Ocala hospitals honored for dedication to patient safety
Three local hospitals have been recognized for their records on patient safety. According to a news release from HCA Florida Healthcare, HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and HCA Florida West Marion Hospital have been awarded the 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades, which bills itself as the top website...
Motorcyclist claims New Yorker in Villages-owned golf cart totaled bike, left him permanently injured
A motorcyclist has filed a lawsuit against a New York man and The Holding Company of The Villages, Inc. following a collision involving a Villages-owned golf cart in Wildwood. Geoffrey White filed the complaint in Sumter County Circuit Court against Phillip Jagielski and the Holding Company of The Villages in October...
Lady vandalism suspect allegedly inflicted $3,000 worth of damage on Ford Mustang
An Ocala woman was arrested on a warrant Thursday for vandalizing a Ford Mustang, leaving $3,000 in damage. A deputy responded to a criminal mischief complaint involving 44-year-old Rodnelder Shanail McWhorter at an undisclosed Wildwood residence around 12:45 p.m., Jan. 22, according to an arrest report from the...
Marion firefighters battle 30-foot flames at mobile home and RV fire
Marion County Fire Rescue crews battled a massive structure fire in Salt Springs on Tuesday night after an RV and a mobile home became fully engulfed in flames. Multiple units from Marion County Fire Rescue responded to a massive residential fire in the 7900 block of NE 306th Court in Salt Springs on Tuesday, March 17.
OBSOnline to Hold ‘Second Chance’ March Sale
Ocala Breeders' Sales will host a "Second Chance" digital auction on its OBSOnline platform featuring horses that were either unsold or breezed and scratched from the recently concluded OBS March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale held March 10-12. The online auction will take place March 27-31. Horses offered will feature...
Local grandmothers bringing Italian flavor to new Ocala-based cooking show
Inspired by the legendary “Nonnas” of Italy, two Ocala grandmothers have teamed up with a veteran producer to serve up family recipes in a new cooking show. “The Nonnas of Stonecreek” stars local personalities Maggie David and Mary Ellen Saladino, two women who have recreated the “Nonna” concept made famous in Italy...
Outsiders are using the roads in The Villages
Didn’t the development districts buy the gates from the Developer for, I believe, $8 million each to cover a period of 30 years? When Walmart opens on County Road 466 and Cherry Lake Road, what’s to stop hundreds of more cars coming through Morse Gate, which is already a cut-through? Ninety percent of the cars coming...
Marion County firefighters put out semi-truck fire, no injuries reported
MCFR officials say crews responded to the 20000 block of East Highway 40 in Silver Springs just after 3 p.m. to reports of a vehicle on fire.
Unpaved roads connect scrub lizard habitat
Unpaved roads in northern Florida may provide ecological corridors for scrub lizards in areas where timber harvest has interrupted the forest regrowth cycle. “[The unpaved roads] are going to allow these lizards to persist in these mature stands managed for wood pulp,” said David Tevs, a PhD student at the University...
New Brazilian wax studio sought just north of The Villages
A Brazilian wax business is looking to expand its footprint just north of The Villages. FL Brazilian Wax, a personal care service business, has submitted a major site plan for a new location at 17051 S U.S. Highway 441, according to documents filed with the Marion County Development Review Committee (MCDRC).
