Headline Surfer photos by Henry Frederick / Kaye Walker, shown at left, poses with a friend at her Holiday Charity Ball at the Brannon Center. Tia McDonald,  of Edgewater, shown in the front entranceway, was among a contingent of volunteers. 

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A couple hundred people showed up for the 16th annual Holiday Charity Ball at the Brannon Center to help support Habitat for Humanity, the Council on Agings Meals on Wheels and the NSB Caps Scholarship Fund.

ORMOND BEACH -- Beginning today, the Nova Community Center will be closed due to gym maintenance. It will re-open for normal activities on Monday, Nov. 26, with regular business hours.

If you have any questions regarding the closure, please contact Ormond Beach Leisure Services at 386-676-3250.

Headline Surfer photo by Henry Frederick / Winter Haven runs a play from its own 20-yard line early in the third quarter, leading the New Smyrna Beach Cudas, 24-20 midway through the third quarter in a playoff game Friday night at New Smyrna Beach Stadium.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Cudas head coach Lance Jenkins knew it was going to be no picnic against 10th ranked Winter Haven in tonight's playoff game at New Smyrna Beach Stadium. And he was right. The Cudas entered the second half trailing 21-20.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Daytona Beach Police Department under the supervision of Chief Mike Chitwood made a series of prostitution-related arrests this week, but Headline Surfer can't provide the public with its own news report because the 24/7 Internet newspaper is being excluded from press releases and arrest/incident reports going out to other media outlets.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- It's the final countdown now fo the New Smyrna Beach High School Cudas football team with an undefeated regular season making way tonight against No. 10 ranked Winter Haven in the playoffs.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- I admit to being one optimist who believed with little doubt that Election Day 2012 would result in a glorious result. My optimism was partially rewarded and partially crushed by the voters, those running campaigns, those counting votes and those reporting events (or not).

The news of Derrick Henry's swearing in ceremony Wednesday night as mayor of Daytona Beach was trending in Google's News Directories as shown here in this snapshot graphic to the left.  A snapshot at right shows 102 people accessing Headline Surfer as the Henry story was being updated.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Headline Surfer was the first media outlet to report the news of Derrick Henry's swearing in as Daytona Beach mayor and the story was trending in the Google online news directories and search engines.

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EDGEWATER -- County Chair-elect Jason Davis could be on the job on or about Dec. 1 by virtue of appointment by Gov. Scott to fill the county chairmanship vacated by Frank Bruno the day before the general elections.

"I got a call from the governor's appointment staff informing me of his decision to name me chairman," Davis told Headline Surfer, adding he was excited about the governor's decision.

"There's a lot of work to be done and I'd like to get started as soon as possible," Davis said Wednesday night from his Edgewater home.