These Ocala businesses closed in 2025.
As the North Central Florida region continues to grow, plenty of new businesses opened in the area in December 2025.
A 19-year-old has been arrested for the murder of 21-year-old Ja’Narre Suggs in Ocala on Christmas Eve.
Ocala is home to beautiful and lively parks open to the community with unique features making each one worth a visit.
Several Gainesville restaurants closed in 2025, marking a year of continued turnover due to rising costs, competition and changing consumer habits.
Road projects beginning on Jan. 6, 2026, will cause a temporary road closure during the day in Sumter County impacting the intersection of C 466 and CR 209
These are the local stories that grabbed the 352’s attention this year.
The Marion County Planning and Zoning Board unanimously recommended approval of a request for rezoning for a development that would allow for 329 detached single-family homes. The rezoning request will now go before the Marion County Board of County Commissioners at a public hearing next month.
