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Thursday, April 18, 2024

22 percent of voters have cast ballots in Sumter County

A total of 22.14 percent of voters in Sumter County have cast their ballots thus far in the lead up to the Aug. 23 primary.

The Sumter County Supervisor of Elections Office reports that as of Tuesday evening 25,610 of the county’s 115,674 eligible voters have cast their ballots. There have been 18,745 mail-in ballots received and 6,865 voters have taken part in Early Voting.

In Lake County, 8.02 percent of the electorate has voted. That includes 21,819 ballots cast among 272,213 eligible voters.

Marion County has thus far recorded a turnout of 10.42 percent. That is 27,820 ballots cast among 266,967 eligible voters.

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.