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Dennis Breo, the guy next door in New Smyrna Beach, one heck of a journalist

Create: Thu, 06/07/2012 - 05:47
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The man has lived next door to me in Sugar Mill for three years. We probably haven’t said 50 words to each other in that time.

There really was no reason to. We don’t share many of the same friends or activities. He, like me, is not a big chit-chatter and like many artists, musicians, writers and creative people, he is rather quiet, a little unassuming in non-working environments and perceived by some as being a little aloof. Aren’t we all?

I really didn’t know him and in those 50 words that we did speak to each other, he didn’t spend a lot of time talking about himself.

Congratulations to the New Smyrna Beach High School Class of 2012 and its impressive president

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Congratulations to the graduating class of New Smyrna Beach High School. Seeing that the number of graduates totaled 392 reminded me of my own graduation in 1964. At that time the old high school on the North Causeway in New Smyrna Beach was brand new and our class consisted of 66 pupils. Our ceremony was at the school itself and we with our family and friends all fit without a problem.

New Smyrna Beach High Valedictorian Alexandria Spradlin to classmates: 'Life is your personal journey' Henry Frederick Wed, 06/06/2012 - 23:46
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Headline Surfer video and photos by Sera Frederick / Alexandria Spradlin, valedictorian of the 2012 graduating class of New Smyrna Beach High School, addresses her classmates during commencement ceremonies Saturday at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, which you can watch by clicking the video. 

New Smyrna Beach High School Class of 2012 Valedictorian Alexandria Spradlin told her classmates the time has come for them to begin their journeys through life and not to cede decisions on where they're going to others. Here is the full text of her speech:

Little Theatre of New Smyrna Beach announces auditions for upcoming play, 'A Flea in Her Ear' Henry Frederick Tue, 06/05/2012 - 19:01
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Little Theatre of New Smyrna Beach will hold auditions for the upcoming play, "A Flea in Her Ear," an adaptation of the Georges Feydeau farce by Frank Galati.

This explosively funny version of the classic farce has a series of mistaken identities, clandestine assignations and misplaced jealousies which happen at break-neck speed.

Retired New Smyrna Beach firefighter Kirk Jones, P&Z's Steve Casserly running for city commissioner Henry Frederick Tue, 06/05/2012 - 11:52
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Kirk Jones of NSB / Headline SurferNSB planning and zoning board member Steve Casserly / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer photos by Sera Frederick / New Smyrna Beach City Commissioner Lynne Plaskette is shown with Mayorr Adam Barringer (left) and Assistant City Manager Khalid Resheidatat a workshop session in 2011.

Daytona Beach cops: Body found in woods identified

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Anthony Michael ShawAnthony Michael Shaw, 35, known to local police as shown in this March booking mug, was found dead over the weekend in a homeless camp in a wooded area of Daytona Beach. His name was released to the media on Monday. How or why he died has not been released.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The body of a homeless man found in a makeshift camp in the woods of Brentwood rive over the weekend has been identified as that of 35-year-old Anthony Michael Shaw. How the man was killed or when has not ye been released by police.

New Smyrna Beach HS Class President Caitlyn Zona: 'Change for each of us'

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Headline Surfer video and photos by Sera Frederick / Caitlyn Zona, president of the 2012 Class of New Smyrna Beach High School adresses her clasmates Saturday night at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, which you can watch by clicking the video. The 17-year-old New Smyrna Beach grad is headed to the University of Central Florida on an academic scholarship where she will major in education.

NSBHS Class of 2012 President Caitlyn ZonaNew Smyrna Beach High School 2012 Class President Caitlyn Zona encouraged her classmates to consider what the word "change" means to them at this point in their lives. Here is the full text of her address:

Making the Grade: Rubio rejects UN control of the Internet Sally Gillies Sun, 06/03/2012 - 23:20
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ORMOND BEACH -- Will Congress cede yet another portion of our lives to the United Nations? Florida Sen. Marco Rubio doesn’t that’s a great idea.

New Smyrna Beach High School graduating seniors receive $2.2 million in college scholarships

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Our video shows the graduating seniors who received scholarships from their prospective colleges.
Salutatorian Alexander Dulock, shown here, was the top college scolarship winner with $124,000 from the University of South Carolina.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The 392 graduating seniors of the New Smyrna Beach Class of 2012 has received $2,218,368 in scholarship monies. That's a whopping $2.2 million.  

Fly with '90s band Sugar Ray at Universal Studios in Orlando

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Pavlina Osta of Port Orange talks with '90s pop band Sugar Ray, interviewing in particular lead singer Mark McGrath and guitarist Rodney Sheppard.

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ORLANDO -- I'm at Universal Studios with Sugar Ray before their performance. The band of the 90's that had such super hits as "Fly", "Someday" and "When it's Over" are super fun and relaxed before heading out on stage.

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