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Original costumes emphasized for awards contest following New Smyrna Beach Halloween Parade on Canal Street

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Nolan Kirkland with parants, Nicole and Mike Kirkland of Edgewater / Headline Surfer

Headline Surfer® videos and photos produced by Multimedia Editor Serafina King-Frederick / Highlights from the 2011 New Smyrna Beach Halloween Parade are showcased in the 24/7 internet newspaper's digital coverage of the annual event.

NSB Hallowen parade shark boy Nolan Kirkland / Hedline SurferNEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- The cool thing about the shark costume that netted a trophy for 1-year-old Nolan and his proud parents, Nicole and Mike Kirkland of Edgewater at the 2011 New Smyrna Beach Halloween parade was its originality.

The costume was a big hit since New Smyrna Beach is known as the Shark Bite Capital of the World. The young family left the parade with a trophy almost as big as the little shark boy.

"This is a great event for families," said Nicole Kirkland, who made the costume from $20 worth of materials she purchased at Target.

'Easy Rider' replica chopper thrill of lifetime for British firefighter who shows it off at Daytona biker rally

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Bikers have come to Daytona Beach for decades hoping to see someone riding in on that one-of-a-kind motorcycle truly stands out in the crowd.

Fred Costello's GOP war chest for the district 25 Statehouse seat: $135,029.76

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State Rep candidate Fed Costello's warchest / Headline Surfer®ORMOND BEACH -- Here is a breakdown of the 135,029.76, Republican candidate Fred Costello has amassed in his 2014 bid for the district 25 Statehouse seat as his campaign heads into overdrive for the Nov. 4 general elections with early voting already under way.

Costello's funding is 6 1/2 times greater than the $17,968.97 his Democratic opponent Noel Cheryl Bickford has raised.

Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson tops all non-partisan candidates in last decade in contributions with $444,591.87

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Councilwoman Pat Northey second with $355,850.05

Sheriff Ben Johnson tops Volusia County in campaign contributions / Headline Surfer®DAYTONA BEACH -- No candidate running in non-partisan campaigns in Volusia County in the past decade, including this election cycle, has amassed more financial contributions than Sheriff Ben Johnson with $444,591.87.

Johnson last ran in 2012, when he easily won.

Second is district 5 term-limited County Councilwoman Patricia Northey with $355,850.05, who is running in this election for the at-large seat on the council against incumbent Joyce Cusack.

ENDORSEMENT: Carl Lentz IV for re-election to Dayona Beach City Commission

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DAYTONA BEACH -- Daytona Beach City Commissioner Carl Lentz IV should be re-elected to his zone 4 seat in the Nov. 4 elections in spite of the trespass warning he received from the police who responded to an adult strip club where the inciumbent was reportedly inebriated and accused of tossing a drink at a bartender, though no charges were filed at the scene.

HeadlineSurfer.com sports trending: Victor Oladipo

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Orlndo Magic star Victor Oladipo out with injury / Headline Surfer®Orlando Magic star Victor Oladipo out of action indefinitely with facial fracture

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo will be out indefinitely after suffering a facial fracture in practice Thursday, General Manager Rob Hennigan announced Saturday.

Oladipo, 22, who was evaluated Thursday afternoon, underwent a corrective surgical procedure. He was injured after taking an inadvertent elbow during a practice drill.

Orlando Magic star Victor Oladipo out of action indefinitely with facial fracture

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Orlndo Magic star Victor Oladipo out with injury / Headline Surfer®Photo for Headline Surfer® / Victor Oladipo underwent corrective surgery Saturday for a facial fracture.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo will be out indefinitely after suffering a facial fracture in practice Thursday, General Manager Rob Hennigan announced Saturday.

Oladipo, 22, who was evaluated Thursday afternoon, underwent a corrective surgical procedure. He was injured after taking an inadvertent elbow during a practice drill.

Thanks Floridians

EDGEWATER, Fla. -- All you Floridians, far and wide, I will miss you dearly. Top of the list will be the Barbers -- Mr. and Mrs. Barber; Melissa and brother, Nick - smart as a whip; cousin, Patrick - another standup gentleman.

Edgewater cops shoot and kill confrontational man wielding butcher knife after tasering him has no impact

EDGEWATER, Fla. -- A 34-year-old man armed with a knife was shot in killed 1:30 this morning by two Edgewater cops who opened fire on him in the home he shared with his mother and her boyfriend after an attempt to subdue him with not one, but two tasers failed to stop his forward movement, Edgewater Police Chief Dave Arcieri told HeadlineSurfer.com.