2+ day, 5+ hour 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…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (972+ words) Brian Stoothoff stands by the Flag of Honor, which contains the names of everyone killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, at the Ocala Fire Museum on NW Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Ocala, Fla. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. [Bruce…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (493+ words) On the evening of Aug. 29, the Summit Ballroom in Ocala became a window into one of the world’s most fascinating and culturally diverse nations. Indonesian Extravaganza Night, presented by the Global Diversity Asian Social Club at the On Top of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (194+ words) Companies may soon pay a little less to do business in Ocala. At its Aug. 18 meeting, the Ocala City Council took an important step toward eliminating the city’s business tax receipt requirement, which is essentially a business license that’s required…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (189+ words) Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia and Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson easily dispatched their Republican opponents the night of Aug. 18 as Democrats selected their candidates to go up against the well-funded incumbents. Annette Taddeo, a former state senator from Miami who…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1336+ words) A recent settlement by a former medical services auditor who accused the Marion County Sheriff’s Office of substandard inmate medical care and systemic safety violations inside the facility contains a strict mutual non-disparagement clause that prevents her from saying anything…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (189+ words) U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds fended off challenges from 10 other Republicans in Tuesday’s primary to carry his party’s nomination for governor into the general election. He will face former U.S. Rep. David Jolly, a former Republican who switched parties and easily…...