5 days ago · Editor, The Beacon: Having survived polio and losing a sister to the disease, Robert Kennedy Jr. is not my choice to run Health and Human...

5 days ago · The West Volusia Beacon newspaper was founded in 1992 by three DeLand-area residents who wanted to assure that the communities of DeLand, Lake Helen, Orange City, DeBary, Deltona, Pierson, DeLeon Springs and Seville would have a locally owned newspaper.

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6 days ago · Live and inert bombing training by the U.S. Navy will take place 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Feb. 10-14 in Ocala National Forest, according to Jacksonville’s...

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10 hours ago · Stetson University has announced that D1 Baseball has projected that the Hatters are slated to win the ASUN Conference as they did in 2024. D1 Baseball stated that the Hatters’ strength would be a veteran infielder. Also mentioned was star power, with James Hays (right-handed pitcher), Lorenzo Meola (shortstop), Landon Moran (on first base) and Yohann Dessureault (on second base).

6 days ago · The West Volusia Beacon newspaper was founded in 1992 by three DeLand-area residents who wanted to assure that the communities of DeLand, Lake Helen, Orange City, DeBary, Deltona, Pierson, DeLeon Springs and Seville would have a locally owned newspaper. The Beacon reports local news from these communities and the surrounding environs. Our mission is to unite community members with shared ...

Jan 16, 2025 · The council’s special meeting to consider the proposed moratorium drew hundreds of attendees. The standing-room-only crowd was so large that many spectators had to be turned away from the meeting chambers and had to watch the proceedings on TV screens in other locations in the Thomas C. Kelly County Administration Center in DeLand.

Dec 30, 2024 · The West Volusia Beacon 110 W. New York Ave. DeLand, FL 32720 (386) 734 - 4622

Oct 10, 2024 · One death was due to “possibly” a heart attack while boarding up their residence, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said. Another was “a cardiac arrest that first responders could get not get there in time during the height of the storm,” Chitwood said at a 4 p.m. press conference today, Oct. 10.