When standing in front of two restaurants, if you can’t stomach what’s there, drive down the road. I will not purport to know more than others about […] ...

I read Lee and Amy Munizzi’s piece in The Beacon, Oct. 10-16, with respect for its overview of the choice for Volusia County chair. Volusia voters, your choice on Nov. […] ...

Change! Many voters want change. Understandable! But voting Republican this time around does not bring change. Harris is not Biden. She will bring change. We have had years of Trump’s bluster, insults ...

I am confounded. In my vibrant little town of Lake Helen, Florida, I see a multitude of Trump signs in the yards of people I know to […] ...

BY CHRIS PATTERSON When you think of quaint Florida-style hotels, Lovers’ Landing will soon stick in your mind. This beloved ...

In Cassadaga, where the veil between the living and the spiritual is tantalizingly thin, The Purple Rose Trading Company and ...

The DeLand High School girls volleyball team is not only the Five Star Conference champions, but they are also now the FHSAA ...

BY ROBIN MIMNA Recovery efforts in Lake Helen have stalled in the wake of Hurricane Milton. Runoff and overwhelmed drainage ...

BY JOE BALOG Looking to expand my outdoor opportunities, I loaded up my dog, Seeker, and hit the road. Though a veteran to ...

BY SANDY BERTRAM The West Volusia Artists are featuring Kay Caldwell as our Artist of the Month for November. Her fall ...

Nestled under the canopy of moss-draped oak trees on Lakeview Drive, the Lil’ Café in Lake Helen is a welcome throwback to ...

BY MORGAN RYAN Residents of an Orange City neighborhood are in an uproar as rising floodwaters following Hurricane Milton ...