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Published September 11The Natives Marks One Year in The Villages with a Luau
One year after opening as Harry & The Natives, the waterfront restaurant recently celebrated its first anniversary with a festive luau on Lake Okahumpka. The restaurant recently simplified its name to The Natives while keeping the same popular menu and hospitality that have…
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 10Local independent elementary school girls’ & boys’ running teams place 1st and 2nd in statewide competition
Team FTCKids running teams competed in the 13th Annual Horse Park Invitational cross country running meet on Saturday, Sept. 5, in Ocala. The elementary girls' team placed 1st out of 16 entering teams and 73 participants. The elementary boys' team placed 2nd out of 16 teams and…
Voice of South Marion
Published September 09Hit-and-Run Crash Kills Ocala Pedestrian; Driver Returns an Hour Later
A 29-year-old Ocala man was killed Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle along County Road 200A, and authorities…
Voice of South Marion
Published September 09Belleview Police Report – 09/10/26 issue
Suspicious Incident On 09/02/2026 at Hands of Mercy Everywhere, 6017 SE Robinson Rd., Belleview, FL, the Department of Children and…
Voice of South Marion
Published September 09Belleview Masonic Lodge 95 to Host 9/11 Memorial
The Belleview Masonic Lodge 95 will host a community memorial honoring the victims, survivors and heroes of the September 11,…
Voice of South Marion
Published September 09Belleview to Write Off $55,000 in Utility Debt, Identifies Past Collection Weaknesses
The City of Belleview is clearing more than $55,000 in unpaid utility bills from its accounting books after a review…
Palatka Daily News
Published September 08Prep cross country: Rion 231st in loaded Horse Park Invitational
In a crowded race that saw 544 competitors, Peniel Baptist Academy’s Reed Rion finished 231st at the Ocala Horse Park Invitational on Saturday. Rion finished in a time of 18:17, followed behind him by Isaac Brantley (417th, 20:16), Myles Fletcher (446, 20:45), Ben Huntley (482nd,…
Voice of South Marion
Published September 08DCF Interview Uncovers Years of Alleged Domestic Violence Against Juvenile
A Marion County man is facing three charges after a juvenile told investigators about a series of alleged domestic violence…
Voice of South Marion
Published September 08Man Found Sleeping in Garage After Allegedly Wandering onto Ocala Ranch
A Dunnellon man who told deputies he had been lost for three days and was attempting to follow the sunrise…
Bradford County Telegraph
Published September 08KHHS runners compete at Florida Horse Park Invitational
Cross-country runners Hunter Gray and Melody Tyre led the Keystone Heights High School boy and girls teams, respectively, as they competed at the 13th annual Florida Horse Park Invitational on Sept. 5 in Ocala. Gray, competing in a field of 544 runners, placed 183rd with a time…
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 05Ocala man arrested for threatening to shoot victim at Rosa Parks Transfer Station
Jonathan Leigh Montalvo II, 25, of Ocala, was arrested last night at the Rosa Parks Transfer Station after allegedly using the victim's phone to transfer cash to himself and then threatening to shoot the victim.
Voice of South Marion
Published September 02Belleview Police Report – 09/03/26 issue
Burglary, Petit Theft On 08/28/2026 at Publix, 10301 S US Hwy 441, Belleview, FL, an unknown person committed the offense…