Ben Baugh

Ben Baugh is a journalist who has worked across a variety of platforms during his career. A graduate of Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, he has covered a variety of topics, including politics, public safety, education, religion, entertainment, equestrian sport and sports. Baugh has worked in Ohio, New York, South Carolina and Florida. A resident of Belleview, he can often be found at an equestrian sport venue on his days off. You can reach Ben Baugh at benbaugh@352today.com

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Business
1 month ago
Ocala’s Gause & Son Celebrates 75 Years of Success

Gause & Son’s commitment to excellence has been serving the Ocala area for 75 years.

Local
1 month ago
Ocala City Council to Consider Renewing Water Resources Program

The City of Ocala will consider approving a construction services agreement at its meeting on Jan. 6.

Local
1 month ago
Marion County Commission to Consider Applicant’s Request to Have Goats on Their Property

The Marion County Board of County Commissioners will consider a planning and zoning item for individual consideration that would allow for four goats on the applicant’s residential property.

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Community
1 month ago
Proposed Fawn Lake Estates Clears Hurdle with Marion County Planning and Zoning Vote

The Marion County Planning and Zoning Board unanimously recommended approval of a request for rezoning for a development that would allow for 329 detached single-family homes. The rezoning request will now go before the Marion County Board of County Commissioners at a public hearing next month.

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Community
2 months ago
Marion County Planning and Zoning Commission to Consider Development Rezoning Request

A rezoning request by the applicant for a development will reduce the number of homes that would’ve been allowed on the subject property to a lesser number.

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Local
2 months ago
Ocala Man Reopened Doors for Future Generations at Silver Springs

An Ocala man helped pave the way for a new generation of African American boat captains at one of the area’s most popular tourist attractions.

Local
2 months ago
Gainesville Community Activist Works Toward Telling the Haile Homestead’s Whole Story

A Gainesville community activist is doing his part to make certain the whole history of the area is being told.

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Community
2 months ago
Ocala Cat Rescue Sheltering Hands Unites Felines with Their Forever Families

Nonprofit Sheltering Hands has facilitated thousands of cat adoptions, as well as a broad spectrum of feline welfare programs, in Marion County.

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Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Ocala Man Charged with Three Felonies Including Aggravated Battery on a Pregnant Woman

An Ocala Man has been charged with three felonies including domestic battery by strangulation and aggravated battery on a victim knowing they were pregnant.

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Education
2 months ago
Marion County Public School Board Receives Breakdown on Threat Management Metrics

Assessing student behavior, and the importance of threat management practices, can make a significant different in safety and student support among Marion County public schools.

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