Tag Archives: Ocala

The dean of students at a Marion County elementary school was arrested Monday for exposing himself in front a student's grandmother.

The number of bulls for sale this year at the Ocala Bull Show increased significantly, from 100 bulls to 165 in just one year. The increase comes following a change of date for the annual sale.

Cesia Salan, 20-year-old UF microbiology student, put on skates for the first time at her seventh birthday party. After years of practice and competitions, she was invited to compete with Guatemala's team at the Artistic Skating World Championship.

After just two days, Florida ended its controversial black bear hunt because a higher than expected number of bears had been killed. Wildlife authorities said late Sunday that 295 bears taken overall, nearing the official limit.

For the first time in twenty years, hunters entered the woods to kill Florida black bears. At the end of the first day, 207 bears were killed and tagged. Hunting was halted in the Central Florida Bear Management Unit after the 100 bear limit was reached.

Over the past 20 years, Newberry's population has grown from around 1,500 to 5,000. With 40 new businesses and 2,000 new jobs, people are moving to Newberry rather than commuting elsewhere.

Florida Gun Supply has scheduled an anti-Muslim rally for Saturday at the Masjid Darul-Islam Center near Ocala. The Marion County Sheriff's Office will be on scene.

National Fire Prevention Week started Oct. 4. Gainesville and Ocala organizations will join the promotion of the national theme, "Hear the beep where you sleep. Every bedroom needs a working smoke alarm!"

Marion County is one of 67 counties offering free Hands-On CPR training through the Florida Department of Health for World Heart Day. Partnering with the American Heart Association, the goal is to raise awareness of heart disease and shed light on how CPR can double or even triple the survival rate of a victim.

University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries was recently awarded a $288,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant allows Smathers to digitize 110,000 pages of six Floridian and Puerto Rican newspapers.