in the Greater Daytona Beach Area, Southeast and West Volusia County areas. Orlando Express and Connector routes also will not operate, she said.

For further information, please call (386) 761-7700 in Daytona Beach, (386) 943-7033 in West Volusia or (386) 424-6800 in Southeast Volusia.

New Smyrna Beach -- A shopper at the Walmart on State Road 44 in New Smyrna Beach hopped back and forth between moving carts as she tried to decide between a cross necklace and a heart-shaped one.

Noticing they were just $5 each, she decided to buy both. Nearby, a toddler threw a temper tantrum when his father wouldn't let him get a big plastic firetruck.

Still others hovered around the large DVD bin, trying to decide on the bargain-basement movies that everyone likely has seen before such as "Legally Blonde" and "Rambo, First Blood."