Editor, The Beacon: Property taxes are a tax on unrealized gains. Even after you pay off your mortgage, you’re still paying rent to the government — forever. As home values rise, so do your taxes, ...

After a successful eastside School Choice Fair, Volusia County Schools is hosting its westside School Choice Fair on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Sanborn Activity Center, ...

In the comedy/drama Ripcord at Shoestring Theatre in Lake Helen, Abby Binder (played by Sally Daykin) resides on the sunny second floor of Bristol Place Senior Living Facility. She is a cantankerous ...

Editor, The Beacon: Sen. Ashley Moody didn’t waste time settling into her new seat — she went straight for the stock market. Between March 20 and 25, she shoveled up to $550,000 into two semiconductor ...

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The proposal to build a five-story building with 84 apartments on the site where the Hotel Putnam once stood in Downtown DeLand got a green light June 5 from the city’s Historic Preservation Board.

The Volusia County Property Appraiser’s Office is finishing work on the 2025 preliminary tax roll. Chief Deputy Appraiser Jeff Cosat says the new and revised tax numbers on the overall market worth of ...

A new nonprofit founded by Emmy Award-winning filmmakers is bringing hands-on film education to West Volusia students this summer. Reel Dreams And You, launched by the creators of And You Films, will ...

As so clearly explained in the Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2023, issue of The Beacon, the Hotel Putnam situation is a tragedy allowed to happen by repeated waves of elected and appointed public officials. Every ...

State regulators Tuesday signed off on plans that will lead to millions of utility customers seeing increased electric bills in April because of hurricane costs and higher-than-expected natural gas ...

Along with public universities across the state, Stetson University now accepts test results from the Classic Learning Test in addition to the SAT and ACT standardized tests.

The Volusia County emergency rental assistance portal reopened this morning, Jan. 12, for new applications. The county was prepared to accept 500 applications, and it did in just 36 minutes.