Ocala FL

The first round of layoffs at the Silver Springs Bottled Water Co., which was scheduled for New Year’s Eve, saw the release of 73 employees of the company, while the remaining dozen employees are scheduled for termination by the end of March. According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining...

A 27-acre horse farm with several upgrades, including a professional riding arena, multiple paddocks, a heated saltwater pool, and a solar power system with a Tesla battery backup, was just sold this week for $6.1 million, more than quadrupling its sales price from 2020. Located at 12203 NW 35th Street,...

WILDWOOD, Fla. — A Sumter County food kitchen has secured enough funds to keep serving meals in 2026. The Wildwood Soup Kitchen was at risk of closing if it didn’t find a new place to operate out of. The organization says this will no longer be the case after finally securing a new building.

A Summerfield woman was arrested for battery after allegedly biting a woman in the face in the early hours of New Year’s Day. A deputy responded to Oxford Downs, located at 17996 S U.S. Hwy. 301, Summerfield, for an alleged battery involving 50-year-old Nancy Jean Burdick at 3:10 a.m. Thursday, according to an arrest...

A drunk driving suspect in a golf cart said she got lost after sipping wine at a restaurant in The Villages. Jane Heroux, 73, of Spruce Creek South in Summerfield, was driving a red 2017 Yamaha golf cart at about 5:30 p.m. Friday on El Camino Real near the entrance to the Village of Alhambra when she was spotted by a...

.oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } (This story was updated to correct a headline field to clarify that Allyson Berry was nominated to be mayor. The previous headline was incomplete. Also, a photo cutline was updated to list the correct name of Agnes Berry.) Leesburg has a new mayor,...

Good evening, Central Florida. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Areas of fog could develop late tonight into tomorrow morning, with additional fog possible the following morning. Temperatures will settle into the 50s overnight with mostly...

A Wildwood man turned himself in for allegedly battering a guest talking to his girlfriend at a New Year’s Eve party. A male victim and his friends went to a New Year’s Eve party with 20-year-old Joseph Edward Jaimes in attendance at a residence on Legion Avenue at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report...

A new, unidentified retail store is in the works for southeast Ocala, with developers targeting a site along Maricamp Road. Twin Rivers Capital has submitted plans for a commercial development at 11180 SE Maricamp Rd., located on a parcel just south of the roadway. County officials reviewed the preliminary plans...

SUMMERFIELD, FL (352today.com) – When we posted our list of new businesses that opened in the 352 in December, we missed a pretty good one: Dallas-based restaurant franchise Wingstop opened its third location in the Ocala area on Dec. 23, 2025. Wingstop is known primarily for–what else?–its wide spectrum...