NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Certainly the slaying of Trayvon Martin has captured the attention of the world. It is a story that originated in Sanford in nearby Seminole County. Though NSBNews.net is a small operation, we believe this is a story that tugs at local heart strings.

And though not directly connected to this incident, there are stories here in Volusia County that are eerily similar to issues of race, interpretation of the law and how we as a community deal with news that impacts our lives for better or worse. Our investigative series is called: "Justice for Trayvon: A Search for Answers."

As a veteran award-winning journalist, this reporter will bring you his insights and reporting to shed light on one of the most impactful tragedies of our time. We'll take you to the story in our unique multimedia approach of words, sound and sight with a series of stories, blogs, photos and videos. 

This commitment means sacrificing routine coverage, but for the most part, you can get that news in your daily print newspaper. We will still bring you breaking news as best we can and continue with our investigative project: "Show Me the Money: New Smyrna Beach.

With this commitment to the Trayvon Martin story, our local breaking news will be moved from the top of the home page breaking news section to the section just below the Investigative Series section where we generally put feature stories.

As always, your feedback, both positive and critical, is welcomed and appreciated. We will allow comments in the "comment section of the stories" as long as they are tasteful and respectful. You can remain anonymous, but we will not publish comments with a phony e-mail address. We will not publish your e-mail address. You can also call this reporter directly at 386-689-2830 or email him at henryfrederick@nsbnews.net.