Hundreds of demonstrators lined the busiest intersections of Florida’s Friendliest Hometown on Saturday for a “No Kings” rally aimed at encouraging residents to vote early in the upcoming Nov. 3 election.
The local effort was co-hosted by The Villages Democratic Club, the Central Florida Tri-County Indivisible group and the Sumter County Democratic Party. According to event organizer and Villager LaRae Donnellan, the event drew 770 protesters across four major intersections, stretching from U.S. Hwy. 441 near Spanish Springs in the north down to the Warm Springs Avenue and Marsh Bend Trail roundabout near the Everglades Recreation Center…