Ocala senior living community purchased for $14.7 million
An Ocala senior assisted living community was just purchased for $14.7 million by a company that operates dozens of similar facilities across Florida and the Southeast. According to a deed filed with the Marion County Clerk of Courts, The Glen at Ocala was sold by Canterfield of Ocala, LLC for $14,660,000 to VTR...
Q&A: Williams looks ahead in new role as CEO of GRACE Marketplace
Darius Williams became CEO of GRACE Marketplace in September 2024 after Jon DeCarmine resigned in October 2024. Williams has extensive experience in homeless services and behavioral psychology, starting in 2006 and teaching since 2008. GRACE plans to open a remodeled dorm in January 2026 and install solar panels to...
Ocala man sentenced to two decades in prison for stealing & crashing MCSO vehicle
A Marion County man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a jury found him guilty on all counts following a one-day trial stemming from a 2024 vehicle theft and high-speed pursuit.
Cottage Food Law for Beginners course to be held
Jason Futch [email protected] The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is hosting a Cottage Food Law for Beginners course on Tuesday, March 18, 2026, from 9 a.m. to noon. There is a $10 fee to participate in the course. During the session, participants will learn about...
Health departments in Alachua, Marion counties issue rabies alerts, officials urge to be cautious
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Health departments in Alachua and Marion counties have issued multiple rabies alerts in the past month, demonstrating the rampant run of the disease amongst wild animals in North Central Florida. Last week, Marion County Health Department officials issued a new rabies alert after finding an...
Bradford County man sentenced to more than a century in prison for drug trafficking
A man from Bradford County was sentenced to 105 years in prison after he was found guilty of drug trafficking.
Gainesville, FL – Drug Bust: Convicted Felon Found With Cocaine, Meth
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Gainesville, FL – A convicted felon wanted out of Tennessee was arrested early Wednesday after deputies in Alachua County allegedly found a large stash of drugs, pills, and paraphernalia inside his car....
Florida house party turns violent when host allegedly cuts off guest’s thumb with a...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (TCN) -- A victim and a suspect were both arrested after an argument turned physical and ended with a man losing a thumb to a machete attack. In the early morning hours of Dec. 13, 42-year-old Carlos Hernandez Nicolas and Jose Turcios Garcia, 38, began to argue during a gathering at Nicolas’ home,...
Charges dropped against former Marion County child-care worker accused of abuse
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Charges have been dropped against a former employee of a Marion County day care who was fired following her arrest on accusations of child abuse, records show. State prosecutors on Thursday filed an announcement of “no information” in the case of Karla Loenie Gonzalez Penalverty,...
Man on probation arrested for home invasion robbery and fleeing
Taurus Cordarryl Duncan, 36, was arrested yesterday on a warrant for home invasion robbery after allegedly fleeing from a police officer. The post Man on probation arrested for home invasion robbery and fleeing appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

















