Hunger doesn’t take a summer break. To help parents feed their kids while school is out, Volusia County’s Summer Food Service Program will provide free breakfast and lunch meals for children and teens ...

The West Volusia Artists announce Earlene Redenz as the March Artist of the Month. She is holding her mosaic piece Fall Colors. Other pieces came about because she enjoyed the process so much. A ...

Volusia County Schools has submitted a grant request for $254,250 for elementary music programs. The goal, according to the request, is “To implement and support comprehensive music education programs ...

I am offering a $500 reward* ($1,000* if they are a member of my opponent’s household) for information (signed witness statement, photo, video, security camera footage) that leads to the arrest of ...

I’m trying to understand the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. In every speech, the leader of this movement claims the United States is a terrible place to live and he will make it better. The ...

IMAGE COURTESY VOLUSIA PRIDE<BR> Formerly a jiu-jitsu business, the local community group has spent the past two weeks painting and laying down flooring. The group hopes to expand into a community ...

Perhaps you remember The Story of Velveteen Rabbit (or How Toys Become Real) from your childhood or from sharing the tale at bedtime with a child you love. Margery Williams Bianco’s classic children’s ...

This is a response to one of Tanner Andrews’ opinion columns. (I do wish you could print poetry in your newspaper). But it is a recording that you hear. They claim to value your business, a lie. Many ...

PHOTOS BY ANNE SOLLIEN<br> SCENES FROM THE PLAY — In Act 2 of Barefoot in the Park, Mr. Velasco (played by Adam Guevara), left, presents Mrs. Banks (Sally Daykin), Corie (Brianna Gutierrez) and Paul ...

PHOTO COURTESY WAYNE KELLER<br> NEVER TOO OLD TO HAVE FUN — Even at age 52, the agile and nimble Eddie Rios performs a footplant maneuver at Deltona’s Skate Park in June 2023. Before adjourning Feb. 5 ...

With events including a gala, a parade and a celebration at Earl Brown Park, DeLandites and people from all over West Volusia came out to remember Dr. Martin Luther King […] ...

BEACON PHOTO/ELI WITEK<br> NEW KIND OF MASK — Teachers and students at Timbercrest Elementary don paper interpretations of the iconic facial fluff of their principal, Lonnie Tidmarsh. In a highly ...