Ocala FL

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Circle Square Commons is host to the recurring Boots and Beats dance lessons at The Town Square, 8405 SW 80th St, Ocala. They host these group dances every Wednesday, giving locals a chance to get out, have fun and learn a new skill. The most...

Following an official groundbreaking earlier this year, a major site plan for the new 141,000-square-foot middle school was recently presented to county officials. A major site plan for the new, $63 million campus, which is designated in county records as Middle School “DD,” was introduced to the Marion County Developm

Cities and counties across Central Florida are trying to figure out how property tax reform could affect them and what services they might need to cut if the measure advances. The bill passed Tuesday gives voters the chance to decide whether to give Floridians a much larger tax exemption on their homes and eventually g

Most people think Florida means flat beaches and palm trees, but hidden near Inverness lies a trail that feels more like Appalachia than the Sunshine State. The Trail to Lizzie Hart Sink stretches four miles through rocky terrain dotted with caves, limestone walls, and a massive sinkhole that surprises even experienced

A homeless man was arrested for trespassing at the Comfort Inn & Suites in The Villages. Officers responded to Comfort Inn & Suites, located at 1202 Avenida Central, to check on the well-being of 59-year-old Brent Edward Burfield at 11:35 a.m. Friday, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department.

There are certain phrases in the English language that should function as warning enough on their own. “Free alligator encounter” is near the top of that list. Yet here we are, reporting on a lawsuit ... Read more

I am writing to address the comments made by Don Wiley, chairman of the Sumter County Commission, on his podcast regarding my recent article. My piece highlighted the significant financial burden placed on residents to maintain infrastructure that should arguably be the county’s responsibility. Specifically, residents

A single-vehicle crash in southeast Marion County claimed the life of a man on June 2. Here's what we know: Where was the crash? Southeast 175th Street in Weirsdale. Which agency is investigating the crash? Florida Highway Patrol. What happened? According to FHP, the man was riding a Harley-Davidson eastbound on 17

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A Leesburg man was killed and a Eustis woman was critically injured in a head-on crash Wednesday afternoon on County Road 42 in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 30-year-old Leesburg man was driving a sedan westbound near Southeast 105th Avenue when...

A man was found sleeping in his car, which had been parked for several days at a recreation center in The Villages. Community Watch called law enforcement at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday to report a “suspicious vehicle” that had been “in the parking lot for several days” at the Tierra Del Sol Recreation Center, according to an