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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Ohio woman seriously injured when vehicle towing Airstream trailer overturns on I-75

An Ohio woman was seriously injured when a vehicle towing an Airstream trailer overturned Friday on Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County.

Joan Meadows, 69, of Cincinnati, had been a passenger in a 2008 Dodge Sprinter, which had been traveling at 3:33 p.m. northbound on I-75, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The vehicle had been driven by 69-year-old Bruce E. Meadows, also of Cincinnati, who suffered minor injuries.

An Ohio woman was seriously injured in this accident Friday on Interstate 75.
An Ohio woman was seriously injured in this accident Friday on Interstate 75.

Their vehicle had come upon some slower-moving traffic and steered left to try to avoid a collision. Their vehicle struck a guardrail and overturned.

Both were transported by ambulance to Tampa General Hospital.

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.