The Volusia County Council approved more than $13.1 million in ECHO grants Oct. 6 for 10 projects aimed at expanding outdoor recreation, environmental education and public amenities throughout the ...

The state and, particularly the university system, should be filled with smart people. At least they think they are smart, and that is enough for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Board of Governors.

5:30 p.m. at DeBary Hall Historic Site, 198 Sunrise Blvd. Line dancing is a great way to exercise your mind and body. Join DeBary Hall staff for a fun evening full of learning beginner line dances to ...

Join the West Volusia NAACP for our General Meeting held on the 3rd Monday of each month at the Chisholm Center. Doors open at 5:30 PM and the meeting begins at 6:00 PM. Come connect with community ...

Real estate prices and values in Volusia County are solid, and the prospects for continued upward movement are bright, based on the latest information released by the county Property Appraiser’s ...

The latest Lake Helen city administrator to join the ever-growing list of exes is Jim Gleason, who informed the City Commission this week that he plans to retire Sept. 30. That’ll make him the fourth ...

Another Downtown DeLand business is spreading its wings. Eli Tobias, owner of Liquid Gold Tattoo on West Rich Avenue, has leased the storefront at 109 W. Indiana Ave. that was recently vacated by ...

A big-name chain store is closing its doors in Orange City. Signs alert passers-by that Office Depot, located at 1138 Saxon Blvd., is selling its office-supply merchandise at pre-closing discount ...

Editor, The Beacon: The recent Beacon article headlined “County votes against allowing data centers in noncity areas” troubled me. Before Volusia County closes the door, we should understand what is ...

In 1993, shortly after the first Fall Festival of the Arts was staged in Downtown DeLand, merchants were interviewed about the impact. Miriam Venger of Jabberwocky Books said she had had a good day on ...

Kudos to Tracey Vondra for her update on D.R. Horton’s plans to redevelop the old Southridge (aka Sandhill) Golf Course, which was previously the City of DeLand’s unregulated dump in the 1940s and ...

Don and April Brunning are the ever-enthusiastic creators of Fossil Hunters, a reality-TV series focusing on a DeLand-based eight-person team’s adventures with amateur paleontology; their passion has ...