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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Three years ago, then-Mayor Sally Mackay had a vision of turning the New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport into a weekend balloon festival. As it turned out she wasn't full of hot air.

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Courtesy photo by Lauren Buzinski / Army Spc. Keith T. Buzinski lost his life on the battlefied Thursday in Afghanistan. He is the epitome of the American hero.  Here is a link to Americans killed in action in Afghanistan http://icasualties.org/oef/

DAYTONA BEACH – Army Spc. Keith T. Buzinski of Daytona Beach was killed when his unit in Afghanistan was attacked by small arms fire, the Department of Defense confirmed Saturday. He was 26 years old when he lost his life.

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Courtesy photo / Volusia County. A Votran bus heads west on Canal Street in New Smyrna Beach in this photo. The county came up with a "flex" schedule to lessen the blow of some routes eliminated for greater New Smyrna Beach resulting from budget cuts.

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Editor's note: The following was sent to NSBNews.net by the office of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, D-Florida.

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Let me bring you up to date on the government shutdown here in Washington. Thankfully, we've just seen common sense begin to triumph over right-wing extremism.

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DAYTONA BEACH SHORES -- A SWAT team was called in several hours after Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety officers received a call 2 p.m. Saturday of a suicidal man in his residence at 3716 S. Atlantic Ave. The man was later found dead inside his home, police said.

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DELTONA -- A precautionary boil-water notice was lifted at 3 p.m. Saturday for 300 homes on Stone Island in southwest Volusia County.

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Editor's Note: This is a developing story

Courtesy photo / Oak Hill City Clerk/Administrator Laura Goodearly's name is listed with a clerk of a different venue: The Duval Clerk of the Court where she is listed in the criminal records for driving under the influence. Click the attachment below for full details on her adjudication of guilt to drunk driving. 

OAK HILL -- Scandal at City Hall is not limited to the police department. NSBNews.net has learned that City Clerk/Administrator Laura Goodearly is a convicted criminal. And she's seeking a raise at tonight's City Commission meeting.