2002 top wage earner
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The top city wage earner in fiscal 2002 was then-City Manager Frank Roberts who grossed $72,100.28...
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fiscal 2009 salary totals
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The city spent $15.4 million on employee salaries for fiscal 2009, which ended Sept. 31, an increase of $303,769 over the previous fiscal year. The figures do not include mileage reimbursements, health or retirement benefits...
Armed hold-up attempt in Deltona foiled
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DELTONA -- He just said no. That's what a store clerk did when a would-be robber pointed a gun at his face Saturday night and demanded money. The attempted hold-up occurred at the Chevron station on Saxon Boulevard in Deltona at around 8:30 p.m.
The man walked into the store and got a soda from the cooler, then waited for the other customers to leave.
Volusia County Library Center announces fall program schedule for children and teens
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DAYTONA BEACH -- The Volusia County Library Center – City Island will offer a variety of free programs for children and teenagers this fall.
• Toddler and preschool Storytime begins at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays for children 5 and under.
• Family movies will be shown at 2 p.m. Sundays for children and their parents or caregivers. Parents may bring snacks and drinks. Upcoming movies include “Hannah Montana: The Movie” Oct. 4, “CinderElmo” Oct. 11, “Kiki’s Delivery Service” Oct. 18, and “Halloweentown” Oct. 25.
NSB library offers free computer classes starting Wednesday
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Computer knowledge is just a click away at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library. Check out the free computer classes available in October, starting Wesdnesday.
Computer basics – offered at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday – is designed for beginners who want to learn about the physical components of a
computer and get acquainted with terminology. Participants also will explore some of the functions and features of the Windows operating
system.
Locally produced 'Safe Haven: The Warsaw Zoo' to show at the 2009 Daytona Beach Film Festival
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Blue Heron International Pictures announced Saturday that its latest Holocaust documentary -- Safe Haven: The Warsaw Zoo -- will screen at the 2009 Daytona Beach Film Festival, and award-winning director Gary Lester will attend the event.
The festival will be held at the Cinematique Theatre in Ormond Beach during the weekend of October 9-11.
Gary Lester of Port Orange is the son of Richard Lester, famed producer and teacher at New Smyrna Beach High School.
Miss Scarlett, canine star of the movie 'ASTRO ZOMBIES M3:Cloned' is grand marshal for the upcoming NSB Mardi Paws Parade
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Courtesy photo. Charlie Carlson of New Smyrna Beach poses with Miss Scarlett, canine star of the movie "ASTRO ZOMBIES M3:Cloned" and the grand marshal for the upcoming Mardi Paws Parade in New Smyrna Beach.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Miss Scarlet, the neglected pooch who has turned into a sensational media darling, has been named grand marshal for the February Mardi Paws on Parade in New Smyrna Beach.
The city was one of the locations chosen by legendary Hollywood Producer/Director Ted V. Mikels while filming his latest movie "ASTRO ZOMBIES M3:Cloned."
The love-hate relationship with TV commercials
It seems almost everyone out there has a love-hate relationship with TV commercials. Deanna Walsh, 36, a waitress at Blackbeards restaurant said, ”On the whole I like them but sometimes they get too repetitive.” But Mary Barrett,45, a waitress at the Golden Biscuit eatery responded: ”That is what they make remotes for. Every time the commercials come on, I’m changing the channel.”
How much is too much in reporting crime news?
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Jail mug. Darren Sanders, 33, was arrested Thursday on charges of assaulting and exploiting a 67-year-old New Smyrna Beach woman he was hired to care for, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office. Among the other allegations was that he tore off her Medic alert pendant, ripped out phone lines in her home and threatening to behead or drown her cat. The woman was hospitalized after suspicious bank officials took notice of her battered face after she and her caretaker arrived.
There's an old journalism adage: If it bleeds, it leads." I was watching local news on an Orlando TV station the other night and I was nauseated by one of the reports, that of the elderly New Smyrna Beach woman taken advantage of and beaten by her much younger caretaker.
