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It's been almost a year since Alachua County announced it was considering the Cabot-Koppers Superfund as a possible location for the new county fairgrounds.
Read More »All Alachua, Marion County Nursing Homes Comply With State’s Generator Requirement As Hurricane Season Begins
Most counties in north central Florida are compliant, including Levy, Gilchrist, Columbia, Union, Bradford and Putnam.
Read More »Ocala Drive-In Theatre Hangs On Amid Decades Of Nationwide Decline For Drive-Ins
The 62-year-old John Watzke oversees one of the few drive-in theatre sites left in the country.
Read More »Marion County Sheriff’s Office Contract For Additional Traffic Enforcement
Marion County has one of the highest rates of pedestrian and bicycle injuries and fatalities in Florida. In an effort to decrease traffic collisions, Marion County Sheriff's Office is working with FDOT and UNF to enforce safer driving.
Read More »Marion County Sheriff’s Office Raises Over $2,000 for Special Olympics
The staff of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office spent Thursday evening as guest wait staff to raise money and awareness for the Special Olympics during their Tip-A-Cop event.
Read More »Florida Nears 2-Millionth Concealed Weapon Permit
With the highest number of concealed weapon permits in the nation, Florida is on the brink of granting authority to the state's 2 million civilians with valid concealed weapons licenses the right to lawfully carry guns in public.
Read More »Nearly 100 People Attend Walk For Children’s Mental Health in Ocala
The event, put on by the Centers, aimed to bring awareness to the many children in Marion County who struggle with mental health issues and disabilities.
Read More »Micanopy Community Center Providing Food, Literacy
At an event called “Burgers and Books,” the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Youth and Community Resource Unit gave out free grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and provided books for children and adults.
Read More »Alachua County Library Wins Grant To Teach English To Those Who Don’t Speak It
The program this month began using a $10,000 grant from the American Library Association that would help it expand and offer tutoring services to more people.
Read More »As Ocala Celebrates Its 150th Anniversary, One Family Remembers Where Ocala Came From
Ocala is turning 150 years old, and some of its elder residents reflect on their time in the city.
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