Local News in Volusia County

Storm Drain Marking Event - CANCELED

Storm Drain Marking Event scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3, has been canceled. The City will share an update when the next Storm Drain Marking Event is planned.

Outdoors with Joe: Can we stop the spray?

Last month’s primary elections brought to light numerous issues important to Floridians. While development, dirty politics and rising costs took center stage, some candidates attached themselves to environmental topics in order to gain voter support. Aquatic herbicide use —…

Jackie Hannick is September Artist of the Month

The West Volusia Artists’ Artist of the Month for September is Jackie Hannick. This acrylic work called Salt Air was inspired by her memories of tropical landscapes from her youth. She says, “The spaciousness and light in this piece helps to emphasize how the dancing figure feels…

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, September 10, 2026

The Flagler Beach City Commission meets, Evenings at Whitney Lecture Series, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, at the Daytona Playhouse, "Catch Me If You Can," at Limelight Theatre, two Mediterranean mountains compared.

2026 Fall Festival set for October 24th

Planning & Zoning Board to consider conservation land, variances, annexations on Sept. 14

MEETING OF DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Read highlights from the City Commission's Sept. 8 public meeting here

Bunnell in Secret Development Agreement With Fuel Depot Company Palm Coast and Ormond Beach Rejected

Bunnell City Manager Alvin Jackson conducted secret negotiations with Belvedere Terminals after Ormond Beach and Palm Coast rejected the firm's rail-fed fuel depot. Disguised under Jackson's personal catchphrase as Project "Another Great Day," the City Commission approved a…

Halifax Repertory Theatre Presents Fiddler on the Roof

Friday, November 6, 2026 at 7:00PM Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 7:00PM Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 2:00PM Friday, November 13, 2026 at 7:00PM Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 7:00PM Sunday, November 15, 2026 at 2:00PM

They’re The Addams Family (musical)!

They dress in black, bask in the moonlight, delight in the macabre, and have an entirely different definition of a good time. But for all their glorious weirdness, there may be something the Addams family understands better than most: how to love your family exactly as they are.…

The unkillable, illegal grass (that may be in your backyard)

Cogon grass, an illegal, invasive plant recognized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, has recently been found to be a “tick haven” in an October 2025 University of Florida [UF] study. Five years ago marked the first recorded instance of the weed in DeLand,…