Archive for the 'Ocala Blog' Category
Ocala woman, 19, murdered Monday night in Oviedo
OVIEDO - West Port High School graduate Tiffany Elise Barwick and another person are dead after a triple shooting in the Orlando suburb of Oviedo Monday night. via Ocala.com Tags: orlando, ft. lauderdale, south florida, tampa bay bucs, education, beach, fishing, captiva island, miami dolphins, poli…
Milken Institute ranks Ocala No. 1 for job creation
“Professional services and business services have expanded at a rapid pace” The Milken Institute of Santa Monica, Calif., has ranked the Ocala metropolitan area as the country’s Best-Performing City for job creation. via Ocala.com Tags: jupiter, boca raton, ocala, hotels, seaworld, orlando, real es…
School Board refusing to pay city fire assessment
“They are making taxpayers pay twice, and I will not go far that” Marion County School Board members continue to ignore $77,000 in mounting fire assessments levied by the city of Ocala. via Ocala.com Tags: universal, ft. lauderdale, hotels, palm beach, singer island, miami heat, lake park, fishing,…
Halloween-Masked Bandit Robs Motels
Two motels in Ocala were robbed Sunday by someone wearing a Halloween mask, according to investigators. via Local6.com Tags: tampa, miami heat, seaworld, blog, sanibel island, north palm beach, south florida, stuart, spanish, naples, education, florida marlins, ft. lauderdale, captiva island, tampa…
Man Holding Holy Islamic Book Shot With Taser
Many people are furious after a man holding a Holy Quran was mistakenly Tasered by police. via WESH-TV Tags: clearwater, marco island, south florida, cocunut grove, tampa bay, fishing, florida marlins, nasa, walt disney world, palm beach gardens, islands of adventure, lake worth, west palm beach, d…
Local briefs for September 30, 2007
The Florida Thoroughbred Fillies Club will host The Couch Potatoes at 7:45 p.m. Saturday at Ocala Breeder’s Sales Company.Reservations are requested.For more information or tickets, call Dee Walther at 624-3051.Poker run for Alzheimer’s Association this SaturdayTags: jacksonville, delray beach, marc…
Local jewelers expanding
OCALA - All that glitters - diamonds, gold, silver - is getting two new showcase stores in Ocala.Two of the area’s largest independent jewelry shops, Gause and Son and Lemieux Diamond Co., are expanding, offering their customers more space, more products and more service.
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Events designed to help victims of domestic violence
OCALA,Florida - Peggy Dahl is enjoying life today. She is in a loving marriage with her husband, Mike. Her two grown sons, teenage daughter and five grandchildren fill her heart and her weekends. And she has a job she enjoys caring for the health of Marion County’s babies.”I am very happy now,” Dahl…
Deputies fight, arrest vagrant
OCALA - A homeless man accused of trying to steal a hat at a convenience store battled three deputies in a brawl, grabbed at a deputy’s handgun and had to be shocked with a stun gun twice before he was arrested, according to a Marion sheriff’s report.Tags: ft. lauderdale, education, fishing, cocunut…
City tries to repair divots over golf fees
OCALA - As the winter season and membership renewals approach, the city’s golf department has plans to repair old greens and damaged relationships.The close-knit Ocala golf community was rattled back in January, when the city began charging non-city residents an additional fee and eliminated annual …
Celebration of an election
OCALA - Bobby James isn’t going in the water alone.Marion County’s first black school board member used the analogy Saturday night of a long awaited trip to the beach, that when it finally occurs, everyone else is afraid to face the surf.
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