This is the first story in a 352today series on the cost of living in Marion County—not just the numbers, but the people living on them.
The approval allows funds for Florida’s State Housing Initiatives Program can keep reaching recipients until the state replenishes the program’s account.
Marion County Public Schools says no decision has been made on rezoning Wyomina Park Elementary after August community meetings.
Commissioners on Tuesday authorized staff to complete leftover Segment 1B purchases for the west-side corridor meant to ease traffic off SR 200 and I-75.
Neither business can sell until its state license is in place; police did not object to either site.
The Ocala City Council approved a $220,000 FAA grant to repair and upgrade the air traffic control tower at Ocala International Airport.
Marion County can now enforce state traffic laws on Summercrest’s private streets, but the pact does not assign a deputy to the 700-home gated community.
After a packed Monday night hearing at McPherson Auditorium, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to send a one-year pause on new data-center applications to the Board of County Commissioners.
Incumbent Chair Dr. Sarah James and challenger Donald “Donny” Barber split on Ten Commandments displays, school safety, spending and how to raise the district’s C grade.
Robert “Bob” Knight says lawn watering, big permits and a two-year drought are draining the same Floridan aquifer that feeds Marion County’s springs.