Ocala’s Fundelivered co-founders Rebecca Dallman and Jena Butler will pitch their unclaimed-mail mystery boxes on ABC’s “Shark Tank” Season 18 premiere Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 9 p.m., with MrBeast joining the panel.
Caleb Fischer Ray, 27, is charged with lewd and lascivious battery and unlawful sexual activity with a minor; he posted $150,000 bond. Police ask anyone with information to call detectives.
Palm Chevrolet co-owner Craig Bachrodt is running the Berlin Marathon on Sept. 27 for Smile Train, the cleft-care charity he has supported for two decades, with a 3:50 time goal and his late mother as his “why.”
After delaying the plan in August for community meetings, the board restored Wyomina Park, Fordham Early Learning Academy, and Bridgeway Academy to its five-year Future-Focused Operations Plan and said the Wyomina Park campus will stay open.
Marion County commissioners heard a Loudoun County warning on water, power and jobs, then split over whether a year-long data-center pause should start at 50 megawatts or 20.
Cristina’s Deli and Smokey Drew’s BBQ in Ocala raised prices this year as wholesale food costs climbed and customers already stretched thin.
A 32-year-old Ocklawaha man died after a Ford pickup struck him in the westbound lane of State Road 25 early Tuesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Marion County Girl Scout families can preview 2027’s first allergy-friendly cookie and first cookie for dogs at Saturday’s Girl Scout Fest in Wesley Chapel.
Ocala would replace its $50,000 downtown commercial grant with awards of up to $150,000 for retail and restaurants, but the CRA Board still has to adopt the program before anyone can apply.
Marion County School Board member Nancy Thrower says the board will vote Tuesday on consolidating Wyomina Park Elementary with Oakcrest, the plan delayed in August after parents packed the meeting.