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Friday, April 19, 2024

90-year-old Villager arrested on charge of attempted sex with child

John Leo McCarthy
John Leo McCarthy

A 90-year-old Villager has been arrested on a charge of attempted sex with a child.

John Leo McCarthy, who lives at 1407 Elana Place in the Vera Cruz Villas in the Village of Santo Domingo, was booked without bond on Friday at the Marion County Jail. A hold has been put on his custody by U.S. Marshals.

McCarthy, who is single, was the original owner of his home in The Villages which was built in 1997. The Illinois native paid $75,600 for the villa.

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.

A lot of our presidents have committed adultery

A Village of Piedmont resident responds to Ralph Bennett’s assertion that Donald Trump is a fake Christian and she claims that many of our presidents have committed adultery. Read her Letter to the Editor.

DeSantis’ extreme agenda pushing medical providers out of Florida

A Village of Santo Domingo resident, in a Letter to the Editor, warns that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ extreme agenda is pushing medical providers out of Florida.

Traffic congestion makes it a long haul to Villages High School at Middleton

A parent of a student at The Villages High School at Middleton says it’s a long haul through heavy traffic to get back and forth to the new campus.