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The Villages
Thursday, March 28, 2024

Driver ticketed after trying to beat train in Marion County

A 23-year-old Ocala man was ticketed but uninjured after his Ford pickup truck collided with a train early Wednesday morning in Marion County.

John McNair told a Florida Highway Patrol investigator that he had tried to beat the train as the railroad crossing devices began to lower at 2:55 a.m. on NE 95th Street. Instead, his vehicle collided with the train and was pushed south by the locomotive, damaging his truck.

McNair escaped injury but was ticketed on a charge of failure to obey a railroad crossing sign.

Our amenities are being used by families with kids

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Citrus Grove resident says she is not happy about families with kids using amenities paid for by residents.

Finally allocating funds to the golf courses!

A Village of Hadley resident said he is happy that more money is being allocated to the golf courses. Read his Letter to the Editor.

Trump is unfit for any office

A Village of Osceola Hills resident, in a Letter to the Editor, details why he thinks former President Trump is unfit to hold any office.

I don’t think the original Developer saw this coming

A resident of the Village of St. Charles offers his thoughts on deed compliance and the original Developer of The Villages.

Proudly fly the flag in honor of my father’s Navy service

A Village of St. Johns resident, in a Letter to the Editor, says she proudly displays the U.S. Navy flag in honor of her father.