Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 3rd of October.
Good morning, Ocala.
Reddick town leaders host the Reddick Fellowship Day event today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Reddick Community Center (4345 NW 152nd St.), featuring vendors, bounce houses, speakers and food for family fun.
In Ocala, four centenarian World War II veterans were honored at the Veterans Helping Veterans summit when about 100 locals gathered to hear stories from the 101-year-old Navy veteran and his fellow honorees.
WingHouse (2145 E. Silver Springs Blvd.) closed on Oct.
2 after announcing its shutdown on Oct. 1 with a note that said 'with heavy hearts.'
Ocala's new downtown parking garage was tested Friday night during the First Friday Art Walk as visitors gathered for art exhibits and checked its parking ease.
On Tuesday, Sept. 22, the Marion County School Board voted 4-0 to update rental fees frozen since 2009, raising them about 34% effective Jan.
1, and approved tech contracts extending a $4 million deal, a $1.2 million door upgrade & a $2.5 million data pact.
The Navy will conduct training exercises near Ocala National Forest Monday through Thursday in the mornings and afternoons.
Food truck owners on private church land along Southeast Maricamp Road have faced county code violations despite nearly 10 years of established operation; county staff is working on revising the ordinance with no timeline set.
FDOT is widening the Turnpike to six lanes with a more than $20 billion project aimed at easing congestion for drivers near The Villages and Wildwood — the Mainline Widening Initiative, 55% complete, supports local growth with improved interchanges and service plazas.
Daylight Saving Time will end on Sunday, Nov.
1, at 2 a.m. when Ocala clocks fall back one hour — Florida lawmakers have backed a bill to keep DST all year while Congress debates the measure.
The Planning and Zoning Board approved a 105-acre land-use change for a mixed-use development near the new Buc-ee’s project — a plan that may include retail, offices, restaurants and an equine facility along NW 49th St — and community leaders will review the plan on Oct.
20 at 2 p.m.
Ocala SMJ LLC acquired a 2.56-acre warehouse site at 255 SW 60th Avenue for $3.18 million on Sept.
18 near Ocala International Airport. The single-story facility, built in 1982, spans over (32,000 sqft) in a key commercial area.
Ocala-area high school football teams competed on Friday as Vanguard hosted North Marion and Forest welcomed Belleview in key county rivalries.
Teams sought playoff seeding as the season enters its final stretch.
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