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Halloween in the 352
1 month ago
Lake County Animal Shelter announces new promotion for Adopt a Shelter Dog Month

From October 1 through Halloween, you can get a scary good opportunity to make a new forever friend.

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Community
1 month ago
Ocala’s All-Breed Horse Parade returns to downtown Oct. 10

The free event celebrates the more than 70 breeds represented in Marion County’s equine industry.

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Community
1 month ago
United Way of Marion County, partners distribute 48,000 lbs of food on Publix Serves Day

The event at Ocala Rotary Sportsplex brought various organizations together to help 762 families.

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Community
1 month ago
VOA Florida creates 102 emergency residential beds for veterans, including in Ocala

The Ocala/Marion Continuum of Care group will get 36 of the beds to provide immediate short-term housing and support to unhoused veterans.

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Education
2 months ago
Marion County School Board votes 4-0 to rezone Wyomina Park students to Oakcrest by 2027

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.

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Community
2 months ago
Trash pickup schedules and rules for unincorporated Alachua to change Oct. 1

Those living in Alachua County will experience changes to residential curbside collection service starting next week.

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Business
2 months ago
Marion County hears from Virginia’s ‘Data Center Alley,’ then argues size, megawatt volume

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.

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Community
2 months ago
Lake County Animal Shelter marks World Rabies Day with multiple events

Rabies doesn’t kill a lot of people in North Central Florida, but it’s still best to do all we can to keep our pets from being exposed.

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State
2 months ago
The statewide 2026 Peanut Butter Challenge is almost here (also we’ll tell you what that is)

This pre-holiday donation contest has become a cherished annual tradition among some Florida counties, but all of us are invited to participate.

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Native Advertising
2 months ago
Stars, Strings and Swings: Ocala veterans’ music festival to benefit Combat Veterans to Careers 

Get ready for Stars, Strings and Swings on Oct. 23 in Ocala, featuring Craig Morgan and Love & Theft while benefiting Combat Veterans to Careers.

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