Motorists are advised that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is implementingnighttime ramp closures at the U.S. 17-92 and State Road (S.R.) 472 interchange. Closures will begin as early ...

Editor, The Beacon: In 1995, DeLand’s dental and medical communities recommended to our City Commission that DeLand fluoridate its water supply. After much discussion, ballots were sent out in water ...

Lake Helen is positioned to receive a substantial boost in funding for infrastructure, with more than $367,000 in grants already awarded and another $612,000 in state and local funds pending. Some $38 ...

DeLand Pride has announced exciting renovations on their up-and-coming 1,600-square foot facility in Amelia Square at 231 N. Amelia Ave. DeLand Pride is an organization that advocates for LGBTQIA+ ...

0 On Sunday, January 8 local musicians Jazz in the Courtyard returned to Cafe DaVinci to play some jazz. Attendees also got to celebrate Dot Brown’s 95th birthday! Photos by Beacon photographer Marsha ...

BEACON PHOTO/CALISTA HEADRICK Tropi Shack at 2000 N. Volusia Ave. in Orange City. When William Torres, owner of Tropi Shack, relocated to Florida from New Jersey in 2004, he knew he wanted to start ...

Volusia County Schools has submitted a grant request for $254,250 for elementary music programs. The goal, according to the request, is “To implement and support comprehensive music education programs ...

A local defense firm has landed yet another U.S. Defense Department contract. The Navy has awarded a $26.8 million contract to Sparton LLC in DeLeon Springs for the production of low-frequency ...

As if the proposal to freeze residential development in the fast-growing settlement was not controversial enough, there is another round of turmoil at Deltona City Hall. Heavy doses of news continue ...

DeLand-based real estate agency Bee Realty Corp recently welcomed three new agents to its family of Realtors: Heath Kindt, Jayne Balta and Jackie DeSousa. The three new agents help make up a group of ...

BY BARBARA GIZZI Clare Radigan is the featured March Artist of the Month for the Deltona Art Club. She’s a new member of our club, and we’re happy to be able to display her acrylic painting Florida ...