New Smyrna Beach News http://www.topix.com/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl http://www.topix.com/rss/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl.xml Local news for New Smyrna Beach, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Man keeps tally of U.S. deaths in conflict in Iraq http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/11/man-keeps-tally-of-u-s-deaths-in-conflict-in-iraq?fromrss=1 "It's never flown at full mast,"' said Stapleton, "and it won't until we're out of there."

Thousands of miles away from the battlefields of Iraq, there is a war veteran who makes the lives of dead soldiers count. via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

]]> Daytona Beach News-Journal Online Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:48:03 GMT 071112L5EQKS 0 28.967912 -80.896715 New Smyrna anticipates funds for Esther Street beach park http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/11/new-smyrna-anticipates-funds-for-esther-street-beach-park?fromrss=1 "We're very excited and we feel very confident the funding will be approved"

A proposed beachfront park at the end of Esther Street may be one step closer to becoming a reality if $2.88 million in state funds come through. via The News-Journal

]]> The News-Journal Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:50:35 GMT 0711108LATAJ 0 28.967912 -80.896715 $25,000 reward offered for clues in home invasion death http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/11/25-000-reward-offered-for-clues-in-home-invasion-death?fromrss=1 "Someone out there knows the whole story"

An anonymous $25,000 reward for information leading to an indictment in the shooting death of Port Orange man has been posted by Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida. via The News-Journal

]]> The News-Journal Sat, 10 Nov 2007 01:16:55 GMT 0711094A7BGO 0 28.967912 -80.896715 Couple charged in shoplift attempt, more charges pending http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/11/couple-charged-in-shoplift-attempt-more-charges-pending?fromrss=1 DeLand police got a break this week in a six-week investigation into thefts of big-ticket items from large retail stores. via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

]]> Daytona Beach News-Journal Online Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:21:35 GMT 071109I9LHSF 0 28.967912 -80.896715 $26K Offered In Fatal Poker Game Shooting http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/11/26k-offered-in-fatal-poker-game-shooting?fromrss=1 Up to $26,000 in reward money is being offered for information leading to an indictment of a person who invaded a New Smyrna Beach home in October and shot and killed a Port Orange man during a poker game, ... via Local6

]]> Local6 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:02:22 GMT 071108OS787U 0 28.967912 -80.896715 Man Bitten By Shark Off New Smyrna Beach Coast http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/11/man-bitten-by-shark-off-new-smyrna-beach-coast?fromrss=1 There was another shark attack off New Smyrna Beach. Volusia County authorities said 21-year-old Joseph Fox was bitten in the right leg Tuesday. via WFTV

]]> WFTV Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:23:41 GMT 071108CUQH1N 0 28.967912 -80.896715 Deputies: 3 area residents involved in drug ring arrested http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/11/deputies-3-area-residents-involved-in-drug-ring-arrested?fromrss=1 Three Volusia County residents were arrested today on a variety of charges related to their involvement in a drug distribution ring that extended into Lake County, a Volusia County Sheriff's Office spokesman ... via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

]]> Daytona Beach News-Journal Online Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:51:31 GMT 07110780VQQA 0 28.967912 -80.896715 New Smyrna votes in new mayor, re-elects Plaskett http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/11/new-smyrna-votes-in-new-mayor-re-elects-plaskett?fromrss=1 "It's about all the people who worked for the campaign - that's what this party is about."

For the first time in more than a decade, New Smyrna Beach has a new mayor. A crowd of supporters cheered and danced in front of Sally Mackay's Canal Street campaign headquarters Tuesday night, celebrating her ... via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

]]> Daytona Beach News-Journal Online Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:08:45 GMT 071107FUVEKV 0 28.967912 -80.896715 Missing family milestones weighs on soldier in Iraq http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/11/missing-family-milestones-weighs-on-soldier-in-iraq?fromrss=1 An occasional series featuring stories of military folks far from home and their loved ones here. via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

]]> Daytona Beach News-Journal Online Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:25:44 GMT 0711062B26MJ 0 28.967912 -80.896715 Public invited to ACA residency http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/11/public-invited-to-aca-residency?fromrss=1 The projects that go on during the three-week residency sessions at Atlantic Center for the Arts may seem like magic. via The News-Journal

]]> The News-Journal Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:47:15 GMT 0711042T8MMJ 0 28.967912 -80.896715 Tip leads to arrest in armed Edgewater home invasion http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/11/tip-leads-to-arrest-in-armed-edgewater-home-invasion?fromrss=1 "We were following some leads, but (Hasson's) name had not been mentioned until the tipster called"

