Remember to obey the rules when you visit the pools in The Villages
The Recreation & Parks Department strives to make the pools safe for everyone’s use and enjoyment in The Villages. All eligible residents and their guests with valid Guest ID Cards are asked to refrain from:. Having glass containers inside any pool area. Throwing or tossing any objects/toys on pool...
Silver Springs homeowner keeping pot-bellied pig despite 69-signature petition in opposition
Marion County officials granted permission to a Silver Springs homeowner to keep a pot-bellied pig on her property, despite receiving a petition with 69 signatures in opposition to the request and hearing at least eight public comments from neighbors citing odor, well contamination, and their homeowners’...
‘It shook the house’: Homeowner describes moment Citrus High student crashed into tree
The Citrus County Community is grieving after a Citrus High School senior died in a car crash.
Three arrested in deadly Easter Sunday shooting
Three Ocala residents were arrested in connection to a deadly shooting on Easter Sunday at T.B. McPherson Park in Southeast Gainesville. Gabriel Frazier Jr., 20, Jarrett Jones, 19, and Kaniel Edwards, 21, were arrested on felony murder charges after a four-month search for those responsible for the fatal shooting....
Ocala man who tried to rob liquor store gets over 7 years in prison
An Ocala man who attacked a cashier while attempting to rob a local liquor store has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. On Monday, 36-year-old Keyobie Dawadrian Bullard pleaded guilty to attempted robbery with a deadly weapon and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The charges stem from an...
Ring camera captures arrest of 2 teens in Fort Lauderdale accused of stealing car...
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Two teens are behind bars after, deputies said, they stole a car from a northern Florida city. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies said they attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a car in the area of Weston Road and Royal Palm Boulevard that was reported stolen out of Marion County,...
Marion County Jury Finds Belleview Man Guilty In Meth Trafficking Case
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A jury has found 33-year-old Rafael Then Jr. of Belleview guilty of trafficking in methamphetamine. The verdict, delivered on Tuesday, concludes a collaborative undercover investigation by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Ocala Police Department’s Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team (UDEST),...
Man accused of battering inmate when he worked at state women’s prison north of...
A man has been arrested and accused of battering an inmate while he was a corrections officer at a state women's prison north of Ocala. Adrian Hernandez, 26, was arrested on charges of malicious battery on an inmate and reporting false information in a use-of-force report. He was booked into the Marion County Jail on...
Golf cart rallies in The Villages to demand ‘Workers Over Billionaires’
Villagers and their neighbors will be participating in rallies to stand up for working families who are losing the most from recent cuts in federal programs. Two concurrent golf cart rallies will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 1, in The Villages. The northern rally will be held on Morse Boulevard between...
Marion man says he was left permanently disabled after unlawful arrest by MCSO
A man who says he contacted the Marion County Sheriff’s Office during a mental health emergency to potentially “Baker Act” himself has filed a lawsuit against the agency, alleging responding deputies broke his back, damaged his spine, and left him permanently disabled after tasing and arresting him.
