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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Villages Public Safety administrative offices to close for Presidents’ Day

The Villages Public Safety Department’s administrative offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17 in honor of Presidents’ Day.

The offices will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Those who need their smoke detector batteries changed and they are not beeping should call the office on Tuesday to be placed on the list. If they are beeping, call (352) 753-0550.

Smoke detector battery changes are not considered an emergency call. Villagers should be aware that there could be a delay due to the volume of emergency calls.

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.

We need sidewalks and safe places to walk in The Villages

A new resident of The Villages, in a Letter to the Editor, expresses disappointment in the lack of safe places to walk in Florida’s Friendliest Hometown.