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Friday, April 19, 2024

Lake Deaton RV Park resident arrested after spotted driving over median

Harold Wayne Troutman Jr.

A Lake Deaton RV Park resident was arrested after he was spotted driving over a median on State Road 44.

Harold Wayne Troutman Jr., 47, had been at the wheel of a silver utility vehicle when he drove over the median on State Road 44 just east of U.S. 301, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. During the traffic stop, he handed over a Florida identification card and claimed he had a valid Illinois driver’s license. He said he has been living in Florida for six years. A check revealed his Illinois driver’s license had been suspended.

He was arrested on a charge of driving without a valid license. He was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center and released after posting $500 bond.

Golf course deserves a failing grade

A Village of Hadley resident recently played an executive golf course that had earned a B- grade in a recent report grade. He says the golf course now deserves a failing grade.

It’s great that Villages-News.com features holes-in-one

A reader from Arkansas is envious that Villages-News.com publishes stories celebrating Villagers’ holes-in-one. He wishes he and his friends could get that kind of recognition where they live.

Roosevelt Executive Golf Course should be downgraded to F grade

A Village of Bradford resident, in a Letter to the Editor, contends the Roosevelt Executive Golf Course has a D grade, but should be an F.

The press is biased against Trump

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Osceola Hills makes the case that the press is biased against former President Trump.

Former Morse South Gate attendant offers a little perspective

A former Morse South Gate attendant, in a Letter to the Editor, offers a little perspective after another letter writer was critical of attendants working that gate.