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Thursday, January 16, 2025

Massive sinkhole swallows car at Checkers restaurant in Ocala

A massive sinkhole swallowed a car Saturday at Checkers restaurant in Ocala.

Ocala Fire Rescue responded to the restaurant located at 2701 SW College Road after the sinkhole opened up.

A massive sinkhole swallowed a car Saturday at Checkers restaurant in Ocala.
A massive sinkhole swallowed a car Saturday at Checkers restaurant in Ocala.

The elderly occupants of the car were able to get out of the vehicle before it went down into the sinkhole.

State Road 200 was closed between Southwest 27th Avenue and Southwest 26th Street for several hours. A gas line also ruptured.

Hey Michael MacDonald, facts are important!

A Village of Sabal Chase resident has a rebuttal of a recent Letter to the Editor about Trump’s sexual assault legal case.

We need a Trader Joe’s near The Villages

A resident of The Villages believes Florida's Friendliest Hometown deserves a Trader Joe's. Read her Letter to the Editor.

Who should share in cost of flooring at Savannah Center?

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Fernandina resident, asks who should be paying for the $800,000+ flooring project at Savannah Center.

Villagers’ adult children responsible for most of the crime

A reader says it appears that Villagers’ adult children are responsible for most of the crime in Florida’s Friendliest Hometown.

What led to the disaster in California?

A Village of Calumet Grove resident, in a Letter to the Editor, says facts point to the cause of the disaster in California.