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Community
1 week ago
Marion County raises property tax rate after one-year COVID-fund cut

Commissioners voted 5-0 to raise the countywide rate to 4.28 mills and set a $1.73 billion tentative budget, with final action set for Sept. 24.

Community
2 weeks ago
Marion County sets hearing on Monday for new smoke and vape shops near schools, churches

The ordinance names e-cigarettes, kratom and kratom products, allowing existing shops to remain while barring new ones from opening within 1,500 feet of a school, daycare, church or park.

The Villages-Sumter County Service Center building with white columns and a copper dome under a blue sky.
Community
2 weeks ago
Sumter County to begin livestreaming county commission meetings

Residents can now watch Sumter County Board of County Commissioners meetings live in real time.

A large pavilion features a large display of vendors with crowds of guests walking through isles of booths.
Entertainment
2 weeks ago
352 WEEKEND EVENT TOP PICKS SEPT. 11-13: 9/11 Remembrance, Comedy and Outdoor Fun

Enjoy a variety of high-energy events around North Central Florida this weekend, including a comedy musical and a roller derby scrimmage.

Health & Wellness
2 weeks ago
Ocala breast cancer survivor’s firefighter calendar funds scans for women under 40

Two years after Lindsey Ardmore found a lump in Italy and waited months for a mammogram, her Oct. 15 Black Out Gala aims to pay for the screenings local imaging centers still will not give young women.

parking garage number 2 downtown ocala florida
Local
2 weeks ago
Public Parking Garage No. 2 now open for use in downtown Ocala

The long-in-progress facility opened between Broadway and Fort King on Tuesday.

ocala marion county veterans memorial
Community
2 weeks ago
Events across North Central Florida will mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11

This Friday’s solemn anniversary offers an opportunity for communities across North Central Florida to come together and reflect.

A large banner reading “Ocala Downtown Market" hangs under the roof of a covered pavilion. The structure features yellow steel beams and an open concrete floor, with string lights hanging from the ceiling. Red railings line the entrance, and trees and grass are visible in the background.
Community
3 weeks ago
Downtown Ocala’s 3rd Annual Taste of the Town supports Estella Byrd Whitman Community Health Center

The Estella Byrd Whitman Community Health Center is hosting their 3rd Annual Taste of the Town on Sept. 10, 2026.

Front view of the Marion County Board of County Commissioners building in Ocala, Florida
Community
3 weeks ago
Marion County approves $705k SHIP transfer to keep homebuyer and rehab contracts moving

The approval allows funds for Florida’s State Housing Initiatives Program can keep reaching recipients until the state replenishes the program’s account.

Local
3 weeks ago
Marion County advances SW 80th Avenue widening, approves leftover land authority

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.