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MainStreet agency hosts gathering for longtime director Wayne Carter

Barb Shepherd - December 6, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

Central FLavors: Cooking with love- The heartfelt traditions of homemade gifts

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Step back in time: West Volusia Historical Society’s 2024 Tour of Historic Homes

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Flooding unsolved: Parts of saturated Deltona struggle for flood relief

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MainStreet agency hosts gathering for longtime director Wayne Carter

Barb Shepherd - December 6, 2024

The MainStreet DeLand Association is inviting the community to gather to celebrate the life of longtime MainStreet Director Wayne Carter. Carter died Nov. 14...

Class Notes: Superintendent’s Winter Reading Challenge; now through Jan. 6

December 3, 2024

Step back in time: West Volusia Historical Society’s 2024 Tour of Historic Homes

December 5, 2024

Spiritual Side: Performance by Music Makers on Sunday, Dec. 8

December 3, 2024

Central FLavors: Cooking with love- The heartfelt traditions of homemade gifts

December 5, 2024

Opinions

Opinion

On Volusia: The more things change, the more they stay the same

Mark Barker - December 3, 2024

When it comes to the machinations of government, the subtleties speak volumes. Those clever codes and dog whistles that the bureaucracy uses to signal what...

Opinion

Between the Lines: What does Thanksgiving mean to you?

Al Everson - December 3, 2024

Did you enjoy Thanksgiving? What is Thanksgiving? For many, it is a day to indulge in gluttony. A day to overeat and then grouse about...

Consider The Beacon on Giving Tuesday

November 27, 2024

Top reasons to NOT VOTE for Harlow Hyde for Congress

November 26, 2024

An election that imitated Halloween

November 26, 2024

Food insecurity is a community problem

November 26, 2024

PHOTO GALLERIES

Multimedia

PHOTOS: Honoring our Veterans around West Volusia

November 15, 2024

Multimedia

PHOTOS: DeLand Elks Lodge 1463 Cornhole Tournament

July 3, 2024

Multimedia

Juneteenth in DeLand!

June 21, 2024

BUSINESS

Business

Liquid Gold Tattoo Studio and Art Gallery Ribbon Cutting Dec. 5

Special to the Beacon - November 27, 2024

There’s a new custom tattoo studio in downtown DeLand! Liquid Gold Tattoo Studio & Art Gallery officially opened its doors on Oct. 4, and...

DeLand’s Artisan hotel under new ownership

August 20, 2024

New Dunkin’ Donuts to Replace Car Wash on Orange City’s Main Street

August 8, 2024

Conn’s HomePlus files for bankruptcy

July 31, 2024

Deltona renews Halifax Humane Society contract

June 26, 2024

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COMMUNITY INFORMATION

Two seriously injured in rollover crash on State Road 44

Community Information - December 5, 2024

(DeLand, Florida) – Two people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries following a crash Wednesday afternoon on State Road 44. Around 3:13...

DeLand police seeking public’s help in reported hit and run

Community Information - December 5, 2024

DeLand detectives are seeking the community’s help as they investigate a reported hit and run crash in the Bent Oaks subdivision. On November 15,...

Volusia County to Distribute Thanksgiving Meals to Veterans

Community Information - November 15, 2024

Volusia County’s Veterans Services Division will celebrate Thanksgiving by distributing meals to 175 veteran families. Each box, which can feed a family of six, has...

Kids in Volusia County Can Receive Postcards from Santa

Community Information - November 12, 2024

Santa is making his list and checking it twice at Volusia County’s Parks, Recreation and Culture Division. As part of an annual tradition, employees will...

Volusia County Opens More Parks, Docks, and Trails

Community Information - October 15, 2024

Twenty more parks, trails, and fishing docks were reopened today following extensive cleanup. The complete list of open parks follows. Coastal Parks All coastal parks have...