Alligator floating on a warm day in The Villages
This piercing-eyed alligator appeared to be quite content while floating in a pond on a warm summer day in The Villages. Thanks to Julie Walfield for sharing!. Share your local photos with us at https://villages-news.com/contact-us!
I don’t believe Ocala’s residents are reaping the benefits of overdevelopment
I don’t know if someone is getting kickbacks for allowing so many contractors to build so many homes and apartments and condos. It can’t just be ignored that our local government is not holding the contractors responsible to build infrastructure to support the eventual influx of people and cars and also students...
Shooting survivor credits necklace for blocking bullet, saving his life: ‘Divine intervention’
OCALA, Fla. (WESH) - A Florida man survived a gunshot to the chest. Doctors say the necklace he was wearing blocked the bullet and may have helped saved his life. “I look at it as a lifesaver,” Aidan Perry said. The necklace was a piece of his faith that...
Man Arrested for Murder following Fatal Central Florida Shooting
A man was recently arrested and charged with second-degree murder following the fatal shooting in Central Florida. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect and victim began arguing in the breezeway of an apartment building on the 700 block of Providence Trace Circle in Brandon, near Tampa....
Deputies respond to stabbings and “roadway block party” in Hawthorne
On Saturday night, June 28, Alachua County Sheriff's Office responded to stabbings that seriously injured three people and involved multiple locations, along with a separate block party that obstructed Holden Park Road. The post Deputies respond to stabbings and “roadway block party” in Hawthorne appeared first on...
Motorcycle rider hit and killed in Fort McCoy. Second bike death in two days.
A two-vehicle crash in a rural area of Marion County killed a motorcycle rider on June 27. In two days two bike riders have lost their lives in separate crashes at different ends of the county. Here's what we know about the latest crash: When and where was the crash? About 6:10 p.m. at Northeast 225th Street and...
Villager to take anger management class after attack on fellow customer
A Villager has been ordered into anger management after an attack on a fellow customer who cut in line at a Circle K. Tina Marie Hughes, 65, of the Village of Alhambra, has been ordered to complete an eight-hour anger management course in order to avoid prosecution on a charge of battery. If she successfully...
Coming to SW Ocala: First local outpost of trendy market and third of fast...
Sprouts Farmers Market and Chipotle Mexican Grill are both set to open locations in July near the entrance to the On Top of the World Communities on Southwest State Road 200. The first Ocala Sprouts branch and the third local Chipotle restaurant will be located in the 8000 block of SW SR 200, convenient to several...
The Massive Flea Market In Florida That’ll Make Your Bargain-Hunting Dreams Come True
Ever had that moment when you’re standing in the middle of a treasure trove so vast, so gloriously chaotic, that your bargain-hunting heart skips a beat?. That’s the Market of Marion in Belleview, Florida for you – a sprawling wonderland where one person’s castoffs become another’s prized possessions.
Central Florida Horse Owner Arrested for Felony Animal Cruelty, Others Also Arrested
A Central Florida horse owner was recently arrested for felony animal cruelty and others on the property were also arrested. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit arrested a Lake Wales man for felony animal cruelty and seized horses and goats from his property on Poe Road in Lake Wales.
