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Courtesy photo. A car crashed into the front of the Wal-mart in the NSB Regional Shopping Center on State Road 44 early Tuesday, smacking a concrete section a short distance from the entranceway.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A motorist lost control and struck a support column before grazing the concrete wall of the Walmart in the NSB Regional Shopping Center on State Road 44, just after 11 this morning on a busy Christmas shopping day, fire department officials said.

Dec. 22, 2009: Joshua A. Gove and Amy D. Simpson, Edgewater; James E. Force and Debra M. Polenchar, New Smyrna Beach.

Courtesy photo/Facebook profile. Jonathan R. Novenski, 18, of Edgewater, was found dead this morning in a ditch in front of his family's home.

EDGEWATER -- An 18-year-old man was found dead in in a ditch in front of his father's Needle Palm Drive home this morning by a passerby, Edgewater police said.

The body, identified as that of Jonathan R. Novenski, was spotted by a person walking by at 7 a.m., police said.

Foul play is not suspected at this time in the teen's death who may have died as a result of an accidental overdose of some kind while at a party hours earlier, police said.

Headline Surfer photos / Kaye Walker, chairwoman of the New Smyrna Beach Charity Ball (on the right) celebrates with friends at November's fundraiser at the Brannon Center.

NEW SMTRNA BEACH, Fla. -- There were lots of local community volunteers at the annual New Smyrna Beach Charity Ball at the Brannon Center.

For Kaye Walker, one of the organizers, it'sabout fenerating money for charity.

"If everyone contreibutes just a little bit it can make a difference," Walker said.

Originally posted Fri, 2009-07-10 20:22

Courtesy photos/Kiwanis Club of SE Volusia. Ray Hallstrom carried out his duty as secretary of the Kiwanis Club as if it were a full-time job, working tirelessly for the betterment of the organization that benefits children's programs. Hallstrom died June 30. At far right,  Hallstrom poses for a photo with fellow Kiwanis member and past president Pat Driver.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Raymond B. Hallstrom, better known as "Ray" among his colleagues and friends in the Kiwanis Club of Southeast Volusia, will be remembered for his "good works" as the longtime secretary of the club, having died on June 30, at the Hospice Care Center in Edgewater. He was 64.

Originally posted Wed, 2009-07-08 18:11

NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick. Jana Jasinski of the Institute for Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Central Florida speaks to the New Smyrna City Commission in July about the results of a survey on citizen satisfaction with city services.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Knowing a budget with a propsed increase in millage rates couild be a tough sell, city leaders paid the University of Central Florida $7,600 to conduct a citizen survey to guage citizen response to the quality of services provided.

Originally posted Sat, 2009-05-09 22:01

NSBNEWS.net photo by Henry Frederick. New Smyrna Beach native Jim Humphrey, 75, enjoys pancakes and good conversation with Rick Newell, president of the Southeast Volusia Historical Society, earlier today for the annual Pancakes in the Park fundraiser at Old Fort Park in New Smyrna Beach. The May 9 event drew 600 people for the 7-11 a.m. breakfast, which featured a display of antique cars, a mini-yard and book sale and plenty of comaraderie.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Jim Humphrey, a fifth-generation New Smyrnan saw a great opportunity to bust the cops of his longtime friend, Rick Newell this morning at Old Fort Park.

Originally posted Tue, 2009-04-07 16:42

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Gusting winds were blamed for a downed tree that damaged a power line and left the NSB Regional Shopping Center in the dark for about an hour about mid-day Tuesday, April 7, retailers and the Utilities Commission said.

Theodore Douglas III, 59, of New Smyrna Beach, an electrician for Carter Electric, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2009.