His wife’s email pointed me to where I need to go in this column. I’ve found the real “drama” of life is close to home. I’m less worried about the big picture now. National politics will certainly be ...

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 ...

The Sauls homestead survived the Civil War, mosquitoes, and merciless Florida weather — but not teenagers, time, or the tender embrace of Deltona’s development. Before the subdivisions, before the ...

Hope and housing: Resources and solutions for homelessness in West Volusia Unitarian Universalist (UU) DeLand will have, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 22, a presentation by CEO Savannah-Jane Griffin ...

This May, the Athens Theatre in DeLand cranks the volume with three electrifying nights of rock ’n’ roll tribute shows that bring the anthems, the legends, and the energy of a golden era back to life.

A major expansion of SunRail is in East Central Florida’s future, now that the transit system’s governing board has voted to launch a study of such a venture and to determine its cost. The Central ...

It is a strange thing to walk into a bar and be confronted with a legend — particularly when that legend’s work has somehow eluded you for your entire life. On Feb. 16, the Abbey Bar in DeLand hosted ...

I am writing to express my strong support for Rosemarie Latham in the upcoming election for Florida House District 29. The contrast between her campaign and her opponent, Webster Barnaby, could not be ...

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 ...

I’m trying to understand the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. In every speech, the leader of this movement claims the United States is a terrible place to live and he will make it better. The ...

Having just returned from a nine-week stay in a historic Mexican hill town, I was moved to write about the benefits of living in a pedestrian community, with virtually no automobiles in the central ...

There are plenty of other crops in Dade. South Florida’s population is concentrated on the coasts. Inland areas remain agricultural. Even as I write this, people are sweating out in those fields. Due ...