Good morning, Ocala.

The Alachua County Animal Shelter resumes dog adoptions today after a medical outbreak disrupted operations — giving local families a fresh opportunity to adopt a pet.

Buc-ee’s plans to expand in Florida next year with two new locations — one near Tallahassee on I‑10 and one in Fort Pierce near I‑95 — while a planned site in Ocala at the new I‑75 interchange is delayed to 2028‑2029.

The move boosts Florida’s travel center network.

The OSO will open its 51st season this weekend with 'Pictures at an Exhibition: From Dalí to Mussorgsky' featuring a world premiere by GRAMMY Award-winning Michael Daugherty, conducted by Matthew Wardell.

The two shows (7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 and 3 p.m. Oct. 25) take place at the Reilly Arts Center.

Marion County voters will decide Nov.

3 whether to renew the one-mill property tax; the tax funds about 500 jobs, including resource officers, and supports $44.8 million in spending for the 2026-27 school year. If renewed, the levy will run from July 1, 2027, to June 30, 2031.

Officials approved $764,868 on Wednesday to support six opioid recovery programs in Marion County’s 2026-27 Regional Opioid Abatement Plan; the funding includes a 4.5+ administrative allotment for the county hospital district.

Longtime attorney Robert W.

Batsel and his wife Paula purchased a four-bedroom, three-bath home (built in 2023) for $1.4 million on Monday, Oct. 19 at 1817 SE 11th Street in southeast Ocala's Historic District.

A proposal for a mixed-use development at the new I-75 interchange at Northwest 49th Street is planned to include a horse attraction, developer Bill Kearns said at a Marion County Commission hearing on Oct.

20 (visitors are expected to see and interact with the horses).

Trinity Catholic beat Trinity Prep by scores of 25-15, 25-12 and 25-9 on Tuesday, Oct.

20 in Ocala and will advance to the regional semifinals at its home gym on Saturday, Oct. 24. The top-seeded team improved its record with a 20th straight district title.