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While the coronavirus has forced the shutdown of walk-in theaters nationwide, it has revived the once fading drive-in movie industry.
Read More »A COVID-19 Comeback: Ocala Drive-In Theatre Peaks In Sales
Marion County School Administrator Caught In Dispute Between Federal And State Marijuana Policy
Board members will determine in their Thursday hearing whether to take the judge’s recommendation to terminate Hickman.
Read More »Arrival Of Solar Power To Newberry Expected In 2023
Solar power sites that would supply Newberry with renewable energy are set for construction in 2023. In Dec. 2019, the Newberry City Commission explored solar energy ideas. A partnership between Newberry, the Florida Municipal Solar Project and 15 other Florida cities soon followed. The FMPA’s solar plan is split into …
Read More »Anita Hill Confronts Pandemic, #MeToo, Women’s Right To Vote In Virtual UF Event
Owing to the pandemic, it was the second virtual event and the first of the semester.
Read More »Marion County Sheriff Bans Masks For Deputies, With Some Exceptions
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said this week in an email to staff that he had weighed both sides of the issue.
Read More »Marion County Teacher, Veteran Appeals Termination For Medical Marijuana Use
He uses marijuana for post-traumatic stress disorder and the injuries he sustained on mission Desert Storm.
Read More »College Of Central Florida Moves Fall Semester Online
CCF, the largest state college in Ocala, is one of 28 public colleges in the Florida College System.
Read More »Cattle Prices Mooving Up Slowly During COVID-19 Economic Turndown
Livestock markets in Florida were no exception.
Read More »Deaf Community Faces Access Issues To Vital Government Updates
When Florida first began responding to the coronavirus in March, Alachua and Marion counties gave updates without an interpreter or closed captioning, delaying access to vital news for those in the hard of hearing and deaf communities.
Read More »‘A Lot of People Are Frustrated’: Grocery Store Workers Push for Emergency Status
The always essential but traditionally undervalued group has become esteemed like never before in recent months.
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