.....Advertisement.....
.....Advertisement.....

Today's News

  • MDA planning for lockup

    Business and community leaders from the City of Ocala and surrounding communities will go behind bars for the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Ocala Executive Lock-Up on Thursday, June 7 at Carrabba’s Italian Grill, who graciously donated the use of their facility.

    Click here to read more...
  • Graduating before they graduate

    By Jim Clark
    Last Friday, 42 West Port High School seniors graduated … before they graduated.
    After taking advanced courses from the College of Central Florida, the 42 received their Associate Degrees at the CF graduation last Friday evening … more than a month before their scheduled June 7 commencement exercises at West Port’s campus.
    Three of the graduates gave their views during an interview the day before graduation from CF.

    Click here to read more...
  • New road off West 40 could help attract industry

    By Jim Clark
    The new sign was shining brightly in the Tuesday morning sun last week as Ocala opened Southwest 67th Avenue Road to the public, leading into the Ocala Business Park at Ocala International Airport.
    The road now connects State Road 40 (West Silver Springs Boulevard) to Southwest 38th Street at the entrance to the Ocala Regional Sportsplex. The mostly two-lane road snakes through several curves as it opens up land for industrial development to the west of the airport.

    Click here to read more...
  • Mom's Nite Out is May 10

    Mothers across the country and in Ocala will celebrate national Mom’s Nite Out on Thursday, May 10, according to information from Simon Property Group.

    Click here to read more...
  • Televised tennis event coming to Golden Ocala.

    Mikael Pernfors, 1986 French Open singles finalist, will join the four-man, round-robin One-on-One Doubles tournament to be played at the Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club in Ocala on Saturday, April 21, from 4 to 6 p.m.

    Click here to read more...
  • Longtime sheriff's detective to retire

    By Jim Clark
    Editor
    He’s a familiar face in the Southwest District of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and along the State Road 200 Corridor. He’s also known for being a disc jockey who plays for various events, including the annual Halloween Party at the Sheriff’s substation. He’s also a detective with a strong clearance rate.
    All that will come to an end next Friday, April 13, when Detective Ed Mobley retires from the Sheriff’s Office.

    Click here to read more...
  • Fairfield Village 4-11-2012

    By Priscilla Geissal

    Click here to read more...
  • Quail Meadow 4-11-2012

    By Carolyn Slocumb

    Click here to read more...
  • Vigil held for Trayvon Martin
    Click here to read more...
  • Back from Kuwait, mom surprises daughters

    By Jim Clark

    One minute, West Port High School junior Amanda Lugo was sitting in her JROTC classroom for her last-period class. The next, she was hugging her mother, who had returned nine days early from deployment in Kuwait.

    Amanda pounced out of her seat and rushed to embrace her mom as her classmates, invited media and a couple of school officials looked on.

    It was the second reunion of the day for Amy. Earlier, she had surprised her daughter Alexis, an eighth-grader at Howard Middle School.

    Click here to read more...