Good morning, Ocala.

The Give4Marion campaign wrapped up Sept.

16 after a 33-hour run, raising $2,343,153 from 4,618 donors and 7,463 gifts for local nonprofits in Marion County. The seventh annual event highlighted community generosity and will return next year.

A fire broke out Wednesday at the saw shed of Paul Arnold Truss Manufacturing on Northwest 42nd Street at 5:30 p.m., and while crews controlled the blaze by 6 p.m. with no injuries reported + the owner confirmed the insured facility is set to reopen Thursday.

Kona Ice plans a new 12,300 sqft hub at a Belleview site along SE 68th Street to serve as a central office + depot for its expanding fleet of shaved ice trucks.

The project covers 1.8 acres and awaits final review by Marion County.

Two Ocala entrepreneurs will pitch their company FUNDELIVERED on Shark Tank on Wednesday, Sept.

30 at 9 p.m. on ABC to secure a partnership for growth (the mystery box service has shipped over 150,000 orders nationwide).

Florida schools will enforce new AI rules that restrict student use on graded assignments unless allowed, require parental notification, and ban tools that simulate friendship — measures set to take effect in the 2027-2028 school year for K-12 and college settings.

Drivers cleaned sticky lovebug egg masses from windshields on Sept.

17 as heavy swarms hit parts of Central Florida — drought kept the bugs away in other areas — and entomologist Norman Leppla noted the unusual pattern.

FDOT advises that northbound I-75 will narrow to one lane for demolition at the SW 66th Street bridge starting Sept.

21 between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. nightly until Thursday, with work resuming Sunday if not complete; signage and law enforcement will guide traffic at a 60 mph speed limit.

The Florida Health department reported 22 Vibrio vulnificus cases and four deaths this year (including two in Marion) in a Sept.

17 update. Health experts say people should avoid exposing open wounds to brackish water and cook seafood thoroughly to help prevent infection.

Forest high school football kicked off Week 5 yesterday at East Ridge as the Wildcats took on a Class 6A Knights team; today, Dunnellon faces a key game at Lakewood Ranch and North Marion will play West Port (live scores will update throughout the day).