8+ hour, 6+ min ago   (168+ words) Lake Helen residents received conflicting information Sept. 12 after E. coli was detected in one of the cityu2019s wells u2014 first being told they did not need to boil their water, then being placed under a mandatory citywide boil-water notice hours later. The initial…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (400+ words) Sunday, September 13, 2026 Lake Helen issued a mandatory boil-water notice for all city residents at 5 p.m. Sept. 12, reversing guidance issued earlier in the day after Well No. 2 tested positive for E. coli. According to a Sept. 12 post on the city’s Facebook page, an…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (168+ words) Editor, The Beacon: I was surprised to learn from Sidney Johnstonu2019s guest commentary in The Beacon that nearly a dozen buildings in DeLandu2019s Downtown Historic District have been demolished since the district was established in 1987. I assumed DeLand prided itself on its…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (165+ words) Editor, The Beacon: Immigration is complex, complicated by economic, religious, political, logistical and emotional factors. My many minds may help simplistically to scope the issues. Mind 1. Individually immigrants should have respect and justice and support as possible. I cofounded and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (125+ words) Julie Thornhill came to the United States from England nearly 20 years ago. Now, after stops in Virginia and South Carolina, she has put down roots in Lake Helen u2014 and brought a little bit of England with her. Thornhill and longtime…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (250+ words) DeLand Commons, at 225 S. Woodland Blvd., has received permission from the City of DeLand to replace part of its commercial space with five new studio apartments. The five new units will bring the apartment total on the 5.36-acre complex to 174. The…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (129+ words) Without a peep, a cluck, a crowing or a flutter, the Volusia County Council panel has legalized suburban chicken farming in the county’s unincorporated areas. The council voted Aug. 17 to allow homeowners on single-family residential lots to keep limited numbers…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (128+ words) For the organizers of the Fall Festival of the Arts – DeLand, fostering young artistic talent is not confined to a single November weekend. Instead, it is an ongoing commitment, stretching from summer classrooms to gallery walls during the Festival itself....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (593+ words) For the Whelan family, remembering Sept. 11, 2001, means remembering Eugene Whelan not only as an FDNY firefighter who passed away at the World Trade Center, but as a son, brother and friend whose kindness, humor and boundless energy left a lasting…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (391+ words) Welcoming new police officers and congratulating members of the Fire Department who have been promoted occupied the first part of the DeLand City Commission’s Aug. 17 meeting. The good news from the DeLand Fire Department included the promotions of Julen Fernandez,…...