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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Harpist and vocalist Melody Long Anglin will perform at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library at 2 p.m. Saturday. The concert is free and open to the public.

A renowned harpist, Anglin recently won a first place award in WESH-TV’s “Best Music in Central Florida” contest. She received a master’s degree in musical performance at the University of Tulsa and plays a variety of music styles, including classical, jazz, pop, therapeutic, sacred and Celtic harp.

This “Live in the Library” performance is sponsored by the Friends ofthe New Smyrna Beach Regional Library.

Courtesy photo. Cutline: Monquisse Green of DeLand was charged with second-degree murder in the Sept. 5 fatal shooting of Kenya Rashawn Alexender.

 DELAND -- A 22-year-old DeLand man was shot and killed Sept. 5 on Valleydale Avenue by another man in an argument over a relationship involving a woman, DeLand police said.

DAYTONA BEACH -- When police responded to calls of shots fired during the early morning hours of Sept. 21, they found Terry Mclaine in a pool of blood in a Bethune Street driveway. He died three hours later at Halifax Medical Center, the victim of two gunshot wounds in what police said was an apparent drug deal gone bad.

Richard Burnette, 35, of Palm Coast, was charged with second-degree murder.

DELAND -- A 29-year-old man who started an Aug. 9 fight at a DeLand convenience store because he didn't like the way another man stared at him paid for it with his life when he was stabbed in the neck, DeLand police said.

Steven Story, 29, was stabbed in the left side of his neck in the late night fight and was pronounced dead in the parking lot of the Kangaroo Express Mart at State Road 15A and West International Speedway Boulevard and died at the scene.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Yippee Kayee! The Daytona Cubs won the Florida State League Championship Sept. 9, after defeating the Fort Myers Miracle, 7-3, at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, taking the best of 5 series, three games to one.

This was the Cubs' fourth championship since 1995, including titles in 2000 and 2004 sandwiched in between. The parent club is the Chicago Cubs, which hasn't won the World Series in a very, very long time. That's 100 years, but hey, who's counting?

DAYTONA BEACH -- In late August, The Volusia County Sheriff's Office launched a criminal investigation about allegations that at least three male employees with the Pine Girls Delinquency Commitment program at Stewart-Marchman Center had sexual relations with at least four girls there.

NSB NEWS.net photo by Sera King. Cutline: Aa attempt to have New Smyrna Beach City Attorney Frank Gummey fired failed. The city would had to pay him $400,000 in severance.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A verbal sparring match between New Smyrna Beach City Attorney Frank Gummey and another attorney during a New Smyrna Beach City Commission over a technical issue nearly led to Gummey's ouster, which would have forced the city to buy out his contract for a whopping $400,000.

Photos by Sandi Carroll. Cutline: At left, Danielle Grau as secretary Jane Worthington, tries to keep a snoopy waiter, played by Don Campbell, out of the closet. At right, The Hotel manager, played by Larrie Tiffany, is shocked by the event taking place in English Conservative Member Richard Willey's room.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The Little Theatre of New Smyrna Beach will present "Out of Order" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on the next two Sundays at 726 Third Ave., on the beachside.

The comedy centers around English Conservative member of Parliament, Richard Willey, who is attempting to have an affair with one of the secretaries of the leader of the Opposition Party in a top London hotel.

Naturally, conservative Republicans are disappointed that former Gov. Jeb Bush decided not to run for the U.S. Senate seat in 2010 with the announced retirement of Mel Martinez. Jeb Bush is considered by many conservatives as being the finest candidate for any political office. He would have been a shoo in to become senator -- so much so that he was not expected to have any challengers from inside the party.
However it is quite understandable with all the mud and propaganda that has been thrown at his presidential brother that he decided to keep his powder dry and make his move later on.

DELTONA -- Volusia County Sheriff's investigators are working to unravel a home invasion Tuesday in Deltona in which a 28-year-old woman was reportedly
abducted at gunpoint, before being released unharmed, agency spokesman Gary Davidson reported.

He said deputies are interviewing her, piecing together Tuesday's events and searching for the suspects.