A tipster helped Volusia County sheriff's investigators track down a man accused of assaulting people in a chain-swinging frenzy before robbing them in a recent home invasion near Edgewater. via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

]]> Daytona Beach News-Journal Online Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:26:32 GMT 071102136B8V 0 28.967912 -80.896715 New Smyrna Beach airport under attack http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/11/new-smyrna-beach-airport-under-attack?fromrss=1 "This is a critical challenge for an important airport, and Paul is doing an excellent job leading the charge to protect it"

What would you do if your city approved a residential development 500 feet from the end of your airport's crosswind runway that could lead to that runway's closure? Or if an anonymous ran t full of mistruths ... via AOPA Pilot

]]> AOPA Pilot Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:04:05 GMT 071101EDOGI2 58 28.967912 -80.896715 Tip leads to arrest of Edgewater home invasion suspect http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/11/tip-leads-to-arrest-of-edgewater-home-invasion-suspect?fromrss=1 An anonymous tip led investigators to a New Smyrna Beach man who they say swung a large chain wildly during a recent home invasion, smashing a big screen TV and "hitting anything in sight." Joseph Hasson, 36, ... via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

]]> Daytona Beach News-Journal Online Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:57:08 GMT 071101N1QSM9 1 28.967912 -80.896715 Stunt problem cancels monster truck show http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/10/stunt-problem-cancels-monster-truck-show?fromrss=1 "I came all the way from New Smyrna Beach and I've never seen it before"

Those wanting to watch the Monster Trucks and Mayhem show in Kissimmee, Fla., were fuming after a fire stunt caused the event to be canceled. via UPI

]]> UPI Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:55:34 GMT 071028MEAB4V 0 28.967912 -80.896715 Supporters make 'Strides Against Breast Cancer' http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/10/supporters-make-strides-against-breast-cancer?fromrss=1 "I don't want to give up my fishing and my bowling"

Wearing a pink wig, a breast cancer survivor stood on stage and told thousands of people about the disease leading to a partial mastectomy. via Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

]]> Daytona Beach News-Journal Online Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:16:32 GMT 071028VRJG07 0 28.967912 -80.896715 Flagler's Tant memorial surf classic gets world attention http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/10/flaglers-tant-memorial-surf-classic-gets-world-attention?fromrss=1 "Just having everybody together and surfing, basically being together"

Flagler's Tant memorial surf classic gains world attention Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 21 October, 2007 : - - Flagler Beach - Pro surfers throw sand at each other. via Surfing News and Contests, Surf Repor...

]]> Surfing News and Contests, Surf Reports, Wave Forecasts Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:44:40 GMT 0710266EUR9B 0 28.967912 -80.896715 Burglar to get drug treatment http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/10/burglar-to-get-drug-treatment?fromrss=1 A 42-year-old Edgewater man was sentenced Tuesday to undergo drug treatment and serve five years of probation for burglarizing the home of a Volusia County judge. via The Orlando Sentinel

]]> The Orlando Sentinel Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:24:50 GMT 07102478UPV2 1 28.967912 -80.896715 NSB Regional Library offers free computer classes http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/10/nsb-regional-library-offers-free-computer-classes?fromrss=1 The New Smyrna Beach Regional Library will offer free computer classes in November to help beginners learn about Internet basics and searches. via Volusia

]]> Volusia Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:14:18 GMT 071024J7H4M6 0 28.967912 -80.896715 Mom claims jail has 'grossly mistreated' bipolar woman http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/10/mom-claims-jail-has-grossly-mistreated-bipolar-woman?fromrss=1 "I might be slow, but I ain't dumb."

People waiting for their own hearings in a courtroom Monday chuckled out loud when the young inmate -- who was bound in a restraint chair and rolled out to the courtroom -- interrupted with outbursts. via The News-Journal

]]> The News-Journal Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:01:47 GMT 071023E8JJPI 0 28.967912 -80.896715 Florida Woman Bags Monster Gator http://www.topix.net/city/new-smyrna-beach-fl/2007/10/florida-woman-bags-monster-gator?fromrss=1 "Darn, this thing doesn't even have any Alligator Boots!"

Lauren Brown of New Smyrna Beach, Florida bagged a record size gator during Florida's alligator harvesting season, Tuesday night, October 16th. via Freerepublic.com

]]> Freerepublic.com Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:08:49 GMT 071021E3RNA7 0 28.967912 -80.896715