The City of DeLand proudly dedicated a new roadway Wednesday in honor of one of its most distinguished residents — Lt. Charles P. Bailey, a decorated Tuskegee Airman and one of the first African ...

With an eye toward the 2026 general election, Volusia County is poised to begin amending, adding to or revising its 54-year-old home-rule charter. The county’s charter review, mandated by the charter ...

The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County (DOH-Volusia) has issued a health alert for the presence of harmful blue-green algae toxins found in the center of Lake Monroe. The alert is in ...

Editor, The Beacon: I’d like to begin with gratitude. Thank you, Jennifer Critzer, center administrator at Conviva in Orange City, for having me. Thank you for giving me the chance to work with you ...

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The pilot injured in a small plane crash Thursday afternoon has been identified as Heinz Gustav Peier, 75, of Ormond Beach. Crews were dispatched at 2:06 p.m. after callers reported seeing a small ...

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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 ...

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The DeLand Police Department responded to Stetson University campus housing Saturday night to conduct an investigation. Police officers responded at 7:50 p.m. to on-campus housing after a male student ...

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR vOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIvISION CASE NO: 2019 31688 CICI THE BANK OF […] ...