NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A man asking for directions in a pick-up truck on Canal Street tried to abduct a 33-year-old woman demanding oral sex, but she managed to get away from him, New Smyrna Beach police said.
BARBERVILLE -- A young motorcyclist killed Tuesday after hitting a Jeep Cherokee head-on after passing another vehicle on State Road 15 near Barberville, has been identified as 18-year-old James M. Haskins of DeLeon Springs, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- More than a dozen accused street dealers were rounded up Thursday during a sweeping narcotics operation targeting illegal drug activity in the New Smyrna Beach and Edgewater area, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said.
We as greater New Smjyrna Beach residents are proud of the community activism as shown by the examples of Matthew Thurmairer, of Habitat for Humanity, not only here, but abroad.
Like many others, Thurmairer is trying his best to help the suffering victims of the terrible earthquate that ravaged Haiti and he should be applauded.
But sending money, is not necessarily the cure-all. Though in an emergency like this, evey penny counts. The question then becomes, for how long?
After vacationing with my parents in Florida as a child, one of my goals was to eventually live here. My dream became a reality in 1995. I sold my businesses in Ohio, all my real estate, and moved to sunny New Smyrna Beach. I was thrilled, ecstatic, and embarked on a new business and a life in the sun. I felt that I was truly living my dream in paradise.
Sera and I were pleased the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl over the Indianapolis Colts and the quarterback the pundits had already claimed was the greatest of all time. Peyton Manning may very well become the greatest QB, but on this night of nights, the best quarterback was Drew Brees.
I spoke with Mayor Adam Barringer before the game, and he, too, was rooting for New Orleans.
As I was driving down the now-heavily trafficked streets of New Smyrna Beach, I could not help but turn on the radio to aleve me of the stress of 10 cars in front of me at the light when I heard the ostentatious commentary of our local neighbors yapping about the gift Sean ‘P.Diddy’ Combs gave his son for his 16th birthday. It sounded like the case of the broke-a-naires once again not understanding economics.
I learned an interesting thing recently that I bet most of you didn’t know either. My friend has a new grand-baby so I asked my yard-saler Mom to be on the lookout for a car seat for her.
Hello to all! This is Cheyenne Drews, a newcomer to the NSBNEWS.net. I'm currently an 8th grader at New Smyrna Beach Middle School, home of the No. 1 Stingrays. I'm a straight-A student with an open mind about the future.
Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport increased 23 percent in January compared to January of the previous year, Volusia County officials said.
