National Hurricane Center Watching 3 Systems in the Atlantic
While one system will likely strengthen into a tropical depression over the next week, none are expected to threaten Florida.
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YouTube sensation Ms. Rachel announces debut album with Mr. Aron, ‘I’m So Happy’
Parents of toddlers everywhere, prepare yourselves. YouTube sensation and music teacher Ms. Rachel and her husband, Aron Accurso, will release their debut album, the 23-track “I’m So Happy,” on Sept. 25.
LeBron James will play his first game with the 76ers against champion Knicks on NBA opening night
LeBron James will visit the New York Knicks on opening night and the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas. James’ arrival in Philadelphia has made the 76ers must-see TV, and they are all over the NBA’s biggest days of the season.
Blues ‘enthusiast’ Morgan Freeman’s album covers 100 years of the genre
It happened out of necessity. Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman was in Clarksdale, Mississippi, 25 years ago when some out-of-towners asked where they could hear blues music. Musicians were abundant; venues were not.
Sumter County Encourages Residents to Participate in ‘Clean Sweep Sumter’ Event
Sumter County is throwing a free community cleanup event enabling residents to get rid of all their “iffy” junk items that are laying around.
Ben Jones, good ol’ boy ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ actor and 2-term US House member, dies at 84
Ben Jones, who played the good ol’ boy mechanic in “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV series and parlayed his fame into a political career and two terms in the U.S. House, has died. He was 84.
Blink-182’s Travis Barker almost died. A new documentary celebrates his life before and after
The inferno rages onscreen three minutes into ” Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear.” Dashcam footage lifted from a police car shows the blaze: It’s 2008, and Barker has survived a plane crash in South Carolina. Four others did not.
Central Florida Master Choir to Hold Auditions for Winter 2026 Schedule September 1
The 28-year-old Ocala nonprofit is auditioning new voices for concerts to be held in mid-December.
10 Days Remain in the Florida Back to School Sales Tax Holiday
This year’s tax-free holiday runs July 20-August 20 2026.
Ocala Fire Rescue Extracts Trapped Passenger from Single-Vehicle Collision (PHOTOS)
Responders had to cut the roof off a pickup after it became wedged between a tree and a fence line before sunrise on Saturday.