The Volusia County Council may soon address questions about keeping backyard chickens. The council was supposed to discuss the issue at its Dec. 2 meeting, but the elected body adjourned because of ...

The cause of a power outage in DeLand on Nov. 20 was a squirrel, The Beacon confirmed. Attempts to reach the immediate family of the squirrel were unsuccessful. Squirrels along the area and approached ...

In the center of DeLand Memorial Gardens, made from cedarwood and shingles, there is a box that holds a rotary phone. The phone is connected to no network and plugged into no socket, and if you speak ...

Located within a three-minute drive of one another, DeLand is home to two boxing gyms, one built off of Muhammad Ali’s legacy and relocated to Central Florida by the 2008 financial crisis, and the ...

Editor, The Beacon: Jeffrey Epstein reminds us about sexism and the exploitation of girls and young women. In 2016, there were 27 women claiming to have a history of having experienced Trump's belief ...

It’s important to watch, listen and learn from your political opponents. I remember writing a Beacon column two decades ago about my reading Maureen Dowd’s columns because television and radio show ...

Shoestring Theatre lost $8,799 in funding after the Volusia County Council failed to award more than $611,000 in all cultural grants for 2024-25 for 32 local arts organizations. For Shoestring, the ...

Tre Robinson, a 34-year-old pastor, husband and gospel singer in Brevard County, recently released his first EP, Undone. He was recently featured in a Support Kingdom Music post by Gospel Artist/Radio ...

Orange City has a brand-new mascot, and they’re asking the public to help pick the perfect name. The city posted asking for the public’s input Sept. 24 and has provided four “fun, family-friendly ...

Beset by hardened positions on taxes, pleas from residents over economic hardships and a vacancy on its dais, the Deltona City Commission spent about two hours wrangling over planned spending and ...

As the day of rest wanes, a crowd of as many as 300 listen intently to Connect Church Pastor Eric Allen lament the death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and inspire the faithful. “Don’t hate ...