Several readers share concerns about new Home Depot coming to southwest Ocala
After Ocala-News.com published a story with updated details about the site plan for a new Home Depot that was previously approved for southwest Ocala, several readers wrote letters to share their opinion with the editor. Here are a few of those letters:. “I am disappointed that a Home Depot is...
pOpshelf in Ocala closing, offering 50% discounts storewide
The sole pOpshelf store in Ocala and Marion County is currently selling its entire inventory at heavily discounted rates ahead of its permanent closure next month, just weeks after the departure of Bealls from the same plaza. Management confirmed that the pOpshelf store located in Six Gun Plaza (4901 E...
New Principals Set to Lead Several Lake County Schools This Fall
Several Lake County schools will welcome new leadership when the 2026-27 school year begins on Aug. 10. Here’s what we know:. Reshonda Scott has been named principal of Leesburg High School. Scott was named Lake County’s Assistant Principal of the Year in December 2025 before earning the title of Florida’s 2026 Assista
Developer wants to squeeze 37 more homes into CDD in The Villages
A group of Villagers from Community Development District 9 attended Monday’s Wildwood City Commission meeting over concerns about a proposed boundary change for their district. Commissioners heard the first reading of an ordinance to add 9.7 acres to the district. They probably will vote on it later this month...
Central Florida man fatally shoots cat in eye with BB gun, sheriff says
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida man was arrested after he shot a cat in the eye with a BB gun and killed it, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office. In a release on Monday, Sheriff Wayne Ivey said that the man — identified as Lucas Stedman, 48 — committed the act earlier last month.
Wildwood’s $150-million wastewater treatment plant aimed at keeping pace with growth
Wildwood’s $150-million wastewater treatment plant is taking shape on the city’s west side. Deputy utilities director Jason Martin presented a slide show on plant construction progress Monday to city commissioners. What he described as “a massive amount of conduit and pipe” has been installed at the site. Two...
Ocala advances zoning resolution for new recycling drop-off locations
As the City of Ocala prepares to permanently end curbside recycling collection this July, officials are taking procedural steps to establish the new citywide drop-off network. During its meeting on Monday, the Ocala Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed a resolution to allow public uses on two municipal-owned propert
Trooper Steve on Patrol: Cruising through The Villages with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office
THE VILLAGES, Fla. – It’s not often that I make my way up to Sumter County, but one thing I’ve learned over the years is that the residents of The Villages care deeply about traffic safety and have a lot to say about it. In fact, some...
Anonymous tip leads to capture of drug suspect who fled from cops
A Wildwood man who fled from police on a bicycle, leaving behind a trail of drugs and a single flip-flop, was captured a week later thanks to an anonymous tip. Jermonic Bernard Luther, 46, was arrested Friday, June 5, after officers found him hiding inside a home in Wildwood. According...
Longtime video store going out of business
One of the remaining video rental stores in Florida is going out of business. Super Store Video News, which opened in Leesburg in the 1990s, is having an "everything must go" sale. FOX 35's David Martin has the details.
