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New Smyrna Beach teen surfer bitten by shark

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Photos for Headline Surfer / Above: Daniel True, 19, received stitches to close a sizable bite wound on his foot from a shark while surfing Friday morning near New Smyrna Beach's South Jetty. He was riding the waves before a shark spoiled his fun in the sun.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Nineteen-year-old surfer dude Daniel True has earned his red badge of courage and he has a rather large shark bite wound on his right foot to prove it. That's no lie.

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Despite dad's sudden death, New Smyrna Beach's Ray Catheline keeps commitment with Cudas Unhooked fundraiser; raises whopping $7,873

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Just five days before his Cudas Unhooked fundraiser to raise funds for struggling and even homeless New Smyrna Beach High School students and their families, Ray Catheline's father died. But he went ahead with the inaugural one-day event. And with the help of friends and family, he raised a whopping $7,873.

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Volusia County Councilwoman Joie Alexander truly a class act in 2010 general elections

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Volusia County Councilwoman Joie Alexander is a class act.

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Personal love affair with Twin Towers reinforced on ninth anniversary of 9/11

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- As someone who lived and worked in a suburb of New York City, 9/11 is the biggest news event of my lifetime, and certainly to those near and far, it's the biggest milestone of modern times for the majority of Americans.

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NSB police motors officer Chris Salomone king of the road

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Few doubt that Harley-Davidson is the king of the road when it comes to motorcycles. The same can be said for New Smyrna Beach police motors officer Chris Salomone, who competed last weekend in the Great Lakes Training Seminar at Ontario College in Ontario, Canada.

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Christopher Trull -- middle of three brothers implicated in NSB Spring Break carnage -- captured Thursday after absconding from probation three years ago

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Christopher Trull the middle of the threeTrull brothers, who absconded from his probation nearly three years ago after a brief imprisonment for his role in the fatal attacks on a group of Spring Breakers here in New Smyrna Beach, was captured Thursday night in Nassau County after police there responded to a domestic violence call.

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Jill Biden urges supporters of Barack Obama and her husband at NSB rally to 'vote early' to effectuate the Democratic message of change

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla -- Jill Biden, wife of vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, urged nearly 300 Democratic supporters at the Woman's Club of New Smyrna Beach this afternoon to take advantage of early voting before the expected Nov. 4 election-day crush.

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Winning the Miss Florida Jr. National Teenager pageant is awesome

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- On June 8 in Orlando, I competed for Miss Florida Jr. National Teenager along with dozens of other girls.

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Feeney warns of local Dems tax increases

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- At a recent talk to Republican supporters at the home of Erik and Marie Halleus, Congressman Tom Feeney made some remarks that are significant for residents of Volusia County.

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