Disabled Vehicle at Mile Marker 358, Other Slowdowns Reported on I-75 in Ocala Area
OCALA, FL (352today.com) – 352Today has received multiple reports of incidental slowdowns on Interstate 75 both southbound and northbound around the Ocala area. Southbound I-75 north of town reports a disabled vehicle being removed from the roadway at Mile Marker 358, near the HWY 326 exit. Additionally, a vehicle...
Dense fog advisory for Central Florida, cold front coming this week
ORLANDO, Fla. – A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for all of Central Florida through noon on Sunday. Visibility may drop below a quarter mile at times, making travel difficult. Once the fog lifts, mostly-sunny skies are expected for the rest of the day with afternoon highs running...
Villager completes New to Golf school and promptly gets hole-in-one
Mary Ellen Umerley of the Village of Waters Edge got a hole-in-one on Saturday at Hole #3 at the Richmond Pitch and Putt. It was shot from 59 yards using a pitching wedge. Umerley completed the New to Golf course at the Central Lake Golf Academy earlier this month and has played four times with her husband, Jim, and...
Villager enters plea in town square vendor insurance fraud case
A Villager has entered a plea to a forgery charge in connection with his working as a vendor at town square events. Kenneth Fergus McDonald, 58, who lists his mother’s address in the Sunnyside Villas in the Village of Woodbury, this past week in Marion County Court offered a plea of not guilty in the case. He remains...
Ocala church collects supplies for Jamaican hurricane victims
An Ocala church successfully rallied the community to gather a truck-load of hygiene, clothing, and medical items to benefit families in Jamaica who are recovering from Hurricane Melissa. The One Jamaica Global Foundation hosted the “Fill-the-Truck” event on Dec. 23 at Cross Pointe Church, which is located at 5494...
Convicted felon stopped with firearm and ammo outside Family Discount Mart
A Leesburg man was arrested for a firearm and ammunition found in his vehicle during a traffic stop at Family Discount Mart. An officer observed 55-year-old Glenn Edward Hemingway pulling a trailer with a white Chevrolet truck westbound on Griffin Road at 2:50 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, according to an arrest report...
21-Year-Old Arrested for Driving 62 MPH over Speed Limit in Central Florida
A 21-year-old was arrested for driving 62 MPH over the speed limit in Central Florida. A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy recently observed a black Lexus IS250 going very fast on US 27 in the Waverly area. A radar check of the Lexus showed it to be traveling at 122 MPH in a 60 MPH zone, more than twice the limit.
Florida Approves $2.5 Billion Toll Road Through Protected Wildlife Corridor
On December 11, 2025, Florida officials approved a toll road that had been rejected, studied, debated, and blocked for seven years. The Southport Connector will cut 15 miles through some of the most environmentally sensitive land in Central Florida, running alongside a preserve that protects the headwaters of the...
Our Marion community’s roadway hasn’t been completely resurfaced in over 23 years
I live 18 miles north of Ocala, in Marion County. We have a road off County Road 318 (NE 10th Avenue) that has been patched every once in a while. In 23 years, not once has the road been completely resurfaced. We went from about 20 homes to approximately 75+ that use the area.
Ocala woman accused of pointing gun, pouring soda on gas station clerk
An Ocala woman is facing multiple felony charges after a dispute over a lighter purchase allegedly escalated into her dousing a gas station clerk with soda and pointing a loaded gun at another employee. Renee Lunan, 27, is currently being held in Alachua County following a December 15 confrontation at...
