The Villages Health needs to borrow $24 million to sustain operations
The Villages Health needs to borrow $24 million to sustain operations as it slogs forward in the midst of a bankruptcy filing announced earlier this month. This dire assessment is included in the latest legal filing by The Villages Health System LLC in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The Villages Health announced...
Courtesy should be Rule No. 1 when traveling in The Villages
The Villages is among the fastest growing places in the United States and the largest retirement community in the world. This community continues to be developed with a system of roads, multi-modal paths, bridges, golf cart/bike lanes, nature trails and amenities that make it an outstanding environment for our...
The gate attendants perform an invaluable service
In respond to several Letters to the Editor, regarding entry gates, please allow me to add, as a 30-year South Florida property manager, gates with gate attendance perform a huge service to the community. If a gate arm is knocked off, there was a gate attendant, right there to move it out of the way. If people have...
Police officers find cocaine hidden in inner seam of suspect’s ball cap
A Leesburg man was arrested after officers found a makeshift smoking device in his vehicle and cocaine in the inner seam of his ball cap. An officer observed 35-year-old Armando Castro-Hernandez driving a black Chevrolet utility vehicle westbound on Myer Avenue at 10:10 p.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report...
Chipotle in Ocala closes twice for roach activity
The original Chipotle in Ocala was forced to temporarily close its location along State Road 200 last week after failing back-to-back health inspections, with the state finding over two dozen roaches between the two visits. The Chipotle at 2645 SW College Road failed health inspections conducted by agents...
Nervous passenger busted with hidden meth and pipe during traffic stop
A Leesburg man was arrested on drug charges after being caught with meth and a pipe in his possession during a traffic stop. A deputy stopped a black 2007 Ford pickup truck in the area of Westmont Road and County Road 473 in Leesburg at 1:20 a.m. Friday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s...
The thought of my Marion County home becoming urbanized breaks my heart
Multiple residents have written letters to Ocala-News.com over the last several days to share their opinions about overdevelopment in the area. Here are a few of those letters:. “We must act. I appreciate improvement, I appreciate variety, but the ceaseless development of finite land must stop. The rubber stamping...
Fire destroys church in Marion County; cause under investigation
CITRA, Fla. (WCJB) - A church building in Marion County was destroyed in a fire on Monday morning. Marion County Fire Rescue crews say at 5:49 a.m., a fire was reported at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church on Northeast 140th Street in Citra. The caller said the church was engulfed in flames.
Mail carrier helps identity suspect who punched man and sped off on four-wheeler
A Summerfield woman was arrested after a mail carrier helped identity her as the person who punched a man and sped off on a four-wheeler. A deputy responded to a physical altercation at 3555 SE 147th Lane, Summerfield, around 2 p.m. Saturday, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Upon...
DUI suspect lands in jail after drinking beer bought at Publix
A drunk driving suspect landed in jail after drinking beer he bought at Publix. Jose Francisco Correa Luna, 30, of Wildwood, was pulled over Saturday afternoon in connection with a possible hit and run crash, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. During the traffic stop, it was clear that...
