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Turning down workforce housing in New Smyrna Beach a slippery slope and travesty

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Progress is something New Smyrna Beach says it wants and encourages, just not in the back yards of anyone influential. The way they see it, it should only be allowed in certain sections of the city like way out west on State Road 44. There is always a group that rises up and protests: “Not in my back yard!”

47. Pierson's Chipper Jones rallies National League All-Stars in mid-summer classic with inspirational speech

Chipper Jones Chipper Jones, shown here in a photo from his website, was all smiles at the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Kansas City, Mo., hitting a single in the 6th inning.

PIERSON -- Chipper Jones -- the pride of Pierson, Florida --  and a future Hall of Famer for the Atlanta Braves rallied his National League All-Stars in a pre-game speech before they took to the field in Kansas City and shut out their American League counterparts, 8-0.

46. New Smyrna Beach BalloonFest and air show brightens skies

US Army paratrooper at NSB BalloonFest / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer videos by Multimedia Editor Sera Frederick / The Golden Knights entertain the crowd in March at the New Smyrna Beach Balloon and SkyFest at the New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport.  The 24/7 Internet newspaper editor/publisher Henry Frederick and wife, Sera Frederick, went up in crazy plane rides.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Under bright sunny skies Saturday, people craned their heads upwards for a once-in-a-lifetime view of an elite group of parachuters with their precision landings at the fourth annual New Smyrna Beach Balloon and SkyFest.

Change of seasons: Rolex 24 to Daytona 500 to Bike Week

Alyssa Bellows of Ormond Beach works the Bike Week scene / Headlne SurferPhoto for Headline Surfer / Videos produced by Multimedia Editor Serafina Frederick / Alyssa Bellows of Ormond Beach shines up bikes for extra cash during Bike Week in greater Daytona as shown in this 2012 image.

DAYTONA BEACH -- It's a rite of passage -- a change of the seasons -- special events that is, in greater Daytona Beach. We're transitioning from the Rolex 24 and the Daytona 500 (and its Speed Weeks) to Bike Week, and eventually Spring Break, or what's left of the college experience on the World's Most Famous Beach.

Internet newspaper Bike Week story trending in Daytona Beach online news directory

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Bike Week story on HeadlineSurfer.com trending in search engines / Headline SurferThe snapshot shows Headline Surfer's story on Bike Week trending in the Google News Directories for Daytona Beach, FL.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Within an hour of being published, Headline Surfer's initial Bike Week 2013 story was trending as the No. 2 overall story in the Google news directories for Daytona Beach, Florida.

The news directories are typically where savvy online readers look for the latest news headlines in their community and around the world simply by plugging in their city and state or a zip code.

Struggling to fix database

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Because of the continuing increases in online visitors, this Internet newspaper's database is struggling to keep up with the intensity of the continued access around the clock. We are in great need of revenue to make the necessary adjustments to keep up with this demand as this operation is on a very tight shoestring budget.

Improving communications between SVAA and stakeholders in greater New Smyrna Beach, Port Orange, Edgewater

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Southeast Volusia Ad Authority Dir. Tim Hamby / photo copyright Headline SurferBy Tim Hamby
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- I have been trying to improve communication between the Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority and stakeholders in our area and wish to include the media in my efforts. I have been sending out periodic updates, typically just prior to or immediately following, our regularly scheduled board meetings.

In these emailed letters, I have been providing summaries of critical issues, including, when appropriate, creative pieces; budgets; copies of agreements; etc.

45. NSBHS chooses king & queen; Cudas romp over Deltona 56-0 in homecoming

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NEW SMYRNA BREACH -- The New Smyrna Beach High School 'Cudas had lots of reasons to be happy during the 2011-'12 school year homecoming game. The football team won big time and Dallas Macdermant and Shanleigh O'dell were named king and queen, respectively.