Central Florida breakfast, brunch, lunch chain will occupy old Bob Evans
Peach Valley Cafe, a Central Florida chain that serves breakfast, lunch and brunch, will occupy the recently closed Bob Evans site at 3535 SW College Road (State Road 200) in Ocala. Holm Real Estate LLC out of Winter Park paid $2.9 million for the building, according to a deed on file with the court clerk. Eric Holm...
Woman struck by horse at barrel racing event sues World Equestrian Center
A woman has filed a lawsuit against the World Equestrian Center (WEC), an event organizer, and a horse rider, claiming she was severely injured when a horse allegedly stampeded through a chute at an “unmanageable speed” during a competition and threw her into the air. Tammi Catrett filed...
Parents of Marion County toddler killed in driveway accident speak: ‘He will forever be...
OCKLAWAHA, Fla. - A Marion County family is grieving the loss of their 2-year-old son, Olyver, who was accidentally run over in the family’s driveway. Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol said another driver did not see the toddler behind the vehicle. What they're saying:. The family said the...
Florida’s Most Unreal Hidden Garden Oasis Is Just 40 Minutes From Ocala — And...
If you have been craving an escape that feels worlds away without actually leaving North Central Florida, this is your sign. Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens in Williston is a dreamscape of waterfalls, limestone cliffs, and koi filled lagoons just 40 minutes from Ocala. The paths wind past hidden lookouts, swans glide...
Driver with license suspended over insurance problems arrested on State Road 44
An Ocala man was arrested after admitting he drove knowing his license had been suspended for insurance reasons. A deputy spotted a blue Chevrolet Trailblazer traveling west on East State Road 44 in Wildwood around 12:50 p.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. A check of...
Document sheds new light on shooting in Leesburg that claimed teen’s life
An affidavit is shedding more light on the fatal shooting of a teen in December at Berry Park in Leesburg. The U.S. Marshals Task Force took 17-year-old James Albert Fenderson IV into custody on the afternoon of Feb. 4 for the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Juan Gomez Jr. of Grand Island in December. The Leesburg...
Officials in The Villages ready to make a change after costly cross fiasco
It appears officials in The Villages are ready to make a change after last year’s costly little white cross fiasco. Community Development District 8 officials this past November agreed to settle a lawsuit against Village of Tamarind Grove resident Wayne Anderson, awarding him $70,000. The battle began in 2019...
Ocala Double Homicide Update: Estranged Husband Left Scene, Committed Suicide During Traffic Stop in...
OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken held a brief press conference on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, to provide the media with more details about the double homicide that took place at Marion Springs Condominiums on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 10. According to...
Hollywood’s Tarzan Monkeys: Florida’s Wildlife Mystery Unraveled
Solving the Florida Monkey Mystery: From Tarzan to Today: How Hollywood and Nature Collide at Silver Springs and Fort De Soto. If you want the real Hollywood monkey story in Florida, look up near Silver Springs, just outside Ocala. That’s where the actual rhesus macaques from the old Tarzan films made themselves at...
Driver dies in I-75 rollover crash in Marion County
REDDICK – One person was killed the afternoon of Feb. 11 when the vehicle they were driving veered off Interstate 75, overturned and caught fire, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened after noon at mile marker 364 in the northbound lanes. That is 4 miles south of the Marion County Road 318...
