Ocala FL

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Marion Oaks is home to many local flavors and family-operated businesses. One of these places that has seen a rise in business is the Sweet Treets Ice Cream Parlor in the Marion Oaks Shopping Center at 184 Marion Oaks Blvd., Ocala. The small, family-owned shop...

After articles about a protest in downtown Ocala and demonstrators on an overpass along Interstate 75 who were expressing opinions about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), multiple readers wrote in to share their opinions. Here are a few of those letters:. “I’m getting more angry over how people think. The...

A former drive-thru beverage stop in Ocala that has been fully transformed into the city’s first drive-through flower shop is set to open this weekend. The Rose Barn will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 912 NE 14th Street. “While we’re still in development and continuing...

A restaurant in Dunnellon that state records mislabeled as having closed due to a health inspection failure was, in fact, never closed, and did not fail its inspection, with the state admitting to a “clerical error” that led to the incorrect listing. On January 6, Ocala-News.com reported that...

A man was sentenced for killing and dismembering a Central Florida mom. The man who shot Indian Harbour Beach mother Nancy Howery and hid her remains across an undeveloped area of Palm Bay has been sentenced to life in prison. 35-year-old Daniel L. Stearns was convicted at trial of second-degree...

.oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } A fatal crash involving a golf cart was reported in The Villages about 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 9, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A 64-year-old Lady Lake man driving a golf cart westbound on County Road 109 ran the...

The Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) has raided three locations, seizing 231 illegal gambling machines and over $157,000 in illegal gambling proceeds in Lake County. Conducted under the code name ‘Calvin Coolidge,’ the FGCC operation targeted three locations believed to be housing unlawful gambling houses in...

ORLANDO, Fla. – There are plenty of people who want to live in the Sunshine State. But according to a new study, there’s one city that’s better than the rest. In its latest ranking, U.S. News & World Report has listed out the best places to live in Florida, using the following metrics:

A 62-year-old homeless man, who was arrested four months ago by Ocala police at a convenience store where he is trespassed, is still incarcerated as he awaits trial in April for touching the wrist of one of the officers who detained him. Rodney Sebastion Harmon has been incarcerated at the...

The Wildwood Soup Kitchen in Sumter County is a 100 percent volunteer-run, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to feeding the community. Each week, volunteers in this organization provide more than 4,200 hot, hearty, and nutritious meals, completely free of charge, to those in need. Staffed with over 750...