Orange City News

PHOTO COURTESY GLENWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Youngest attendees - Alexandra Cheski and Sara and Tommi Gene Borden hold some of the flowers that graced the tables at the Mothers and Daughters Brunch at Glenwood Presbyterian Church May 11.

Call 386-469-9409. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Gateway Center for the Arts, corner of U.S. Highway 17-92 and Saxon Boulevard, DeBary.

Colin Anderson's grandmother Debbie Thomas, his sister Rylee Sprague, his grandfather Michael Thomas and his mother, Casi Sprague, pose recently with a photo of Colin who was killed when he was hit by a car while skateboarding in Orange City.News-Journal / Patricio G. Balona Colin Anderson often told his mother he wished he had a skate park to go ... (more)

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating a 41-year-old woman who authorities fear could be in danger.

Irene Lewis watched as about 50 other graduates standing in front of her accepted their Daytona State College diplomas to a smattering of applause.

BEACON PHOTO/MARSHA MCLAUGHLIN Dressing up - Members of First Congregational Church of Lake Helen dress up in the garb worn by members of the church in 1888, as they celebrate the 125th anniversary of the church.

State Rep. Dave Hood, R-Daytona Beach Shores, will hold town hall meetings throughout District 25 to discuss the legislative session that ended this month and hear comments and suggestions from his constituents.

Bus routes to the DeBary SunRail station, stricter water use rules and potential new jobs and tax revenue from the silver screen took center stage at this year's second West Volusia Summit, held Saturday.

STOCK IMAGE Job fair for veterans - A "Paychecks for Patriots Job Fair" is scheduled 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the One-Stop Employment Center at 846 Saxon Blvd.

The wife of a retired Beach Patrol deputy chief has been accused of stealing more than $300,000 from a group of cardiologists she worked for, an arrest report shows.

DeLand firefighters will find it easier to help their counterparts in Orange City and Deltona in the future.

Greater Union First Baptist Church of DeLand and its Greater Union Life Center Healthy West Volusia Initiative are sponsoring a Community Fitness Day 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Chisholm Community Center, 520 S. Clara Ave.

Call 386-469-9409. 7:30 a.m. at Mariner's Cove Park, 1199 Enterprise-Osteen Road, Enterprise.

BEACON PHOTO/MARSHA MCLAUGHLIN Coming soon - A Dollar General store will open soon at 2110 N. Kepler Road in DeLand, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 92.

An Orange City man accused of molesting a teenager was arrested Sunday, Volusia sheriff's investigators said.

Iowa authorities say they have no suspects in an early morning shooting outside a strip club that left a Florida man dead.

The public is invited to attend the annual Spring Fling and Plant Sale 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 27, on the grounds of Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in DeLand.

Event begins and ends at the Duvall Home. Runners or walkers will use the northern portion of Volusia County's Spring to Spring Trail along Grand Avenue.

PHOTO COURTESY DELEON SPRINGS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Best of Show - Stained-glass artist Ruth Sapp shows off her ribbon, with judge Beth O'Neill, DeLeon Springs Community Association Secretary Amy Munizzi, and judge Ruth Vines looking on, at the Art Among the Trees Festival April 13 in DeLeon Springs.

In a plea agreement, Daniel Porter pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 31-year-old Jerry Perdomo of Orange City, Fla.