Inside The Beacon: The Battle of the Books

SPOTLIGHT: All about PACE

Beacon reporter Al Everson is joined this week by Volusia County Tax Collector Will Roberts. The two dive into the complexities of PACE, a program offered to help homeowners pay for improvements. At the time of release, the PACE program has sued a number of tax collectors around Florida, including Roberts, for their handling of the program. There's more to the story! Read more of Al Everson's reporting on PACE on The Beacon's website: https://beacononlinenews.com/2023/10/19/state-program-to-aid-homeowners-comes-under-fire/https://beacononlinenews.com/2023/10/19/state-program-to-aid-homeowners-comes-under-fire/ [https://beacononlinenews.com/2023/10/19/state-program-to-aid-homeowners-comes-under-fire/] Now You Know is intended to share all community voices. Some you may agree with, some not. Yet, our podcast values them all and makes them available in the spirit of inclusion for our entire West Volusia community. Want more local news? Visit The Beacon's website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.beacononlinenews.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.beacononlinenews.com/]. You can also find The Beacon on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/wvbeacon], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://facebook.com/wvbeacon] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/wvbeacon].

SPOTLIGHT: Celebrating three years of Pride and looking to the future

West Volusia Beacon Fall 2023 editorial intern Christa Assi sits down with two staples of DeLand's drag scene: Aaliyah and Zara Nouveau. Recorded around the three-year anniversary of Pride Night at DaVinci, the three talk about Pride Night, what it means to be do drag and what's next for the Nouveaus in DeLand. There's more to the story! Read more about the Nouveaus, drag in DeLand and more on The Beacon's website: https://beacononlinenews.com/2023/12/26/tuesdays-are-a-drag-local-drag-show-celebrates-three-year-anniversary/ [https://beacononlinenews.com/2023/12/26/tuesdays-are-a-drag-local-drag-show-celebrates-three-year-anniversary/] Now You Know is intended to share all community voices. Some you may agree with, some not. Yet, our podcast values them all and makes them available in the spirit of inclusion for our entire West Volusia community. Want more local news? Visit The Beacon's website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.beacononlinenews.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.beacononlinenews.com/]. You can also find The Beacon on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/wvbeacon], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://facebook.com/wvbeacon] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/wvbeacon].

PERSPECTIVES: A young pilot sets a Prime example

This week Beacon Co-Editor Eli Witek is joined by young pilot Jill Prime with a conversation the two had earlier this year shortly after Prime completed her first solo flight. Prime shares her story of how she got into flying, and what how her local community supported her. Now You Know is intended to share all community voices. Some you may agree with, some not. Yet, our podcast values them all and makes them available in the spirit of inclusion for our entire West Volusia community. Want more local news? Visit The Beacon's website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.beacononlinenews.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.beacononlinenews.com/]. You can also find The Beacon on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/wvbeacon], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://facebook.com/wvbeacon] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/wvbeacon].

Inside The Beacon: The Battle of the Books

On the first episode of this new Now You Know series, local librarian and man about town Sims Kline is joined by Beacon co-editor Eli Witek to discuss the ins and outs of reporting on the Volusia County School Board's policies regarding library materials. Witek has been following efforts to get certain books banned in the school system for some time now and gives the inside scoop. READ THE STORY: https://beacononlinenews.com/2023/05/19/small-changes-high-feelings-in-the-battle-of-the-books/ [https://beacononlinenews.com/2023/05/19/small-changes-high-feelings-in-the-battle-of-the-books/] Want more local news? Visit The Beacon's website at www.beacononlinenews.com [https://www.beacononlinenews.com/]. You can also find The Beacon on Twitter [https://twitter.com/wvbeacon], Facebook [https://facebook.com/wvbeacon] and Instagram [https://instagram.com/wvbeacon].

PERSPECTIVES: A poet finds inspiration in mental illness

Beacon publisher Barb Shepherd is joined this week by Central Florida-born poet and musician Chelsea Lynn LaBate. With a new book of her poetry out, LaBate talks all about her creative process, her struggles with mental illness and finding the good in the most challenging situations. You can find more information about LaBate's new book, Free Roses, as well as her music and more on her website, www.chelsealynnlabate.art [https://www.chelsealynnlabate.art/]. Now You Know is intended to share all community voices. Some you may agree with, some not. Yet, our podcast values them all and makes them available in the spirit of inclusion for our entire West Volusia community. Want more local news? Visit The Beacon's website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.beacononlinenews.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.beacononlinenews.com/]. You can also find The Beacon on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/wvbeacon], ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://facebook.com/wvbeacon] and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://instagram.com/wvbeacon].