An open letter urges Florida firefighters and their unions to get lawyers involved early, citing how the Station 21 hazing ...

The Trinity Catholic volleyball team gave it everything they had before falling in five sets to Northside Christian in the ...

Teacher Nicole Lambert, left, and para-professional teacher Terry Crawford, show a student’s drawing and writing in the book “Be The Star You Are” at Reddick-Collier Elementary School in 2025.The ...

The Marion County Fall Prevention Coalition will host the inaugural Stay Safe & STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths ...

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Type of request Approval for Special Use Permit for a members-only shooting range. Planning & Zoning approved the request in its October 26 meeting, 5-0. Notes of interest From the staff report: “The ...

Florida voters re-elected Republicans Wilton Simpson, James Uthmeier and Blaise Ingoglia, keeping the state Cabinet in place ...

Amendment 3 passed with 62% of the vote, raising Florida’s homestead property tax exemption from $50,000 to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028. Voters rejected two other ballot measures. To access ...

Three-term Naples congressman Byron Donalds defeated Democratic nominee David Jolly in the Florida governor’s race, according to state election results, and is slated to become Florida’s first Black ...

Trinity Catholic’s head coach Jeff Reavis talks with his players during the FHSAA Class 2A Region 1 final in Ocala on Oct. 27, 2026. The Celtics beat Saint Andrews on Nov. 3 and will play for the ...

Mike Mills, an Ocala coffee shop owner and U.S. Navy veteran, won the open Marion County School Board District 4 seat Tuesday. He defeated Brigitte Smith, an operating room nurse who chairs the Marion ...

Jeff Bairstow, a retired Ocala police officer, has won the Marion County Commission District 4 seat, the “Gazette” projects.