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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Florida Senate president to headline Lincoln Day Dinner in The Villages

The president of the Florida Senate will headline the upcoming Lincoln Day Dinner in The Villages.

Wilton Simpson will speak at the event set for Oct. 23 at Savannah Center. Tickets are $85 and can be purchased through sumterrepublicans.com

Simpson is a 2022 candidate for Florida Agriculture Commissioner.

Kathryn Scarito, Gov. Nikki Haley, state Rep. Marlene O’Toole and state Sen. Wilton Simpson of Lakeland at the 2016 Lincoln Day Dinner in The Villages.

Simpson has previously attended events in The Villages, including the 2016 Lincoln Day Dinner in which Nikki Haley was the featured speaker.

There are truly wonderful people in The Villages

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of DeLuna resident expresses thanks for a kind couple who did him a huge favor. He does not know them, but he is very grateful.

Thank You Marsha Shearer

A Village of Piedmont resident expresses his thanks to Marsha Shearer for information in her recent Opinion piece. But we sense a little sarcasm.

People have a right to feel safe in their homes

A Fruitland Park woman who regularly travels on Cherry Lake Road expresses support for a Village of Caroline couple fighting to keep stockade-style fence to protect their property. Read her Letter to the Editor

No vending machines at recreation center

A Hacienda of Mission Hills resident is questing the lack of vending machines at a recreation center.

El Niño and golf maintenance in The Villages

A Village of Bonnybrook resident has heard news about golf maintenance crews being shifted around and wonders if it will mimic the El Niño effect. Read his Letter to the Editor.