The 25th annual Stop Children’s Cancer Bear-A-Thon will be on Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. The goal is to raise more than $125,000 which helps fund pediatric cancer research at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital.
The adoption event kicks off on Wednesday, Feb. 7, with a football-themed party at The Villages Sumter County Service Center in Wildwood.
Natalie McComb will replace Pamela Calero Wardell as the Executive Director for the Reilly and the Ocala Symphony Orchestra.
The Florida Department of Transportation says work on the first sections of Wekiva Parkway began in 2013 and the first stretch opened in 2016.
Organizers say this year’s festival is reduced to one weekend instead of the usual three, but they hope free admission will offset any disappointment.
The deadline to submit is Friday, March 1, 2024.
If you can’t make the meeting, you can still provide input through an online survey. You’ll find a link to the survey in the story.
The opportunity is open to artists currently working and residing in Marion County, and surrounding North Central Florida counties.
WEC plans to hire an additional 100 team members this year.
Cold temperatures plunging into north-central Florida are prompting many counties to open shelters for those in need.