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Being responsible studying for end-of-semester high school exams step closer to adulthood
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Its exam week at New Smyrna Beach High School and the stress is getting to most students. We’ve been preparing for the tests, but the pressure is still present. Our schedule is very different this week; we have Friday off as a time for teachers to put in report card grades. Monday is a normal day however, it is the only one.
CRA grants six-month extension for developers to secure funding for proposed Hampton Inn on New Smyrna Beach's Flagler Avenue
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(Photo by Dale Smith). Glenn Storch, local attorney for the developers of the proposed Hampton Inn on Flagler Avenue in New Smyrna Beach, asks the CRA for a six-month extension to secure funding., pushing groundbreaking on the $15 million project until July 2011 at the earliest.
Editor's note: The following story was submitted by contributing writer Dale Smith:
NEW SMYRNA BEACH – The attorney of HiHo, LLC, developers of the proposed Hampton Inn on Flagler Avenue, received unanimous approval from the Community Redevelopment Agency for a six month extension in order to secure funding for the $15 million project.
Victim in house fire Wednesday west of Daytona Beach identified as 54-year-old Lynda J. Thomas; autopsy reveals death due to smoke inhalation
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DAYTONA BEACH -- The woman found dead Wednesday n the charred home destroyed by fire in the Daytona Highridge Estates subdivision just west of Daytona Beach has been identified as the homeowner, 54-year-old Lynda J. Thomas, a Volusia County Sheriff's spokesman said.
Sheriff Ben Johnson to ask County Council for tougher restrictions on metal reccyclers at Thursday's meeting in DeLand
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DELAND – Nineteen consent agenda items will precede public hearings on zoning changes and a proposal from Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson on an ordinance that would provide tougher county regulations on secondary metals recyclers when the Volusia County Council meets Thursday.
New Smyrna Beach CRA recommends $149,000 in repairs to Flagler Avenue Boardwalk
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(photos by Dale Smith). The Flagler Avenue Boardwalk design may change if the city commission approves removing the end structure like this one. The boardwalk has two, 35-foot-long extensions from the main structure. Removal of them would provide for better visibility. In the smaller photo, the copula has been a roosting place for pigeons over the years. Looking straight up, one can see why pigeons favor the inside.
Editor's note: The following story was submitted by contributing writer Dale Smith:
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The question of what to do with the Flagler Avenue Boardwalk became somewhat clearer Wednesday when the Community Redevelopment Agency members approved what they think is the best way to fix and preserve the structure.
Woman found dead Wednesday in charred remains of house fire near Daytona Beach
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DAYTONA BEACH -- Volusia County sheriff's investigators along with county firefighters were on the scene of a house fire just west of Daytona Beach Wednesday afternoon where the body of a woman was found inside the charred home in the Daytona Highridge Estates subdivision.
New Smyrna Beach's Flagler Avenue to have an 'ice rink' for Winter Festival spanning 16 days; fireworks on New Year's eve
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(photos by Dale Smith). The empty lot at Flagler and Cooper avenues will be turned into an ice skating rink during the upcoming Winter Festival, sponsored by The Hospitality Group, comprised of merchants of Flagler Avenue.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH – The jet stream from Canada has dipped so low they’ll be ice skating on Flagler Avenue. Ok, maybe not the actual frozen stuff, but there will be artificial ice for everyone to glide around on.
2010 Christmas Parade in New Smyrna Beach draws several thousand
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(Video by Sera Frederick). The 2010 New Smyrna Beach Christmas Parade draws several thousand people with plenty of candy for the little ones.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Everyone loves a parade, especially a Christmas one and what better place than here in New Smyrna Beach where several thousand people lined the streets from the beachside to the mainland downtown.
Warner Christian Academy Superintendent Mark Tress to camp Tuesday on school roof for 24 hours to raise funds for need-based scholarships
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SOUTH DAYTONA - Warner Christian Academy Superintendent Mark Tress will be hoisted onto the roof of the school 2 p.m. Tuesday by a Giles Electric bucket truck) and live there for 24 hours straight to raise funds for need-based scholarships and facility improvements.
During a recent fundraising auction, Tress challenged parents and students to raise $20,000. In return, he promised to spend 24 hours on the roof. That was a challenge that Warner supporters could not resist.