Coming face-to-face with a manatee is quite simply one of the coolest things a person can ever do. And there is a place near Ocala where you can legally don snorkeling gear and get into the water with ...

Two pillars of the local agricultural industry were inducted into the Marion County Agricultural Hall of Fame during a ...

Marion County is blessed with an abundance of talented local artists. And their creativity was on over-the-top display during ...

A talented group of 13 young actors ages 9 to 18 is bringing a most unique holiday gift to local audiences in coming weeks.

A 50-year-old Pennsylvania woman died and three people were seriously injured Nov. 23 after the vehicle the woman was driving ...

Former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz ended speculation Friday about whether he would return to his Northwest Florida seat when the new Congress takes office in January. “I do not intend to join the 119th ...

Frank DeLuca, president and owner of DeLuca Toyota, right, and his grandson, Christian, pose with the Frank Hennessey Legacy ...

Despite a two-hour delay because of a power outage, Vanguard stayed focused on the task at hand and used its punishing ...

The Marion County Board of County Commissioners reviewed two large development projects during its Nov. 19 meeting, both new ...

An 82-year-old Ocala man who may have suffered a medical episode died early Friday (Nov. 22) after the sedan he was driving left the roadway and crashed in southwest Ocala, the Florida Highway Patrol ...

Three months after Marion County expanded its benefits for firefighters diagnosed with cancer, retired Lt. Phillip Shinn has settled his lawsuit claiming he was wrongfully denied health benefits while ...

If you are a fan of having a live Christmas tree, you may want to consider having one that you can cut from the millions of trees in the Ocala National Forest. The USDA Forest Service offers a program ...