On a quiet dirt road outside Lake Helen city center, a new business is reviving an old idea: a country store on a working farm, where the shelves are filled with handmade goods instead of barcodes, ...

Bella’s Tips & Toes, a nail salon at 140 W. Georgia Ave. in Downtown DeLand, is joining other businesses and organizations in the effort to ensure that everyone in the community has a feast for ...

At their Nov. 17 meeting, DeLand city commissioners endorsed the idea of installing solar panels at City Hall, paving the way for a $462,198 roof replacement that will include a 133-kilowatt solar ...

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 ...

The civil suit originally filed by Deltona against state leaders over a new disaster-recovery bill has attracted more support, even though the leading plaintiff has withdrawn. The Deltona City ...

In the thrilling race for Lake Helen City Commissioner Zone 3 and Lake Helen Mayor, all ballots are counted and the results are in. In the race for mayor, current Mayor Vernon Burton did not hold onto ...

Editor, The Beacon: Many believe that the United States is an unworthy country because it was founded by misogynists who owned slaves or supported slavery and who abused Indigenous peoples or abetted ...

Editor, The Beacon: What a time to be alive. You can live whatever fantasy you wish to be true. You can become the center of your own world. No one can contradict you, and there is no way to dissuade ...

West Volusia Habitat for Humanity partners with people and businesses in the greater DeLand area to build truly affordable, quality homes for our homeowner partners with low to moderate income. We put ...

The Barberville Pioneer Settlement offers a captivating journey into Florida’s rural past, blending education, preservation, and immersive experiences across its 30-acre historical village. Nestled in ...

In a dramatic reversal of its challenge against the state over a new disaster-recovery law, and leading other local governments to follow its lead, Deltona has dropped out of the legal challenge ...

Florida has had a wealth of archaeological discoveries, from the giant ground sloth and mastodon in Daytona Beach to the many Native American artifacts found in our springs and state parks. A new ...