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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Deadline looms for those who want to vote for Trump in Florida primary

Want to vote for Donald Trump in the Florida primary?

You’d better make sure your paperwork is in order.

Florida has a closed primary, which means that you can vote only in the contest of the party in which you are registered.

That means that if you want to vote for Trump, who is running as a Republican, you must be registered as a Republican. If you are registered as a Democrat or No Party Affiliation, you cannot participate in the GOP primary on March 15.

If you wish to change your party affiliation, you have until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 to do so, according to Sumter County Supervisor of Elections Karen Krauss.

Villagers who wish to make a change to their party affiliation can do so at the Annex at County Road 466 and Morse Boulevard, Krauss added.

The deadline is the same in Lake and Marion counties.

Shockingly light sentence in hit-and-run death

A Village of Antrim Dells resident was shocked to read about the sentence a woman received after a hit-and-run crash on Rolling Acres Road claimed the life of a pedestrian and seriously injured a second man.

They are ruining the reasons people have chosen The Villages

A Village of St. James resident who moved to Florida’s Friendliest Hometown a decade ago, fears The Villages is ruining the reason people chose to buy homes here.

We should be appalled that The Villages will host cold-hearted dog killer

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Silver Lake resident says she is appalled that The Villages will play host to a rising GOP star who is an admitted dog killer.

Gate attendants can’t keep people out of The Villages

A Village of Santo Domingo resident has come to the realization that The Villages is not truly a gated community. Read his Letter to the Editor.

Resident thrilled about Costco coming to Florida’s Friendliest Hometown

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Polo Ridge resident says she is thrilled that Costco Wholesale is coming to The Villages.