4 days ago · Editor, The Beacon: So, President-elect Donald Trump, you think it would be a good idea to see our sovereign country — Canada — as your...

Dec 9, 2024 · Barb and her husband, Jeff, were both born in Kokomo, Indiana, a factory town surrounded by cornfields about 50 miles north of Indianapolis. In 1979, they set out on a road trip that would define their lives, and would end with their taking up residence in DeLand.

Oct 30, 2024 · BY ROBIN MIMNA. Recovery efforts in Lake Helen have stalled in the wake of Hurricane Milton. Runoff and overwhelmed drainage systems block roads, despite volunteer crews clearing fallen trees within days after the storm.

Dec 30, 2024 · On Dec. 29, Volusia County celebrated our 170th anniversary. One would think after that many years, we would have matured into a place where good governance holds more weight than the profit motives of speculative developers with a chip in the game?

Dec 30, 2024 · Editor, The Beacon: In response to G. Kiser’s letter (Christ and Woke Philosophy), I accept the author’s right to free speech. But, I respectfully ask why the author feels it necessary to tell me that I should love my neighbor as I love myself?

Nov 5, 2024 · Pierson appears to lose first Hispanic Town Council member In Pierson, the first female Hispanic Town Council Member Sergia Cardenas appears to have been ousted after one term in Town Council Seat 4. With one of one precinct reporting, Cardenas lost by 58 votes. Of the 554 votes cast, Cardenas garnered 248 to 306.

Jan 1, 2025 · The Dec. 23 announcement from the Defense Department notes the latest work order is “in support of annual training, peacetime operations and testing expenditures, as well as to maintain sufficient inventory to support the execution of major combat operations based on naval munitions requirements process.”

Jan 21, 2025 · We just don’t want our kids to be afraid to go to school. Our weather? Sure, it’s a little cooler here sometimes, but that air seems to foster a fair bit of creativity.

Dec 26, 2024 · Beacon has raised $31,000; donors can take tax deductions. Editor’s note: In response to The Beacon’s campaign to solicit donations to support the newspaper, some readers have asked for more information about the Florida Press Foundation, whose nonprofit status makes your donations tax-deductible.

Aug 20, 2024 · 7:50 PM: 131 of 143 precincts reporting, all early votes counted, and partially counted vote-by-mail ballots. Incumbent Volusia County Chair Jeff Brower appears to be set to face challenger Randy Dye in the Nov. 5 general election. Only four of six precincts have been counted so far in the DeLand race of Harper Hill versus Richard Paiva.