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“Rest in peace, brother,” one commenter wrote on a Facebook post from the European Paratroopers Association set up as memorial to Dmytro Zinchenko.
Read More »Parachutist Remembered After Dying In Marion County Jumping Accident
North Central Florida Prepares As Matthew Strengthens
North Central Florida counties are taking measures to prepare for Hurricane Matthew as it heads toward the U.S. from the Caribbean.
Read More »Suspended Sheriff Chris Blair Waives Arraignment Hearing, But His Supporters Showed Up Anyway
Blair filed paperwork late Monday to waive his arraignment hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
Read More »Marion, Clay, Lafayette Counties Transition To Alert Florida Notification System
Alachua County plans to transition to the system in 2017.
Read More »50 Surgeries Later: Dunnellon Teen Overcomes Deformed Back And An Inability To Eat
Daniel Stephens, who was born with kyphosis and scoliosis, hopes to grow to the minimum height for getting his driver's license and attend college.
Read More »Marion County Seeks Public Input On Future Parks In Meetings
Marion County resident Lanette Woods said that Baseline Road Trailhead Park is the only park she goes to. “We’ve tried a few of the other ones and it’s not nearly as nice, [they don’t] have nice equipment and it’s packed,” Woods said. Woods, along with other residents of Marion County, …
Read More »Marion County Voters Approve Sales Tax Increase
Marion County will soon see a 1 percent sales tax increase.
Read More »Comfort Inn Suites Opens in Dunnellon
With more amenities than the other smaller hotels, Dunnellon City Manager hopes the new $5.7 million, three-story, 71-room hotel encourages visitors stay and enjoy area attractions.
Read More »Florida Forest Service To Burn 8,500 Acres in Goethe State Forest
Prescribed aerial burns in Goethe State Forest will result in road closures.
Read More »Non-Profit Farm Partners with Veterans to Transform Food Distribution
Owners at Mt. Citra Farm are hoping to change the way Floridians purchase and eat local food to overcome the increased of out-of-state buying of produce.
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