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‘I’m going to shoot the kid’: Caller jailed in Dunnellon school shooting hoax

Staff Report — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 23:05:36 +0000

A Canadian man who believed he was in a relationship with a 13-year-old in Marion County is behind bars after he allegedly made a series of hoax calls, including one in which he claimed to be shooting children at Dunnellon Middle School.

Marion officials break ground on new elementary schools

Staff Report — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:04:51 +0000

Marion County officials broke ground on two new elementary schools in Ocala on Thursday.

Over 1,000 homes approved for new southwest Ocala development

Jeremiah Delgado — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:09:08 +0000

City officials approved a new planned community in southwest Ocala that will feature over 1,500 new, single-family homes built by D.R. Horton.

Marion breaking ground on two new elementary schools

Staff Report — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 18:06:00 +0000

Marion County Public School officials will break ground on two new elementary schools this week that are both scheduled to open in time for the 2025-2026 school year.

Kindergarten scores on the rise in Marion County

Daniel Tozzi — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:35:22 +0000

The latest results are in and kindergarten students in Marion County have shown a significant improvement in the statewide progress monitoring assessment.

Community Alert: Large police presence at Dunnellon Middle School

Staff Report — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 22:15:01 +0000

A large police presence responded to Dunnellon Middle School on Friday afternoon after receiving a call for service.

Math teacher at Forest High School named Marion County’s Teacher of the Year

Daniel Tozzi — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:56:22 +0000

Jennifer Brown, a math teacher at Forest High School, was recently named Marion County’s 2024 Teacher of the Year at the 34th annual Golden Apple Gala in Ocala.

Two Illinois teens, one child arrested for threatening high schools in Marion County

Staff Report — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 23:10:28 +0000

Two teenagers and one child from Illinois have been arrested after they allegedly sent threatening messages to students at several high schools in Marion County last month.

Ocala elementary school to go year-round

Staff Report — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 19:35:44 +0000

An elementary school in Ocala will soon be moving to a year-round calendar.

Big Springs Regional STEM Fair returns to Ocala this week

Staff Report — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:45:48 +0000

Hundreds of middle and high school students from Marion and Sumter Counties will compete head-to-head this week during the annual Big Springs Regional STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Fair.