Years ago, I wrote a column about a man running on a balcony above the street on Woodland Boulevard. I was in the process of fetching the best Chinese food ever prepared in DeLand from Won Lee ...

Editor, The Beacon: I write in response to the letter published in the Jan. 29-Feb. 4 edition of the paper titled “ICE officers are American heroes.” Bypassing the numerous factual errors in the ...

A DeLand woman is facing an attempted first-degree murder charge after deputies say she attempted to kill her disabled 13-year-old great-granddaughter as part of a murder-suicide plan. Deborah A.

It was a chilly December night in the Volusia County Council Chambers — the kind of night when the fluorescent lights buzz too loudly and the chairs squeak like impatient constituents. County Chair ...

In the space once filled by Lake Helen’s longtime favorite Papa’s Pizza, a new era is rising — one seasoned with family roots, centuries-old recipes, and a flavor of the American Dream that is quickly ...

Officers with the Volusia Sheriff’s Office and the DeLand Police Department are on the scene at the 150 block of West Volusia Avenue in south DeLand. At around 9 a.m. today, an emergency alert advised ...

Richard Prescott, a longtime advocate for local business and community service, has taken on a new role as first vice president, commercial banker for Climate First Bank. Backed by 15 years of ...

This is a response to one of Tanner Andrews’ opinion columns. (I do wish you could print poetry in your newspaper). But it is a recording that you hear. They claim to value your business, a lie. Many ...

DeLand Pride hosted a rollicking and joyful festival March 19 in Artisan Alley and Cafe DaVinci. Local vendors set up along the alley and in the Artisan Alley Garage. Drag shows were an all-day affair ...

According to a new IRS data analysis conducted by Wirepoints, Florida attracted more than $41.1 billion in Adjusted Gross Income from 624,000 new residents who moved to Florida in 2020. Florida did ...

Two words combined too generously summarize Donald Trump’s presidential and post-presidential legacy: criminal irresponsibility. The trail is long, and the scope is wide. He is the “Worst President ...

An old proposal to combat drainage and flooding woes is quietly bubbling up once again. DeBary Mayor Karen Chasez dropped the bombshell at an annual gathering of civic and business leaders. “There is ...