22+ hour, 32+ min ago   (232+ words) Crimi received 19,231 votes in the primary election. That is 13.93% of the county’s registered Republicans and 7.22% of all 266,192 registered voters in Marion County. Okus reported raising no money and spending none. Okus would not return calls or texts for comment. In…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (423+ words) August brought a return to more typical summer rainfall patterns across the St. Johns River Water Management District, which includes Marion County. While rainfall totals varied considerably across the region, several inland counties received above-average rainfall, helping improve conditions in…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (188+ words) A 29-year-old Marion County man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, in northeast Marion County, the Florida Highway Patrol has reported.According to an FHP statement, a 29-year-old Ocala man was struck…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (424+ words) “Threads of Memory” author Michael Levitan will perform the role of Leib in online presentations of the play from Sept. 24-27. Unboxed Productions and the South Florida-based Curtain Up Theatrical Group are teaming up to present the world premiere of “Threads…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (368+ words) Sorrow, yet unity and joy. Those sentiments were at the forefront of a 9/11 Patriot’s Day Memorial and Ride to the Wall event that took place Sept. 25 at Highland Memorial Park in Ocala. Richard Alderman, general manager with Heirs-Baxley Funeral Services,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (197+ words) Veterans Helping Veterans USA has announced a 30-day closure to reboot services to veteran families and enhance staff training to assist homeless and near homeless veterans.The shutdown of the facility at 2710 E. Silver Springs Blvd., which serves upwards of 500 veteran…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (107+ words) A year-round resident in thick forests of Marion County, the white-eyed vireo is more easily heard than seen. Birders often use memory phrases to identify their song, such as “Quick, give me a rain check!” To my ear, their songs…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (61+ words) Marion County Hospital District Meeting – August 31, 2026 Ocala Gazette Marion County Hospital District Meeting – August 31, 2026 The first goal of the Ocala Gazette is to deliver trustworthy local journalism so corruption, misinformation and abuse are not hidden from the public or unchallenged....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (365+ words) The Kingdom of the Sun Concert Band is known for its innovative programming. To bring home that point, the all-volunteer band will open its fall season with a concert billed as a “thrilling, split-themed musical journey.” The free concert will…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (194+ words) The Ocala/Marion County residential real estate market posted an increase in closed sales in July, while home prices remained relatively stable and available inventory continued to tighten, according to the latest housing data from Florida Realtors. Single-family home closed…...