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Dragonfly pauses atop palm frond in Ocala
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (47+ words) Ocala-News. com A vibrant red dragonfly balanced delicately on the tip of a palm frond in Ocala, offering a close-up look at one of Florida's most common and colorful summertime insects. Thanks to Lance Marz for sharing!...
I think we should stop allowing water companies to draw from our supply
12+ hour, 33+ min ago (151+ words) Three companies, (Sleepy Creek Lands/Adena Springs, Seven Springs Water Company/Nestle/Blue Triton, and Silver Springs Bottled Water Co.) were given permits (for a paltry $230. 00/$500. 00 one time payment) to draw millions of gallons of water a day, every day…...
Ocala man hired to haul over 700 pounds of trash arrested on illegal dumping charge
15+ hour, 33+ min ago (341+ words) A 47-year-old Ocala man was arrested on a felony littering charge after he allegedly dumped over 700 pounds of garbage in a local cul-de-sac. On Tuesday, May 12, Marion County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Clarence Leroy Lewis III at his residence located…...
Sculptures fill heart of Ocala during inaugural Sand and Sun festival
18+ hour, 33+ min ago (237+ words) The inaugural Sand and Sun Festival brought an impressive display of larger-than-life sand sculptures to Ocala this weekend. The festival took place on Saturday, May 16, at Citizens Circle in downtown. The highlight of the new event was a live Sand…...
Ruth Dolores Lawrence
18+ hour, 13+ min ago (314+ words) Ocala-News. com Ruth Dolores Lawrence, 93, of Ocala, FL & Star Lake, NY, passed away on May 6, 2026 in Ocala, FL at The Cates House. Ruth Dolores was born in Star Lake, NY to Dave & Edith Maxwell on October 21, 1932. She attended Oswegatchie High…...
Arzeymah Hildagard Van Landingham Raqib
20+ hour, 13+ min ago (761+ words) Ocala-News. com Arzeymah (Hildagard Van Landingham) Raqib was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on January 10th, 1943. She was the beloved and only daughter of Henry Vanlandingham and Ida Mary (Barton) Van Landingham. Soon after her birth, her father was drafted by the…...
Cooper Frank Mobley
22+ hour, 14+ min ago (159+ words) Ocala-News. com God in His infinite wisdom called to rest Cooper Frank Mobley on May 7, 2026. Cooper was born on December 16, 1957, in Lakeland, Florida to the parentage of the late Isom and Katherine P. Mobley. He leaves to cherish his memories his…...
Marion family asking permission to keep emotional support goats, ducks, and geese at home
21+ hour, 34+ min ago (547+ words) A Marion County family is asking for permission to keep three goats, four geese, and two ducks as emotional support animals at their nearly 1-acre property in Dunnellon, with county staff expressing concerns over the high number of animals and…...
Third vehicle fire sparks new wildfire in Ocala National Forest amid dry conditions
1+ day, 34+ min ago (306+ words) A vehicle driving off a designated trail in the Ocala National Forest sparked another wildfire, marking the third time a vehicle ignited a fire across the forest floor in just over a month. The latest incident occurred on Saturday, May…...
Esther Jackson
1+ day, 13+ min ago (697+ words) Ocala-News. com Esther Jackson, born July 17, 1944, in Endeavour, St. Ann, Jamaica, to Lawford Moulton and Josephine Moulton, peacefully entered eternal rest at the age of 81 on May 10, 2026, at home, surrounded by the love of her family. Esther later went to…...