Local News & Community Updates
One page with every reliable place to check what's happening in New Smyrna Beach — big regional stations and newspapers, small hometown outlets, and the official city and county pages that post real-time alerts. Bookmark it before your trip.
New Smyrna Beach is a small town with a big personality, and a few things can change fast — weather, beach access, and event schedules chief among them. A quick check of one of these sources before you head out can save your day.
The bigger outlets covering all of Volusia County and the Orlando/Daytona media market, including New Smyrna Beach.
Daytona Beach News-Journal
The daily newspaper of record for Volusia and Flagler counties since 1883, with the deepest ongoing coverage of New Smyrna Beach city government, courts, and community stories.
news-journalonline.comWESH 2 News
Orlando's NBC affiliate, covering breaking news, weather, and hurricane tracking across Central Florida, including Volusia County.
wesh.comNews 6 (WKMG)
Orlando's CBS affiliate. Its ClickOrlando site keeps a running feed of Volusia County beach safety, weather, and public-safety updates.
clickorlando.comSpectrum News 13
A dedicated Volusia County news feed with local weather, county links, and events — one of the easier regional pages to scan quickly.
mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/volusiaFOX 35 Orlando
Central Florida's FOX affiliate maintains a New Smyrna Beach-specific news tag with local breaking stories as they happen.
fox35orlando.com — New Smyrna tagOrlando Sentinel
Central Florida's largest daily paper, useful for the wider regional picture — tourism trends, state issues, and stories that touch the whole I-4 corridor.
orlandosentinel.comSmaller, hyperlocal outlets that focus specifically on New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater, and the Southeast Volusia community — the places you'll see local businesses, school news, and neighborhood happenings covered in more depth.
Hometown News – New Smyrna Beach/Edgewater
A free community newspaper covering Southeast Volusia specifically, with steady coverage of city commission decisions, local business openings, and small-town features.
hometownnewsvolusia.comNew Smyrna Beach Patch
A free daily newsletter and community board mixing local news, event listings, business announcements, and weather in a quick, scannable format.
patch.com/florida/new-smyrna-beach-flHeadline Surfer
An independent, veteran-run online news outlet covering Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, and the wider region with an old-school local-reporter voice.
headlinesurfer.comWNDB 1150 AM / 93.5 FM
Daytona Beach's heritage news-talk radio station, simulcast on FM, with rolling local news, sports, and community coverage for Volusia and Flagler counties.
newsdaytonabeach.comStraight from the source — these are the pages local government uses to post real announcements, meeting notices, and emergency alerts.
City of New Smyrna Beach — News Flash
Official city announcements: commission actions, road and park closures, permitting changes, and community events, posted directly by the city.
cityofnsb.com/CivicAlerts.aspxVolusia County News Releases
County-wide announcements covering beach operations, emergency management, infrastructure projects, and public health — the source local reporters work from.
volusia.org/news/news-releases.stmlSoutheast Volusia Chamber of Commerce
The local chamber tracks business openings, ribbon cuttings, and community initiatives around New Smyrna Beach and Edgewater.
See NSB101 listingNSB101 Events Calendar
For festival dates, wine walks, and the town's recurring favorites already gathered in one place, start with our own Events guide.
See Events guideThe most useful sources for real-time conditions — worth checking every morning of a beach trip, especially in summer and during hurricane season.
National Weather Service — Melbourne
The official forecast office for this stretch of coast, with the point forecast set specifically for New Smyrna Beach, plus rip current risk, marine forecasts, and tropical tracking.
forecast.weather.gov — New Smyrna BeachVolusia County Beach Safety / Ocean Rescue
The lifeguard division's official page — flag conditions, rip current guidance, and beach safety rules straight from the people who patrol the sand.
volusia.org — Beach SafetyKnow Your Evacuation Zone
Volusia County uses Zones A–E for storm surge risk, with Zone A (most of the barrier island) evacuating first. Look up any address before hurricane season, not during it.
volusia.org — Evacuation & Safety InfoNSB101 Beaches Guide
Our own guide to beach driving, parking passes, ramp locations, and dog beaches — the practical details to pair with the day's conditions.
See Beaches guideNew Smyrna Beach has lost print newspapers before — the town's original daily, The Observer, folded years ago — which is part of why the hometown outlets on this page matter. Small, independent local news takes real effort to keep running, and reading and sharing their stories is one of the simplest ways a visitor or resident can help keep local reporting alive. Between the big regional stations for breaking news and weather, and the small hometown outlets for the stories that make this town feel like a town, you'll have a well-rounded picture of what's actually happening.
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