Ocala FL

An Ocala man and his companion were arrested on drug charges after the discovery of foil, cut straws and fentanyl in their vehicle. An officer pulled over 27-year-old Daniel Patrick Simpson, 29-year-old Johnny Shayne Simpson and a female passenger at Dixie Avenue and Miller Street around 12:35 a.m. Thursday,...

A “heavily intoxicated” Ocala man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly stole a car and crashed it near the entrance of a mobile home park in Marion County. On Saturday, March 14, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to the Country Estates Mobile Home Park located on NE 95th Street in Anthony...

A Villager will face fines if she refuses to trim the hedges at her residence. The home at 8541 SE 177th Bartram Loop in the Village of Piedmont was the subject of a public hearing Monday at the District Office at Brownwood. A complaint about the home was received Jan....

A Central Florida man is facing more than 100 criminal charges after investigators said they discovered child sexual abuse material and other disturbing items inside his home.

SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Fire Rescue crews put out a semi-truck fire Tuesday afternoon. 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. Crews arrived to find a semi-truck...

Travis Ramone Pinder 35, of Ocala, has been sentenced to nine months in jail, followed by four years of probation, after entering a plea of nolo contendere to child abuse without great bodily harm. The post Ocala man sentenced to 9 months in jail for hitting juvenile with gun, tearing off part of his ear appeared...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Six Florida supermarkets are set to become Winn-Dixie stores, according to the company this week. In a release on Monday, officials announced that seven total Harveys Supermarket locations across Florida and southern Georgia will be converted to the Winn-Dixie brand as part of the company’s mission to...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Norman Kenneth Schutt was born in Saginaw, Mich, and grew up during the Great Depression, without a lot of money, understanding the challenges that come with adversity. Monday, March 16, 2026, was an opportunity to celebrate Schutt’s 100th birthday, and thank him for his dedicated...

Manes Pierre (SAO5) A 58-year-old man faces sentencing after a Marion County jury found him...

Several more readers have written in to share opinions about development in Marion County. These are a few of those letters:. “I agree with the reader regarding over growth. They continue to remove trees at a rapid rate, continue to fill our beautiful countryside with houses while our property values plummet. The...