Get ready for an exhilarating weekend of tribute shows at the Athens Theatre in DeLand! Kick off the festivities at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, with Chicago Rewired, the premier Chicago tribute band, ...

Many of you may remember that I am and have always been a registered Democrat. I love to vote against the front-running Democrat candidates in the primaries. It’s always amused me, and I think it ...

Volusia County Women Who Care (VCWWC) presented a record-breaking grant of $35,007.95 to Volusia Free Clinic July 17 during a celebratory ribbon-cutting and open house at the clinic’s new facility.

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 ...

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 […] ...

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 ...

PHOTO COURTESY SPARTON CORP<BR> LOCAL HEADQUARTERS — Sparton Corporation’s headquarters staff is based at the company’s main production facility at 5612 Johnson Lake Road in DeLeon Springs. A local ...

Ruben Francisco proudly served in Charlie Co., 313th MI Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division 2000-05. He completed two combat tours — Operation Enduring Freedom I and Iraqi Freedom I — spending time in ...

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.

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 ...

Editor, The Beacon: Greg Heeter’s recent Guest Commentary “Riding a bike is risky in DeLand” really struck a chord … or rather, a pedal with me. Our small-town community has so many charming things — ...

This February at Shoestring Theatre in Lake Helen, love is definitely in the air as Brianna Gutierrez, Daniel Feldman, Sally Daykin, Adam Guevara, Don Liska and David Finkle transport us to the early ...