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The Villages
Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Man with stolen Bluetooth speaker falls in Wal-Mart parking lot after being chased by store employee

A man with a stolen Bluetooth speaker fell in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart in Summerfield while being chased Monday by the store’s loss prevention officer.

The man, who had previously been banned from the store, was spotted at about 8:30 a.m. by the store’s loss prevention officer. When the man left the store with the Bluetooth speaker and was subsequently being chased, he fell in front of the garden department, according to an incident report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. When he fell, he dropped the Bluetooth speaker, the report indicated.

He got up and was able to get away.

Costco location in The Villages will be a nightmare

A Village of Dunedin resident, in a Letter to the Editor, says she is thrilled about the news that Costco is coming to The Villages, but warns that the chosen location would be a nightmare.

Golf courses suffering from lack of care not El Nino

A Village of Orange Blossom Gardens resident says that the golf courses in The Villages are suffering from a lack of care and not El Nino. Read his Letter to the Editor.

We need the cross to remind us of Christ

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Lake Deaton resident contends we need the cross to remind us of Christ.

Climate change has already changed Florida permanently and irreversibly

A Village of Santo Domingo resident warns that climate change has already changed Florida permanently and irreversibly. And it could get worse.

Can everyone please stop with all the complaining?

A Village of St. James resident is fed up with all of the complaining from fellow residents. Read his Letter to the Editor.