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A haunted attraction has a red facade with a large clown clown painted on it. The facade has words reading, directions, "Box Office" and "Scream a Geddon."
352 Fall Guide
1 hour ago
352 After Dark: Scream-A-Geddon Turns Dade City into a Playground of Terror

Scream-A-Geddon returns this fall with six haunted attractions, local food vendors and a night of interactive horror.

Local
2 hours ago
TRAFFIC ALERT: Traffic Accident at I-75 Southbound and SR 200

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – We’ve received reports that I-75 southbound is severely backed up […]

A red banner on a chain-link fence reads, "Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers" with social media logos beneath it. Next to the logos reads, "Raising Canes." In fron of the fence is a road and a patch of green grass next to it. Through the fence, construction materials can be seen.
Food & Drink
3 hours ago
Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers to Open Ocala Location in Spring 2026

Beloved chicken tender franchise is coming to College Road.

A lantern is hung from a wooden wall. The foreground features white and gray text that reads, "Black's House of Phantoms. Ocala's Mysterious Haunted Hotspots."
Features
3 hours ago
Defunct Ocala: Black’s House of Phantoms, Ocala’s short-lived haunted attraction

Though short-lived and widely forgotten, the history of Black’s House of Phantoms remains in Ocala.

Reconstructed wooden blockhouse at Fort King National Historic Landmark in Ocala, Florida, under a clear blue sky.
352 Fall Guide
9 hours ago
Ocala’s Historic Fort King Hosts ‘Phantoms in the Fort’ for One Night Only

Take a lantern-lit stroll through Fort King’s darker history.

Traffic alert
Crime & Safety
1 day ago
TRAFFIC ALERT: Major Slowdowns Along I-75 Northbound and Southbound Through Ocala

Motorists are reporting slowdowns and stops along I-75 northbound and southbound.

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Community
2 days ago
Ocala’s Rev. Leroy Johnson Featured in British Documentary on Black History

An Ocala business leader, community activist and one of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office’s first Black deputies was recently featured in a documentary that aired in the United Kingdom.

Pictured from left to right: Angela Ponder, principal, Hammett Bowen Jr. Elementary School; Meghan Magamoll, executive director, PEFMC; Alan Keesee, chief executive officer, HCA Florida Ocala Hospital; Stephanie Hill-Palmer, PEFMC board member; Erin Buss, PEFMC board member; Rebecca Koloszy, Thank a Teacher recipient; Danielle Brewer, interim superintendent, MCPS; Allison Campbell, MCPS school board member; Lori Conrad, chairwoman, MCPS school board; Julie Shealy PEFMC board member; Melissa Conner; Renae Robinson, PEFMC board member.
Community
2 days ago
Local HCA Hospitals, Public Education Foundation of Marion County ‘Thank a Teacher’ 

OCALA, FL. (352Today) – HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and HCA Florida West Marion Hospital, […]

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