National Beverage Corp.’s board approved the early release of special dividend of $2.55 in time to beat the fiscal cliff. The Fort Lauderdale-based company said the dividends would be paid to shareholders on record of Dec. 7 – two days later than they originally planned. National Beverage (NYSE: FIZZ) joins several other companies such as Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) who are declaring special dividend before the end of the year to save shareholders from potentially having to…