Top 100 stories of 2012

Headline Surfer photos by Henry Frederick / Nicole and Mike Kirkland of Edgewater with their 1-year-old son, Nolan, dressed as a shark, take in the annual New Smyrna Beach Halloween Parade.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Nolan Kirkland of Edgewater didn't win any trophies for his costume at the 2012 Halloween Parade, but his costume certainly was an eyecatcher. The 1-year-old Edgewater baby was dressed as a shark.

And how appropriate considering New Smyrna Beach's South Jetty is known for its shark bites among the surfing crowd.

The Halloween parade comes in at No. 59 in Headline Surfer's countdown of the top 100 stories of 2012.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Those who walked by a vendor tent for helmet art work at the Cabbage Patch in Samsula during Bike Week wondered if the life-like figure in body paint was the real thing.

EDGEWATER, Fla. -- By a mere dozen votes, Gene Emter was elected to the Edgewater City Council in a Feb. 28 special election. Only 7 percent of the city's nearly 13,600 registered voters cast votes in the special election.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Rolex 24 ended up being a cake walk the Chip Ganassi racing teams which finished 1-2 in the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.