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, ...

Several area churches will be attending the Mayor’s Backpack Giveaway 8-10 a.m. Saturday, July 26, in Earl Brown Park, 815 S. Alabama Ave. in DeLand There will be free backpacks, school supplies, ...

On the beach outside the Hard Rock Hotel, 918 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach, with the nearest beach-access ramp at University Boulevard, 940 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach. A high-energy, two-day ...

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 ...

On Sunday, January 8 local musicians Jazz in the Courtyard returned to Cafe DaVinci to play some jazz. Attendees also got to celebrate Dot Brown’s 95th birthday! Photos by Beacon […] ...

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 ...

PHOTO COURTESY SPARTON CORP<BR> LOCAL HEADQUARTERS — Sparton Corporation’s headquarters staff is based at the company’s main production facility at 5612 Johnson Lake Road in DeLeon Springs. A local ...

Specialist Guarino Trejo currently serves in the United States Army as a 19D Cavalry Scout. He was stationed at Fort Hood and is currently at Fort Carson. Trejo deployed to Poland in support of allied ...

That does not happen. The cops clip the gold star off the corner, saying the license has an invalid address. It is invalid by definition: A homeless person does not have a home address, so they have ...

DeLand-based real estate agency Bee Realty Corp recently welcomed three new agents to its family of Realtors: Heath Kindt, Jayne Balta and Jackie DeSousa.

In what may be a record opening for the growing grocery chain in Florida, the new Aldi supermarket in Deltona drew hundreds — maybe thousands — of eager shoppers May 1. “I love it,” Deltona Mayor ...