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AdventHealth Central Florida urges catching up on missed breast cancer screenings

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the AdventHealth Central Florida hospital system is urging women who delayed checkups due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
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DeLand mayoral candidates talk about growth

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Election will shape DeLand’s future Continuing our conversation on growth and development in West Volusia, we reached out to the three men currently running for...
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Hill Street Theatre presenting one-act plays Oct. 20-22

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DeLand High School’s Hill Street Theatre is getting ready to kick off its 2021-22 theater season! We are live again, and we couldn’t be...
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Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program

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To help provide a level playing field for female business owners, the federal government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in...

Big Week for Small Business

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Join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Oct. 20, and Thursday, Oct. 21, for “The Big Week for Small Business,” a virtual conference...

Hosseini appointed to Children and Youth Cabinet

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Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced the appointment of Forough Hosseini and three others to the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet. Hosseini, of Ormond Beach, is...

Community ready to sell in expansion

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Construction is nearly complete on the expansion of a manufactured home community near Downtown DeLand. A Better Place, a premier all-ages manufactured home community owned...

Chamber to host DeBary State of the City program

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The DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce & Orange City Alliance hosts the “2021 State of the City: DeBary” at Gateway Center for the Arts...

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Anti-abortion bill is bad news

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Editor, The Beacon: On the first of the 2021 Florida legislative committee weeks, state Rep. Webster Barnaby filed House Bill 167, the Florida equivalent...
Letter to the Editor: Local journalism can help us learn and adapt

DeLand needs to build a parking garage on Howry

Imagine West Volusia: Working together works

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Change is underway at West Volusia Habitat for Humanity in DeLand

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A DeLand staple since 1988, West Volusia Habitat for Humanity is making changes to its staff, ReStore, and overall societal impact. “Change is good, change...

BakeChop Market

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The popular DeLand restaurant BakeChop has recently expanded to include a market. Opened in May, BakeChop Market was previously known as The Old Town Butcher...

The best wings in town!

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The search is over because the best wings can be found at Bethune Grill of Stetson in DeLand, located next to Sunshine Bowling Center...

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Off the Beat: Smokin’ down the highway (on a silver bicycle)

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An employee of a discount chain store in DeLand said a fellow came in Sept. 1 and attempted to buy these tobacco products: “a...
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OFF THE BEAT: Don’t go up against mother-daughter tag team

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A guy started dating a girl when she was 16, and by the time she was 20, they were living together in Deltona. He...

OFF THE BEAT: Isn’t it strange how road rage leads to bad decisions?

OFF THE BEAT: Pour a little sugar on me — not in my gas tank

OFF THE BEAT: Who’s shooting at whom?

OFF THE BEAT: Sticky fingers in DeLand

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Take a thrilling ride at the ‘Dark Carnival’

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This is the perfect Halloween date. Phantasmagoria, a group Good Day Atlanta has called one of the country’s “most unique theater troupes,” brings their latest...

Plein Air Paint Out in New Smyrna Beach

Hill Street Theatre presenting one-act plays Oct. 20-22

‘Have you heard about the mania …’ at Shoestring Theatre?

Green and white garden delight

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