Restauranteur who started as busboy bringing new café to The Villages
A restauranteur who started out as a busboy is bringing a new café to The Villages. Eric Holm has signed a lease with The Villages to bring Peach Valley Café to Eastport. Holm has built a successful career in the restaurant business, but started out as a busboy at Sonny’s BBQ in Gainesville, alongside his mother who...
Villager who works as veterinarian jailed after skipping court date
A Villager who works as a veterinarian has been jailed after skipping a court date. Kristin Ann Mahoney, 55, who lives in the Village of Fenney, was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center on Saturday night following her arrest on a warrant charging her with failure to appear. She was released after posting...
Intense Debate: Local Resident Detained in Relation to 1983 Disappearance of Young Girl
This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on Villager arrested in connection with little girl missing since 1983. Villager arrested in connection with little girl missing since 1983.
What’s Florida’s Longest Bike Trail?
Florida's Longest Bike Trail: The Coast-to-Coast Connector. Currently under development, the Coast to Coast Connector is set to span an impressive 250 miles across Central Florida, linking the communities of St. Petersburg on the Gulf Coast to Titusville on the Atlantic Coast. Upon completion, it will offer cyclists...
City looking to buy key property in west Ocala revitalization efforts
Officials will review an agreement to purchase a key piece of property next to the Mary Sue Rich Community Center as part of the city’s ongoing efforts to redevelop and revitalize west Ocala. The purchase agreement will be presented to the Ocala City Council during its regular meeting on...
Suspicious driving leads to arrest of Leesburg man on drug charges
A Leesburg man was arrested on drug charges after being stopped for crossing the fog line multiple times. An officer saw 63-year-old Luis Enrique Ventura driving a black pickup truck northbound on U.S. Hwy. 441 around 4:50 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. He...
4 First Responders Accused of Hazing 19-Year-Old Firefighter, Waterboarding and Whipping Him with Belt
Four first responders in Florida have been arrested after allegedly taking part in the “violent” hazing of a 19-year-old firefighter, authorities said. According to a statement from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, Nov. 26, Edward Kenny III, 22, an EMT, and firefighters/EMTs Seth Day, 22, and Tate...
Son allegedly hits father in the face when denied engine part for $1,000
A Lady Lake man was arrested after allegedly hitting his father in the face when he refused to sell him an engine part for $1,000. Officers responded to a battery involving 25-year-old Dylan Michael Reynolds and his father at an undisclosed business in Leesburg around 8:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, according to an arrest...
Lack of Florida hurricanes brings good news for Gulf anglers. Here’s how
After a lack of tropical systems in the Gulf, a dry end to summer and a strong early cold front during November, the shallow waters west of Central Florida are as clean as I can remember in my lifetime during this time of year. Last year, it took months for water to clean up after the pair of hurricanes and record...
Ocala Wetland Recharge Park offers grease collection service
Ocala residents with leftover grease from Thanksgiving got the opportunity to dispose of it responsibly.
