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Thursday, April 25, 2024

Man with history of drug arrests jailed after traffic stop near Village of Glenbrook entrance

A man with a history of drug arrests was jailed after a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon near the Village of Glenbrook entrance.

Michael Aaron Conklin
Michael Aaron Conklin

A Sumter County sheriff’s deputy spotted 21-year-old Michael Aaron Conklin of Oxford not wearing a seatbelt while driving a vehicle on Buena Vista Boulevard near Talley Ridge Drive. During a traffic stop, the deputy spotted a multi-colored glass pipe between the driver’s seat and center console. The pipe field tested for the presence of marijuana.

Conklin was arrested on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia and booked at the Sumter County Detention Center on $500 bond.

Conklin has previously been arrested on drug charges and for violating his probation.

Couple in The Villages explains need for fence

A Village of Caroline couple lays out the difficult situation they are in as they fight to keep a fence in their backyard. Read their Letter to the Editor.

What is the editorial value of The Villages Daily Sun?

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Belle Aire resident questions the editorial value of The Villages Daily Sun.

I am also facing The Villages’ absurd rules about fence at my home

A Villager read about the Blackmores’ fence problem on Cherry Lake Road and he is in the same predicament. Read his Letter to the Editor.

What’s the real story when it comes to golf courses in The Villages?

A Village of Hadley resident, in a Letter to the Editor, says he is trying to get to the bottom of the reason for the problems at golf courses in The Villages.

Why can’t The Villages get a Trader Joe’s?

A reader from Summerfield says that The Villages has done a great job of reeling in businesses, but can’t seem to land a Trader Joe’s.