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State Rep. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange (Dist. 28), issued a Thanksgiving message for the residents of greater Port Orange through VolusiaNews.net and for greater New Smyrna Beach via NSBNEWS.net.  New Smyrna Beach Mayor Adam Barringer delivered Thanksgiving wishes as well for the citizens of New Smyrna Beach through an exclusive video interview with NSBNEWS.net. Hukill's message is posted below in the story.

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  NSBNEWS.net video by Sera Frederick.

The video was shot by NSBNEWS.net during the 2009 inaugural Christmas on Canal, which featured a towering and beautiful artificial Christmas tree, complete with lights. The courtesy photo shows Hedda the Heron, the mascot for Historic Canal Street Merchants Association, with calendars for sale with the mascot's likeness to help pay for local activities.  The tree lighting starts at 6 p.m. and NSBNEWS.net will have full coverage of all of the festivities. 

Editor's note: The following story was submitted by contributing writer Dale Smith:

NEW SMYRNA BEACH – The holiday season kicks off in earnest Friday as Canal Street transforms itself into the second annual Christmas on Canal Street extravaganza: Five days of activities the whole family will enjoy have been designed to bring people downtown for entertainment, shopping and dining. Event organizers say they’ve combined Friday’s Christmas caroling with Spark the Spirit night in hopes of attracting more people downtown.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – Ed Noseworthy, current administrator for 225-bed Florida Hospital East Orlando, has accepted the position of CEO for Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach.

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Flare Elliott, a Canal Street merchant and one of the leaders of the Friends of Historic Canal Street, is excited that the FEC has a train passing through New Smyrna Beach next month to deliver toys for tots.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Who needs a sleigh when there's a train? The Florida East Coast "Toys For Tots" Train will stop in New Smyrna Beach on Dec. 11 at Myrtle Avenue and the tracks.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Volusia County Councilwoman Joie Alexander is a class act.

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Entrepreneur Ernie Johnson has big plans for the Badcock building at Canal and U.S. 1, including high-end shoppes, but in order to make it happen, he needs $750,000 from the CRA. Johnson is tiny in this long-shot view from inside.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH – Plans to revitalize the entryway to historic Canal Street at U.S. 1 is picking up steam now that a sales agreement has been finalized for the purchase of the former Badcock building.

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Videos by Multimedia Editor Sera Frederick. Check out our exclusive video coverage of Saturday's Run for the Fallen 5k walk/run in New Smyrna Beach and our tribute photo video to Buddy Richardson, who died Monday at the age of 81, who was a key part of the initial run two years ago.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Danielle Oldham was relishing in the success of her weekend "Run for the Fallen" 5k walk/run when she learned of Monday's passing of a veteran who had been a key part of her initial campaign two years ago: "R.I.P. Buddy Richardson. You were a great man to our community and a brave man for serving our country. You will be missed."

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 25-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed Wednesday night on State Road 44 by a motorist in a Honda, New Smyrna Beach police said.

Rafael E. Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene of the 8:15 p.m. accident in the 2100 block of S.R. 44, police said.

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Concrete culverts as shown here are stacked and ready to be dropped into the ocean as part of Volusia County's artificial reef program, now in its 30th year. Sunken ships, concrete poles and slabs are also used to create a natural marine habitat some 5-15 miles out to sea off the coastline from as far north as Ormond-by-the-Sea and as far south as Canaveral National Seashore. These culverts are stacked in the Utilities Commission yard on Swoopes Drive in New Smyrna Beach.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH – Numerous ship wrecks dot the ocean floor from Ormond-By-The-Sea to the Canaveral National Seashore. But these ships didn’t fall victim to Florida hurricanes. Beginning in 1980, ships destined for the scrap metal yard were strategically placed there by Volusia County in an attempt to create artificial reefs.