Ocala FL

Looking to pick up something useful for free around The Villages? Neighbors are giving away all kinds of items — from home goods to garden materials. Here’s what’s available right now:

Leesburg commissioners will decide the fate of the controversial Lake Bright/Brighurst subdivision Monday night. The plan calls for 502 homes on a 202.6 acre property which is divided by County Road 33. One section which is located east of County Road 33 and south of Lake Brite Street and the other section is located west of County Road 33 and south of Desert...

BELLEVIEW, FL (352today.com) – For the first time in Marion County Public Schools (MCPS) history, a student has been named a Grand Award Ying Scholar, one of only eight students statewide to receive the distinction. Briana Stephens, a Belleview High School (BHS) junior, earned the top honor at the...

Central Florida will see sunny skies, breezy conditions, and rising temperatures into the upper 80s this week, with no significant rain in the forecast.

A resident of Oakland Hills was arrested for resisting arrest after running into the woods when deputies showed up to investigate a kidnapping. An individual went to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at County Road 466 and Morse Boulevard in The Villages to report information that would indicate a woman appeared to be held against her will, according to an arrest report.

Shrubs blocking a front door entry at a home prompted a deed compliance hearing in The Villages. The home located at 1715 Madero Drive in the Village of Santo Domingo was the subject of the public hearing Friday before the Community Development District 2 Board of Supervisors at Savannah Center.

A realtor who refused to provide a breath sample has been sentenced in connection with her arrest last year in a crash which occurred after she’d been drinking at Brownwood. Kathleen Patricia Kelly, 32, of Oxford Oaks, pleaded no contest this past week in Sumter County Court to a charge of refusal to submit to a breath sample. She was placed on probation for...

An opening date has been announced for a new New York-style bagel restaurant in The Villages. Jeff’s Bagel Run will be opening April 24 in Southern Trace Plaza, in the location that was the longtime home of Giovanni’s Ristorante & Pizzeria. Jeff’s Bagel Run originated in Central Florida...

A homeowner in The Villages could be fined after a crowded driveway prompted a complaint. The home of Kenneth and Lauren Harding at 1405 Figueroa St. in the Village of Santiago was the subject of a deed compliance hearing in front of the Community Development District 2 Board of Supervisors at Savannah Center.

With greens trimmed so neatly, and bunkers so bright,. A golfer’s delight from morning till night. On a high wire stretched thin o’er alligators below,. While juggling flaming chainsaws in a hurricane’s blow. Yet somehow he managed with practiced command,. Each tee box and green shaped by...