For the second year, the Ivy Hawn Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) shared Valentine’s Day cheer with seniors across West Volusia. The group coordinated the creation and delivery of 1,080 handmade ...

Editor, The Beacon: With the current discord between the Democratic and Republican parties, a new legitimate independent political party needs to be established. In the past, several independent ...

Colder-than-normal temperatures are expected later this week across Central Florida. Forecasts from the National Weather Service indicate overnight lows dropping into the 30s, which can be dangerous ...

Editor, The Beacon: Here are corrections of some of David Rauschenberger’s recent inaccuracies: Democrats are not losing market share. A Gallup Poll found Democratic Party identification surpassed ...

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state leaders over a new disaster-recovery bill has attracted more support, even though the leading plaintiff has withdrawn.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 ...

The West Volusia Artists would like to announce our first couple as Artists of the Month for November. Barbara and Denis Sorensen have been making art together for more than 50 years. Their pieces are ...

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 ...

It’s important to watch, listen and learn from your political opponents. I remember writing a Beacon column two decades ago about my reading Maureen Dowd’s columns because television and radio show ...

Editor, The Beacon: In the past few years, U.S. government representatives have enacted many laws that aim to hurt lower socioeconomic groups. These leaders and their wealthy supporters might want to ...

Shoestring Theatre lost $8,799 in funding after the Volusia County Council failed to award more than $611,000 in all cultural grants for 2024-25 for 32 local arts organizations. For Shoestring, the ...

The Athens Theatre is deeply saddened by the Volusia County Council’s decision to postpone all cultural grants this year — $611,000 in funding that supported 31 arts organizations across our county.

Editor, The Beacon: Transnational repression is happening right here in America: Would you believe that something happening on the other side of the world has a direct impact on our life in Florida?