Downtown Ocala’s O-Line Trolley to Become Actual Trolley with Ribbon Cutting Friday
Ocala’s O-Line has been operating via shuttle bus since mid-September, but the actual trolley begins service this Friday, August 28.
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Alachua County Crisis Line Needs Volunteer Counselors
Think you’d make a good crisis counselor? The Alachua County Crisis Line needs volunteers and will train candidates.
Olympic champion Alysa Liu takes season off after Milan gold, promises her return to the ice
Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu is taking the season off following her triumph in Milan. This time, she is certain she will be back.
Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs
There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur and theme park enthusiast who died Tuesday, transcended celebrity in rhinestones and fringe.
Marion Landowner in AI Data Center Talks, Speaker Claims at Citizen Workshop
Bruce Kaster said a Marion County landowner is already talking with an AI data center interest.
Georgia Inmate Extradited to Marion County over Smuggled Cellphone Scam
Patrick Marquelle Turner was incarcerated in Georgia when he allegedly used a smuggled cellphone to scam a Marion County resident out of $10,000.
Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated
Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus. State health officials announced the deaths Tuesday. They did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia.
Marion County Schools Supports ‘Baby Olivia’ Videos from Anti-Abortion Organization as a Classroom Option
Marion County School Board members signaled support for adding the Baby Olivia fetal development videos to an approved list of optional classroom supplements after a packed work session Aug. 20.
National Hurricane Center Monitoring 2 Systems in the Atlantic
The storm nearest to the continental United States should fizzle out by tomorrow, but one closer to the African coast bears watching.
Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80
Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.