Community honors retired Navy SEAL Clark “Cutty” Cummings with memorial poker run in Marion...
MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A community ride through Marion County this weekend brought together dozens of motorcyclists to honor retired Navy SEAL Clark “Cutty” Cummings, remembered by loved ones as a man who showed up for others no matter who they were. Organizers held the first “Cutty”...
Motorcycle rider dies in fiery Ocklawaha crash March 22
A motorcycle rider died in a fiery crash March 22 in southeast Marion County. Here's what we know: Where was the crash? At Southeast 170th Avenue Road and 95th Street Road in Ocklawaha. .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } What time was the wreck? Marion County Fire Rescue spokesman...
The fruit that made Florida is quickly disappearing
In a Central Florida field, out in the wind and the sun and near a pen holding baby goats, sit two symbols of Florida's citrus industry. They were school buses in the 1970s and sometime later were converted to do duty as fruit loader trucks. The seats and sides were...
Man accused of stealing grandmother’s truck for a ‘joy ride’
A homeless man in Leesburg was arrested after allegedly taking his grandmother’s truck without permission for a “joy ride or something.”. A deputy met with the grandmother of 22-year-old Travis Leon Shiver at her camper in Leesburg around 1:15 p.m. Monday, March 16, according to an arrest report from the Lake County...
Chipotle planning to build fourth Ocala location in The Shores
Chipotle is planning to construct its fifth location in Marion County since 2023, and fourth in Ocala, targeting a site in Silver Springs Shores next to several other recently developed commercial plots. A conceptual plan for the new Chipotle was reviewed by the Marion County Development Review Committee on Monday.
Villager with history of DUI arrests lands back behind bars
A Villager with a history of drunk driving arrests has landed back behind bars. Robert Earl Allie, 64, of the Village of Sabal Chase, was being held without bond this weekend at the Sumter County Detention Center on a pair of probation violations. Last Year, Allie was sentenced 90 days...
Three Ocala motorcyclists killed in separate accidents within 18 hours of each other
Three Ocala residents were killed while riding their motorcycles in separate fatal accidents that all occurred within 18 hours of each other this weekend. A 22-year-old woman, a 37-year-old woman, and a 36-year-old man, all from Ocala, were the three motorcyclists who lost their lives this weekend. The first two...
Handyman who botched job ordered to pay $10,000 restitution to Villager
A handyman who botched a wiring job at a home in The Villages has been ordered to pay the homeowner $10,000 in restitution. Jeetendra Sukhu, 45, of Leesburg, is poised to escape criminal prosecution on charges of unlicensed electrical contracting and contracting without a license if he pays the restitution and...
Renter in The Villages gets break in DUI case and ready to move on
A woman living in a rental in The Villages got a break in a drunk driving case and appears ready to move on. Chelsea Ann-Marie Monschein, 33, who had been living in the Village of St. Johns, pleaded no contest earlier this month in Lake County Court to a reduced charge of reckless driving. She had originally been...
Villages Health employee sues The Villages after parking lot slip-and-fall
An employee of The Villages Health is seeking more than $50,000 in damages from The Villages following a slip-and-fall incident that allegedly occurred in a parking lot last summer. Jameka Brown, a resident of Lake County, filed the lawsuit against The Holding Company of The Villages, Inc., in Lake County...
