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Edgewater assesses damage from 'no-name' storm

Here is the latest weather forecast for Greater New Smyrna Beach from the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

EDGEWATER -- City officials reported one serious motor vehicle accident from Sunday's "no name storm" as some Orlando TV meteorologists have dubbed the low pressure system that dumped several inches of rain and brought wind gusts of up to 60 mph in some Volusia County coastal communities.

Throughout the day Sunday and into the morning hours of Columbus Day, there were sporadic power outages in small pockets throughout Edgewater, Fire Services spokeswoman Capt. Jill Danigel told NSBNews.net.

Two city lift stations were being run with generator power, 323 South Riverside Drive and 4409 Maple St. in Terra Mar Village, early Monday she said.

NSB Mayor Adam Barringer's future: Will he or won't he seek higher office?

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Henry FrederickBy HENRY FREDERICK
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Mayor Adam Barringer is the scheduled guest speaker for Thursday's Southeast Volusia Republican Club luncheon at the Smyrna Yacht Club.

Adam BarringerWith a flurry of locals announcing their campaign intentions, this seems like as a good a time as any for the first-term mayor to announce what he'll do in the big 20012 election campaign. Maybe he will, and then again, maybe he won't.

Former ad authority chief Debbie Boyd quits blog

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Debbie BoydThis was the header for Debbie Boyd as a community blogger with NSBNews.net after she agreed to write it after stepping down from her post as executive director of the Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Saying she was tired of the politics and the antagonism associated with unnamed persons trying to smear her reputation, former Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority Executive Director Debbie Boyd asked NSBNews.net to discontinue her community blog called "The Pelican Brief."

Pill mills not welcome in New Smyrna Beach

At Tuesday night’s meeting, the New Smyrna Beach City Commission handled a number of issues that will hopefully protect our city’s quality of life. After listening to medical and law enforcement experts, the City Commission took action to limit so-called “pain management clinics” or “pill mills” from infiltrating our city limits. We acted unanimously, swiftly, and unequivocally to bar these places from New Smyrna Beach.

Campaign of Dorothy Hukill responds to Frank Bruno's campaign finance report

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Editor's Note: The following message was sent to NSBNews.net by the campaign for the elecytion of Dorothy Hukill for State Senate Dist. 7 race:

Dorothy Hukill Sets the Record Straight on Third Quarter Fundraising

PORT ORANGE - On Wednesday, October 12th, Dorothy Hukill's campaign released a report
to correct the record regarding the recent third quarter fundraising numbers in
the Florida Senate, District 7 race. This report is reprinted below:

An analysis of the most recent financial reports from Dorothy Hukill and Frank Bruno

Just say no to pill mills, Internet sweepstakes and tattoo parlors in NSB historic districts

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Jim HathawayBy JIM HATHAWAY
Vice Mayor
Exclusive weekly blog for NSBNews.net

At Tuesday night’s meeting, the New Smyrna Beach City Commission handled a number of issues that will hopefully protect our city’s quality of life. After listening to medical and law enforcement experts, the City Commission took action to limit so-called “pain management clinics” or “pill mills” from infiltrating our city limits.

Biketoberfest in New Smyrna Beach a bust

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Opening night barren at Pub 44

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Biketoberfest was quieter than a lawn mower on the first night of the four-day weekend at what is soon to be an extinct Pub 44. Just after midnight there were three Harleys in the parking lot and one bicycle. Last year's Biketoberfest recession is this year's depression, at least through the first 24 hours at what for the last couple of decades or so has been the ground zero for bikers, babes and booze.

NSBNews.net continuing its development

NSBNews.net is upgrading some of its pages and developing new content to reflect the tremendous growth in public interest in our delivery of Internet-based news and our growing social media network on Facebook.

Some of those changes will begin appearing in the next 72 hours as we begin to focus on election season, probably the most intense since the Iranian hostage situation and the powerful emergence of Ronald Reagan. Florida's presidential primary is Jan. 31.

NSBNews.net will hold a series of public debates with candidates from some of the key races throughout Volusia County,

NSB Mayor addresses his accomplishments

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New Smyrna Beach -- Mayor Adam Barringer put on the charm before a partisan crowd Thursday at the Southeast Volusia Republican Club luncheon on what he described as his achievements over the last two years.

He sidestepped the inevitable, though, that he's running for re-election as mayor. NSBNews.net is working to bring you his full speech -- unfettered.