Ocala FL

We lived in The Villages and we left. We did not move to save $200 a month in fees. Those amenity fees are for the rec centers, golf, pickleball, pools, shuffleboard etc. Not, the squares. The restaurants lease from the Villages, but are not owned by the Villages. From my...

A Lady Lake man was arrested on a warrant Wednesday after battering the mother of his children when she asked him to leave their home. On Oct. 23, an officer with the Lady Lake Police Department responded to a battery involving 29-year-old Neven Lynn McDonald at an undisclosed residence, according to an affidavit of...

Construction crews are nearing completion of a new RaceTrac in Summerfield, which will mark the ninth location for the national gas station chain in Marion County. Located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 441 and SE 147th Place/Sunset Harbor Road, the new RaceTrac is over 6,000 square feet in size and has been...

A murder trial that was supposed to last four days was halted after the judge declared a mistrial on Oct. 28. Among the reasons: indirect effects of the federal government shutdown. Here's what we know: Who was the judge: Circuit Judge Peter Brigham. What's the name of the accused? Jowarn M. Mitchell. Lawyers: Brice...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Orlando, FL – Florida’s new “super speeder” law is already making an impact in Central Florida. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, deputies have arrested 101 drivers since the law took effect...

Good evening, Central Florida. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Expect a sun-filled Halloween with highs in the low 70s, low humidity, and a light north-northwest breeze. Once the sun sets around 6:41 p.m. temperatures will fall quickly into...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – After a Kentucky man who fatally stabbed a 6-year-old was released from prison early and moved to Central Florida, the state’s attorney general is now pushing for changes to the state’s “insanity defense.”. The attorney general’s office revealed that the man —...

A man presently serving prison time for violent crimes has been sentenced to more years behind bars for a separate offense. Here's what we know about that and other cases considered at the Marion County Judicial Center the week of Oct. 20. State v. Leo McFatten Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Hodges. Lawyers: Assistant...

A Groveland man was arrested for driving with a suspended license after stopping over a stop bar. An officer observed 34-year-old Timothy Lee King driving a silver Ford sedan southbound on McCormack Street around 10:50 a.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. As the vehicle...

A winning lottery ticket worth over $12,000 was recently sold at a Winn-Dixie on State Road 40 in Silver Springs, just 20 miles west of a gas station where another winning ticket from the same drawing was sold on the same day. On Wednesday, October 29, four winning Fantasy 5...