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The Villages
Monday, May 20, 2024

Sumter County opens pet-friendly shelter at Sumter County Fairgrounds

At the state’s request, Sumter County has opened a pet-friendly general population shelter for evacuees at the Sumter County Fairgrounds, located at 7620 SR 471 in Webster.

If you are in need of transportation to the shelter, please call 352-569-3190.

For more information, contact the Sumter County Citizens’ Information Line at 352- 569-3190.

For more information about how to prepare for weather-related emergencies, go to www.SumterPrepares.com

Duane Eddy was first rock-n-roll guitar god

Dr. Gabe Mirkin looks back on the life of Duane Eddy, who was the first rock-n-roll guitar god. He died recently at age 86.

Who is looking into fraud and waste in the amenity budgets in The Villages?

A Village of Collier resident, who is a certified fraud examiner, wonders if anyone is looking into potential fraud and waste in the amenity budgets in The Villages.

It’s gotten too crowded in The Villages

A Village of Gilchrist resident, in a Letter to the Editor, contends it’s simply gotten too crowded due to overbuilding.

We have been told so many lies about ‘build out’

A Village of Chatham resident, who has been in The Villages for 20 years, asks when it comes to growth when is “enough, enough?”

Proper maintenance of infrastructure in The Villages ‘non-existent’

A resident describes a pipe problem that is occurring over and over again in his cul-de-sac. Read his Letter to the Editor.