Eli Witek

Sometimes local elections are quiet affairs — sometimes they are not. The race for DeLand City Commission Seat 2 will take a decided turn to the latter this Saturday, July 27, when thousands of DeLandites will open their mailboxes to a flyer paid for by the Richard Paiva campaign.

To the confusion of local Democratic leaders, MacKenzie Quinn hasn’t returned their calls. Quinn is the sole Democrat in the race for Volusia County Clerk of Court, and filed to run in June against incumbent Laura Roth and her Republican challenger, John Flemm. The presence of a Democratic candidate means Roth and Flemm will go […]

To the confusion of local Democratic leaders, MacKenzie Quinn hasn’t returned their calls. Quinn is the sole Democrat in the race for Volusia County Clerk of Court, and filed to run in June against incumbent Laura Roth and her Republican challenger, John Flemm. The presence of a Democratic candidate means Roth and Flemm will go […]

Nearly all of the amendments to the DeLand charter that are on the August 2024 primary ballot are adjustments to outdated language in the City Charter.

Hurricane Milton is significantly strengthening this morning at a rapid pace. Milton is now a category 4 hurricane and expected to continue to grow in intensity. Maximum sustained winds are 150 mph.

Curfew will be instituted for all of Volusia County Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 8 p.m. through 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10.

Milton’s track is wobbling, and the forecast prediction for landfall could be off by up to 40 miles.

PHOTO COURTESY ORANGE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT A section of 17-92 has collapsed in Orange City.

PHOTO COURTESY HALEY DEHUTH; HOPPING FREE — A cropped close-up photo of the renegade kangaroo loose in Pierson. Pierson resident Haley Dehut snapped this shot Oct. 17 and shared it online with the caption “Not everday you see a kangaroo on the side of the road.”

BEACON PHOTO/ELI WITEK; SHINING A LIGHT — Media outlets gathered today at 1:30 p.m. to highlight the case of Terrell Barkley. Barkley was murdered in 2002, and his case is still unsolved.