Ocala FL

OCALA, Fla. — State Road 19 in Ocala has reopened to traffic in both directions from State Road 40 and County Road 314 south of Salt Springs in northeast Marion County, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The roadway was closed earlier because of...

Last week Monday evening, I went to the postal station about 9 p.m. I retrieved my mail and as I was going back to my car. I lost my balance and landed in my back and hit my head pretty hard. It was bleeding a lot. Fortunately, I had some tissues in my pocket and made a compress. I was unable to move. I was able to...

A Villager has lost his driver’s license after a crash near the Morse Gate. Michael Latourette, 66, who lives on the Historic Side of The Villages, pleaded no contest to a charge of driving under the influence this past week in Sumter County Court. He will lose his driver’s license for six months, has been placed on...

Ocala's history-making Olympian, Erin Jackson , got her shot to defend her title in the women's 500 meters at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, Feb. 15. There in Italy to watch her race was her family, who came in from Florida and was kept company by the one and only Snoop Dogg, who according to the...

The Leesburg Police Department’s Narcotics Unit and Special Operations Division executed a successful operation Thursday, resulting in the arrest of 27-year-old Xavier D. McCovery. Undercover detectives had observed McCovery entering a house in the Stock Subdivision. The officers were aware that McCovery had active...

I’m from Michigan, as is the Morse family. Moved here in 2012. Not the current family, but their father’s generation, sold property in Bonita to a new Villager. They told the buyers that was the end of the building in The Villages. His children made a liar out of him.

A comedian and influencer, whose Florida-centric videos have garnered him millions of followers across social media, is bringing his comedy show to Ocala. Josh Robinson, known online as “OMGITSWICKS” across his social media channels, will perform two shows at the Ocala Civic Theatre on June 27. The comedian...

A Leesburg woman was arrested for driving with a suspended license after an officer spotted her parked at Wawa. An officer observed 25-year-old Altyana Dorlita Baker parked in a silver Nissan Sentra at Wawa, located at 3150 W Main St., around 7:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 9, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg...

A serial shoplifter has been sentenced after stealing $427 worth of merchandise and fleeing from a Walmart in The Villages. Violet Rose Gardner, 59, of Lady Lake, pleaded no contest this past week in Sumter County Court to a felony charge of theft. She has been placed on probation for three years and ordered to...

A winning lottery ticket worth over $53,000 was recently sold at a gas station situated just a couple miles north of Marion County. The Fantasy 5 ticket was sold on Monday, February 9, for the evening drawing the of the popular game. According to records maintained by the Florida Lottery,...