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PHOTOS: Lake Beresford Yacht Club completes the Great Loop Challenge
On Aug. 8 at the Lake Beresford Yacht Club in DeLand, Captain Scott “Red” Flowers, joined by Scott Porta and Jim “Slim” Berns, completed the Great Loop Challenge from 10am-2pm, on a quest to raise funds for a good cause powered by Honda Marine with a goal of boating 7,400 miles…
Shoestring Theatre opens 76th season with Agatha Christie’s A Murder Is Announced
Shoestring Theatre in Lake Helen will open its 76th season with A Murder Is Announced, the classic Miss Marple mystery by Agatha Christie. Published as a novel in 1950 and adapted for the stage in 1977 by Leslie Darbon, this fun romp of a mystery returns to The Shoe after winning…
Something generous and beautiful
Editor, The Beacon: A couple of weeks ago, I went to a garage sale in a planned community here in DeLand. As I walked back to my car, a splash of color suddenly caught my eye. There, amid the sameness of the surroundings, was a butterfly garden alive with color and movement. I…
Ormond Beach Songwriter Festival Unplugged
Saturday, September 26th, from 10 AM to 10 PM
Dog Days of Summer - Daytona Beach German Sheppard Rescue Fundraiser
Saturday, September 12th, from 9 AM to 2 PM
Ormond Beach Art Walk
Saturday, November 7th, from 3-7 PM
Ormond Beach Art Walk
Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 3-7 PM
A Royal Garden takes root in Lake Helen
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 — and brought a little bit of England with her. Thornhill and longtime friend and business partner Sue Whitbeck are…
New Smyrna Beach Police Department statement regarding license plate reader technology
September 2026 In The Loop
Trial in dog attack cases set for January 2027
The criminal cases for Amanda and Brandy Franco inched forward Sept. 2. Both are charged in relation to the death of 8-year-old Michael Millett. Millett was fatally mauled by two dogs while riding his bicycle in the Berry’s Ridge community of DeLand Jan. 13, 2025. At the hearing,…