Editor, The Beacon: This is a response to one of Tanner Andrews’ opinion columns. (I do wish you could print poetry in your newspaper). Customer service? Today? You try to […] ...

After a successful eastside School Choice Fair, Volusia County Schools is hosting its westside School Choice Fair on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Sanborn Activity Center, ...

Amazon, which has two super-warehouses along North Normandy Boulevard and now has approximately 2,000 local workers on its payroll, will get $622,203 back in proportionate-share payments previously ...

After five hours of delibrations, the jury requested a readback of Jerone Hunter and Michael Salas’s testimony from the 2006 XBox murder trial. Mid-reading of Hunter’s testimony specifically regarding ...

Pick up the latest issue of The West Volusia Beacon and The Beacon EXTRA! at a quality retailer near you: DeBary Walgreens – 15 N. Charles Richard Beall Blvd. (U.S. 17-92) Winn Dixie – 2 N. Charles ...

North Korea has been a hereditary monarchy, run by the same family since 1948. The founding dictator was Kim Il-Sung, followed by his son Kim Jong-Il. When that one croaked, the grandson Kim Jong-Un ...

1. Smart home features: It’s now common for new home builders to include smart home technology when building. Advanced home tech, like facial recognition for doors, intuitive home assistants, smart ...

Your anchor in life’s storms The congregation of Mosaic Unitarian Universalist meets online at 11 a.m. every Sunday. This Sunday, Aug. 3, at the Summer Sharing Series roundtable-style services, the ...

0 Dog owners, playful pups and their owners romped down DeLand’s main street Feb. 10 for the annual Mardi Gras Dog Parade & Festival hosted by the Krewe of Amalee. This year’s theme, “Canine Royale ...

Volusia County Schools has announced that to cover the gap in food service following the end of the regular school year, School Way Cafe, a department of Volusia County Schools, will provide meals to ...

As so clearly explained in the Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2023, issue of The Beacon, the Hotel Putnam situation is a tragedy allowed to happen by repeated waves of elected and appointed public officials. Every ...

The proposal to build a five-story building with 84 apartments on the site where the Hotel Putnam once stood in Downtown DeLand got a green light June 5 from the city’s Historic Preservation Board.