Editor, The Beacon: We all hate watching a big new development cut through a lot full of trees. After all, anti-development is easily the biggest rallying cry of every politician who has run for ...

The hills are alive…” You saw it all in your head — the mountains, the twirl — you finished that line, didn’t you? Beyond its iconic and memorable tunes, from Friday, April 10, through Sunday, May 3, ...

Still on Patrol — Bob Massimino’s fully authentic 1972 Dodge Polara Highway Patrol car drew plenty of attention at Lake Helen’s Memorial Day Tribute Car Show. A rare K-code VIN original, this Oklahoma ...

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The Boys & Girls Club leadership in the area is now planning a brand-new butterfly crosswalk mural on their private sidewalk outside of their Spring Hill Clubhouse located at 935 S. Adelle Ave. in ...

Claire Smith, a student at Southwestern Middle School in DeLand, competed at the Scripps National Spelling Bee the weekend of May 28-30. Smith was one of 245 spellers who got to travel to the event in ...

The Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and Gov. Ron DeSantis said today that they will push to end state-mandated vaccinations. Different vaccinations are currently required for children attending ...

Editor, The Beacon: Like many Americans, I watched with interest the recent No Kings demonstrations around our country. I was reminded of the movie The Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy and her companions ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis promised “woke” would die in Florida. When I first heard that I wondered, “What is woke?” I’d never heard of “woke,” but it must be bad if the governor wants to kill it. Researching, ...

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