I think State Road 200 has become a nightmare for elderly drivers
It has become a nightmare to drive on State Road 200. One never knows if you’re going to arrive alive. Most people have out of states licenses like New York or New Jersey. It’s individuals who have come looking for a sensible way of living but, in turn, have brought their bad road habits that we senior people in Ocala are not used to...
Community Watch’s ‘two newspaper checks’ have increased by 200 percent
Community Watch’s “two newspaper checks” have increased by 200 percent and some believe it’s because unwanted copies of The Villages Daly Sun are piling up in driveways at homes in The Villages. Chief Nehemiah Wolfe said patrol drivers are instructed to keep a close eye on...
Summerfield woman nabbed with drugs again one week after most recent arrest
A Summerfield woman was nabbed with drugs again, one week after her most recent arrest. Stacy Lynn Steady, 48, was a passenger in the back seat of a black Acura at 12:23 a.m. Wednesday when the vehicle was pulled over because the female driver ran a stop sign, according to an arrest report from the Fruitland Park Police Department. The officer making the...
Villagers facing $10,000 in fines claim they were harassed by neighbors
A couple in The Villages facing $10,000 in deed compliance fines claim they were harassed by their neighbors and had 24 cameras pointed at them. The saga of the problematic property at 4540 Pearlman Way in the Village of DeLuna dates back to a 2025 deed compliance hearing when neighbors raised concerns before a special master at the District Office at Brownwood. They said...
Jeff’s Bagel Run Opened a New Location in The Villages
THE VILLAGES, FL (352today.com) – Jeff’s Bagel Run brings freshly-made bagels to The Villages at 3439 Wedgewood Lane. They opened their first physical location in 2021, offering unique flavors of bagels in Ocoee. Now, they offer a delectable variety of bagel flavors to The Villages community from classics to unique tastes.
Elderly woman says hot coffee at Ocala McDonald’s caused severe burns, ‘catastrophic’ injuries
An 80-year-old Ocala woman has filed a negligence lawsuit against the operator of a local McDonald’s after an employee allegedly dropped a cup of scalding coffee on her, resulting in “catastrophic” injuries. Lavon Deifendeifer filed the complaint in Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County against Rank...
Central Florida Man Won $1,000 A Week For Life Prize
A Central Florida man won a $1,000 A Week For Life prize from the lottery. The post Central Florida Man Won $1,000 A Week For Life Prize appeared first on West Orlando News .
Man allegedly spits on woman he thinks took his phone at the park
A Lady Lake man was arrested for battery after allegedly trying to run a woman off the road and spitting on her. An officer responded to what was originally believed to be a civil disagreement in Groveland at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Groveland Police Department. However, the female victim advised that 49-year-old Matthew Jospeh Acker...
Woman arrested on way to mother’s funeral back in jail again
A woman arrested on the way to her mother’s funeral is back in jail again. Carolyn Deborah Harmelin, 73, who lives at the Lake Sumter Apartments on County Road 466, was being held without bond this weekend at the Marion County Jail following her arrest Thursday on a warrant charging her with failure to appear on a charge of driving under the influence.
The Anchor in Marion County, FL, was cited for insects, expired food violations
The Anchor in Summerfield, Marion County, required a follow-up inspection and received an administrative complaint recommendation after state health and food inspectors found 12 violations, including insects and a food disposal order.
