A Marion County Public School community meeting was held March 9, 2026, at Sparr Elementary to gather input from the community regarding rezoning.
Last Thursday’s Marion County Public School Board work session addressed some of the questions regarding elementary schools on the county’s Northend, but more input is needed.
Marion County Public Schools Athletic Director Donnie Tucker gave an update on athletic projects at the March 6, 2026, MCPS workshop session.
The Marion County Veterans Hall of Fame has become a reality, and will induct its first 12 members on March 19, 2026, at a dinner and ceremony at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion.
The Trust for Public Land made a presentation in relation to funding options for the Marion County Parks and Recreation Department at a Marion County Board of County Commissioners workshop session on March 3, 2026.
The Marion County Board of County Commissioners approved an abrogation for a tract of land in the Carriage Hill subdivision.
The City of Ocala engineer and director of engineering and water resources made a vulnerability assessment presentation before the Ocala City Council identifying vulnerable infrastructure at risk of flooding and outlining a plan to mitigate those risks.
Two parcels that had previously been zoned planned development, will now be light industrial with the Ocala City Council unanimously voting to approve the ordinance amendment at their March 3, 2026, meeting.
The Ocala City Council is holding a public hearing at their March 3, 2026, meeting in relation to an ordinance that would rezone parcels from vacant and single family residential to light industrial.
A Marion County Board of County Commissioners workshop will be held March 3 discussing options for funding for the Parks and Recreation department with a presentation being made by the Trust for Public Land.