An update on the Reilly Arts Center and the Marion Theatre annul activity report was provided at the Ocala City Council on April 21, 2026.
A presentation by county staff of the selection for census tracts recommendations for the Opportunity Zones Program, which offers capital gains breaks for reinvestment in community areas, was made before the Marion County Board of County Commissioners on April 21, 2026.
The Office of the County Engineer provided an update on a number of road projects in Marion County.
Two projects that have drawn the attention and ire of concerned citizens the interchange at 484 and I-75 and the Marion Oaks Manor Flyover were discussed at the Marion County Board of County Commissioners meeting on April 21, 2026.
The Marion County Public School Board unanimously agreed to move forward with constructing the third floor a the new South Marion High School that would increase the school’s capacity by 700 student stations.
Marion County-based nonprofit McKenzie’s Moment held its Eighth Annual Celebrity Golf Invitational at the Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club. McKenzie’s Moment has continued to make a powerful impact within the community raising nearly $4 million for nonprofits that place an emphasis on the health, well-being and safety of women and children in North Central Florida.
A Williston man who is no stranger to success as a thoroughbred owner and breeder, bred the record setting 2-year-old colt that sold April 17, 2026, for $10.5 million.
The City of Ocala Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved recommending a request for a church to have off-site parking at a public hearing on April 13, 2026.
The City of Ocala Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Ocala Vision 2050 draft, as the municipality had developed strategies to adapt to the forthcoming changes and growth of the area.
There were 35 non-instructional employees laid off by the Marion County Public School District. Several people came to speak before the school board on the issue at the April 14, 2026, meeting.