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Courtesy photo / The woman gunned down Tuesday night in greater New Smyrna Beach has been identified as Debra Gibson.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A name and a face have been affixed to a woman shot and killed Tuesday night in a quiet neighborhood in the Westside just outside the city limits. The victim has been identified as Debra Gibson, 46 of New Smyrna Beach.

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Courtesy photo / The historic Lilian Place as shown here is one of Daytona Beach's treasures made famous in the book "Open Boat" by Stephen Crane, who also wrote "The Red Badge of Courage."

DAYTONA BEACH -- The Art League of Daytona Beach will hold a Wine and Cheese Reception and Fine Art Auction on Saturday Feb. 5, to benefit Lilian Place – the oldest house on Daytona’s beach side.

Admission is free for the 6 to 8 p.m. event held at the League’s Main Gallery, 433 South Palmetto Ave.

Art work by 27 specially selected artists will be featured in a silent auction with a portion of the proceeds donated to the non-profit Heritage Preservation Trust of Volusia County.

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NSBNEWS.net and other members of the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce received the following e-mail alert 4:35 p.m. Wednesday:

With deep sorrow we just received word that Mary Ellison has just passed away due to an unforeseen illness. Just recently retired, Mary was a seventeen year veteran at the Chamber of Commerce and one of the most delightful people to have ever graced our community. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family. Once we receive word of any funeral arrangements we will pass them along to you.

Respectfully,

Samantha Bishop

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 20-year-old woman was found dead this morning at the White Bird Mobile Home Park on North Dixie Freeway, but foul play is not suspected, New Smyrna Beach police said.

She was identified as Halie M. Herndon.

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- An autopsy performed this morning confirmed as expected that the woman shot and killed Tuesday night in front of a home at the intersection of Oak and Washington streets died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds and the medical examiner has ruled her death a homicide, a Volusia County Sheriff's spokesman said.

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 NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick / Volusia County Sheriff's investigators work the scene of a  Tuesday night multiple-gunshot slaying of a woman outside an Oak Street residence at the intersection with Washington Street, just west of the New Smyrna Beach city limits. Watch our exclusive 1 a.m. video report from the scene.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The unmistakable sound of gunshots where a woman lay dead outside an Oak Street home near the intersection with Washington was so loud just before 9:45 p.m. Tuesday., it woke up small children and elderly folks in this quiet enclave just west of the city limits.

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NSBNEWS.net file photo and video by Sera Frederick / New Smyrna Beach Adam Barringer and the City Commissioners Lynne Plaskett, Jim Hathaway, Jack Grasty and Judy Reiker agree Tuesday night that with the new police and fire station complex built, now is an opportunity time to lure businesses to this seaside paradise by waiving police and fire impact fees for one year.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- In this downtrodden economy, New Smyrna Beach may now have an edge over other cities in Volusia County in welcoming businesses starting up or those looking to relocate: No impact fees for public safety services.

Newspaper provides scant details on website, tells readers to 'get full story in Wednesday's edition'

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DAYTONA BEACH -- The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported on its website this afternoon that former Daytona State College President Kent Sharples has been hired as president of CEO Business Alliance, described by the newspaper "as a newly formed group made of up top executives from several of Volusia County's most prominent businesses."

The story was posted at 2:04 p.m. on the newspaper's website, and informed readers they can "read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Daytona Beach News-Journal."

The story can be found by clicking the "button" on the News-Journal website's home page marked "Breaking News," which takes the reader to another page where the actual story can be accessed. Here is a direct link: http://www.news-journalonline.com/breakingnews/2011/01/ceo-business-alliance-hires-former-daytona-state-president.html

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Photos by Henry Frederick and video by Sera Frederick / Suspended Oak Hill police officer Mike Ihnken refutes Police Chief Diane Young's administrative charges and demand to the City Commission that he be "terminated" for being derelict in his duties. The commission gives him the benefit of the doubt at Monday's packed meeting and questions whether Young is the problem. See our exclusive post-meeting video interview with the officer.

OAK HILL -- On a 3-2 vote, the City Commission led by Mayor Darla Lauer rejected Police Chief Diane Young's recommendation that embattled officer Michael Ihnken be fired.