DeLand Area News
For Wednesday, August 23, 2017 (links are updated continually)
| Volusia County Sheriff's Office to host gun turn-in program in DeLand For a sixth year, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office will host a program to take unwanted guns off the county’s streets.
The program, dubbed Kicks 4 Guns, allows anyone to turn in an unwanted gun to law enforcement, no questions asked, in exchange for a $50 Publix gift card.
The event runs from ... |
| Volusia County sheriff's deputies, kids share a week of summer fun More than 70 campers lined up for dinner outside the chuck wagon at the Florida Sheriff’s Youth Camp in Barberville Thursday, just like any other night.
Then, in the distance, sirens. A lot of them.
Read the whole story, in the Aug. 17-19, 2015, Midweek edition of The Beacon. To subscribe to The ... |
| Hatters turn attention toward first scrimmage With 11 of 30 preseason practices in the books, the Stetson Hatters will have a light day today, Friday, Aug. 14, as they look ahead to Saturday’s (Aug. 15) first of three scheduled scrimmages.
The scrimmage, which is expected to have between 100-130 plays, will start at 8:30 a.m. on the lower pra ... |
| Volusia County Sheriff's Office names employees of the quarter Five Volusia County Sheriff's Office employees have been honored as employees of the quarter, officials announced. Those recipients are Investigator Julian Elmazi, Deputy Miguel Roman, Tara Pronovost, Jennifer Clay and Alan Ponder. Each of the recipients has been awarded for exceptional work in his ... |
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| DeLand area carjacking victim dragged by his own vehicle, deputies say A carjacking that began just east of DeLand early Saturday morning resulted in the victim being dragged by his own vehicle, authorities said.
Darrion Tompert, 21, of Daytona Beach, faces charges including carjacking, fleeing or attempting to elude a law-enforcement officer, possession of ammunition ... |
| Nature Scenes: Great white heron larger and taller than great blue heron The Sibley Guide to Birds is a birder’s bible, and the 2000 edition of the guide identified the bird I photographed for this column as a great blue heron, white morph. For years, many bird experts have quibbled, some of them declaring this long-legged wader to be a great white heron.
Hmmm. I had n ... |
| Gov. Scott announces expansion of DeLand business Gov. Rick Scott announced today that Frontier Communications Corp.’s inbound-call center in DeLand will expand its operation into another business unit, adding 400 new jobs.
“I am excited to announce that 400 jobs will be created in DeLand thanks to Frontier Communications’ newest expansion. ... |
| Florida Hospital seeking nominations for 2015 community-service award Florida Hospital Fish Memorial is seeking nominations for the Johana Knox Award for Community Service Excellence, according to Lindsay Rew, media contact for the hospital. This is the seventh year in a row that the organization will present the award, according to Rew.
Three awards will be presente ... |
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