4 days ago · Editor, The Beacon: Like many people in our country, I find myself voting for who I believe will be a good, hopefully great, president. In...

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Editor, The Beacon: While a bit self-serving, Eli Witek’s recent column in The Beacon makes a very valid point about the value of local journalism. I spent the first 20 years of my working career as a journalist, 10 of those years as a writer/editor for The Daytona Beach News-Journal.. During my employ at the “Little Miracle on 6th Street,” as the late great columnist John Carter called ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Four of the 10 are juveniles. The violence began in Deltona at a bonfire Jan. 24 around 11 p.m. There, two boys were attacking in two separate incidents — one incident involved a boy with brass knuckles who was involved in all three fights.

Jan 1, 2025 · BY ROBIN MIMNA After nearly four decades of serving the Lake Helen community, Papa’s Pizza closed its doors on Saturday, Dec. 14. The beloved pizzeria, a cornerstone of the town since its founding in 1987 by Richard and Margaret Buckler, leaves behind a legacy cherished by generations.

Mayor Cloudman says he was inspired to commemorate the day by a friend who was recently diagnosed with the disease. “It is imperative that there be greater public awareness of this serious health issue,” Cloudman said.

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Feb 26, 2025 · BEACON PHOTOS/JEFF SHEPHERD; THE LISTENING ROOM — The former sanctuary of Trinity United Methodist Church in DeLand — transformed now as part of Northwest Square — will become a listening room March 2 for the test of a concept organizers hope will provide a distraction-free music-oriented venue for live performances.

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Feb 13, 2025 · BEACON PHOTO/ROBIN MIMNA; THE START OF A BEAUTIFUL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP — Stephanie Sousa and Nicole Perry, alongside local leaders and the community — including the DeLand and Greater West Volusia Chamber of Commerce and President Michael Culbertson — celebrate the ribbon-cutting of Bernard’s Market.