🚨 Rabies Advisory Issued After Two Rabid Raccoons in Marion County
The Florida Department of Health in Marion County has issued a rabies advisory after confirming two rabid raccoons this year — one found near U.S. 441 and SE 132nd St. Road in Belleview (Feb. 24) and another near State Highway 35 in the Huntington area (Mar. 20).
Man guilty of filing fake $18 billion lien against Marion County officials
A South Florida man, whose five-year-long legal case generated over 800 court filings, has been found guilty of multiple fraud charges stemming from a fake, $18 billion lien that he filed against high-ranking Marion County officials. Manes Pierre, 58, was convicted on March 12 of making a false statement to...
Next Winn-Dixie store set to open in Central Florida this weekend
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Winn-Dixie is set to open its next location in Central Florida this weekend, with some prizes in store for the first customers in line. This latest opening comes as part of a new initiative to transform seven Harveys Supermarket stores into Winn-Dixie locations. “The conversions...
Wildwood woman tracked down after bloody altercation that sent victim to ER
A Wildwood woman was arrested for battery after allegedly punching someone in the nose during a verbal dispute. Officers responded to a disturbance involving 35-year-old Tyneisha Lakitie Mosby at a residence on Jackson Street at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police...
Miami man headed to Guatemala busted at Okahumpka Service Plaza
A Miami man was arrested with two counterfeit license plates while on the way to Guatemala. An officer on patrol spotted a silver 2003 Honda CR-V pulling a blue 2009 Toyota Scion through the parking lot of the Okahumpka Service Plaza on the Florida Turnpike at around 11:40 p.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report...
Health Department officials warn about algae on Ocklawaha River boat ramp
OCKLAWAHA, Fla. (WCJB) - Health Department officials in Marion County are warning residents about a dangerous algae buildup on a boat ramp along the Ocklawaha River. Health experts are testing the water at the Moss Bluff Dam boat ramp, located along Southeast 96th Lane. They say that a harmful type of algae was found...
Three sisters wind up in jail after ruckus with police in Fruitland Park
A trio of Leesburg sisters was arrested when two of them got combative with officers for charging the third with driving with a suspended license. Officers responded to assist with a traffic stop involving 21-year-old Dena Tasha Hyppolite, 24-year-old Chelsea Shakenna Hyppolite and 18-year-old Joely Joseph around...
Grandmother knocked from golf cart when Cadillac runs red light
A grandmother was knocked from a golf cart Wednesday afternoon when the driver of a Cadillac SUV ran a red light in The Villages. The woman’s granddaughter was driving the golf cart at about 2 p.m. traveling between La Plaza Grande and Rolling Acres Plaza on Avenida Central when a female Villager driving the Cadillac...
Leesburg commissioners cast split vote on addition to controversial development
Leesburg commissioners approved a 25.07 acre addition to the Lake Margaretta Estates 2 in a 4-1 vote Monday night, which could add 75 more homes to the already approved 586 single family home development. This past August, the Leesburg Commission approved the plan for 586 homes despite objections from neighbors....
Woman nabbed with large quantity of drugs near gate in The Villages
A woman was nabbed with a large quantity of drugs near a gate in The Villages. Samantha Elder, 32, of Ocala, was driving a black SUV on Monday afternoon when she was pulled over near the Boone Gate on the Historic Side of The Villages because she did not have her seatbelt fastened, according to an arrest report from...
