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Free drinks at new drive-thru coffee spot in Belleview

Jeremiah Delgado — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:55:57 +0000

A drive-thru coffee chain that opened its first location in Belleview last month will offer free drinks during its grand opening celebration this week.

New drive-thru coffee shop opening locations in Belleview, Ocala, Dunnellon

Staff Report — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:00:10 +0000

A coffee franchise with plans to expand in Ocala and Dunnellon will celebrate the grand opening of a new location in Belleview next week.

Traffic stop in Ocala leads to three arrests after deputies find drugs, paraphernalia

Staff Report — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 21:20:17 +0000

The driver of an SUV and his two passengers were arrested by the Marion County Sheriff's Office after several drugs were found during a traffic stop in Ocala.

Resident voices concerns on dental practices in Florida

Reader Submission — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:35:27 +0000

"I recently went to a nationally recognized dental office that advertises a lot on TV touting a free X-ray. I wanted to have a tooth filled, that's all. A cursory exam was done along with the X-ray. Then they sat me down and outlined what, in their opinion, needed to be done. This included a plethora of procedures that I was told would cost me approximately $10,000," says Leesburg resident David Nicholson in a Letter to the Editor.

Two people arrested in Ocala after high-speed pursuit ends in crash

Staff Report — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 22:20:25 +0000

A man and woman were arrested by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office after a high-speed pursuit in Ocala ended with a crash.

Man once jailed for trying to steal Nikes from Kohl’s back behind bars

Staff Report — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 23:30:06 +0000

A Leesburg man who was arrested in February 2018 for attempting to walk out of Kohl’s wearing a pair of stolen Nikes is back behind bars in the Marion County Jail after being caught driving a stolen vehicle.

Fallen Police Chief Graham’s body returned to Ocala from Medical Examiner’s office

Staff Report — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 15:26:47 +0000

Fallen Ocala Police Chief Greg Graham’s body was transported Tuesday morning with a police escort from the Medical Examiner’s office in Leesburg to Hiers-Baxley Funeral Home in Ocala.

25-year-old Uber driver jailed after nasty tiff with man over child

Staff Report — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 22:59:26 +0000

A Leesburg Uber driver was arrested Thursday night after a nasty battle erupted with a man when she attempted to pick up her daughter from a Marion County residence.

Ocala man killed in double-fatal crash that left three critically injured

Staff Report — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 21:30:20 +0000

A 70-year-old Ocala man and a 28-year-old Leesburg woman were killed Sunday in a head-on collision on U.S. Hwy. 441 that left three others critically injured.

Six Ocala Publix employees have tested positive for COVID-19 virus

Staff Report — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:58:02 +0000

Six employees at Publix stores located throughout Ocala have tested positive for the potentially deadly COVID-19 virus.