Construction of second parking garage in downtown Ocala progressing
Construction of the city’s second parking garage in downtown Ocala is progressing quickly, less than a year before the structure is scheduled to open to the public. Situated north of W Fort King Street, between SW 3rd Avenue and SW 2nd Avenue, the second parking garage in downtown is currently in Phase 4 of...
Lady Lake man jailed after violating his probation
A Lady Lake man has been jailed without bond after violating his probation. Noah Chapman Askew, 27, was being held over the weekend at the Sumter County Detention Center. He was arrested earlier this year after he allegedly punctured a car’s tire after a woman fled with his child. The South Carolina native knocked...
Honduran Mother Detained After Dropping Off Children At Elementary School
A Honduran mother was detained after dropping her children off at a local elementary school. According to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department, Enni Yaneri Caballero Suchites, 29, of Leesburg, was driving a blue Chrysler four-door when she exited The Villages Elementary of Lady Lake at approximately...
It’s ridiculous to force people out of the pool for ID checks
Those that are in favor of checking the IDs of people in the pool or, as you say, napping is in my opinion totally unwarranted. I’m in the Duval pool almost every day, for neuropathy, and if asked to get out of the pool to retrieve my ID, I cannot and will not interrupt my exercises. We do have a number of Villagers...
Our Ocala property’s value has dipped and we feel like we can’t move
I read the letter about moving back to Kentucky. We moved here from Tennessee eight years ago and our misfortune was we moved to On Top of The World. We are living on Social Security and the costs of our homeowners’ association, etc., has, or will soon, put a burden on us.
Inspector finds food temperature violations at restaurant in The Villages
An inspector found several high-priority food temperature violations at a restaurant in The Villages. The inspector paid a visit on Sept. 10 to El Ranchito Mexican Restaurant on the Historic Side of The Villages. The inspector issued a “stop sale” order for beef patties, chorizo, ham, beef and chicken which...
Prosecutor says Il Villagio raked in $24 million through illegal gambling
Criminal cases against three people associated with the Il Villagio internet cafe in Lady Lake could be a model for a crackdown elsewhere in the state. “This is not an isolated case,” said Carl Herold, director of the Florida Gaming Commission’s Division of Gaming Enforcement. “There are these all over the state of...
Federal inmate caught with 236g of 99% pure meth faces life in prison after...
OCALA, Fla. (CBS12) — A federal inmate already serving time found himself in even deeper legal trouble after being caught with a stash of nearly pure methamphetamine inside a Florida prison — and now faces up to life behind bars. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Edwin...
Central Florida Woman Claimed $5 Million Top Prize from Scratch-Off Game
The Florida Lottery announced that Yanet Breve, of Haines City, recently claimed a $5 million top prize from the $5,000,000 CA$H MONEY scratch-off game. The Central Florida woman chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,053,000. The Polk County winner purchased her winning ticket from...
I was cursed at when I tried to explain the pool rules
We definitely need to ask people who are in the pool to get out to show their ID at the very least! The complaints of non-residents using our pools is very real. I witnessed a group of young people last year with an infant sitting in one of those baby floating seats in the Hummingbird neighborhood pool at Hammock at...
