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Saturday, May 4, 2024

Sumter County man dies at scene of rollover crash

A Sumter County man died Wednesday at the scene of a rollover crash in Pasco County.

The 30-year-old Lake Panasoffkee man was at the wheel of a sport utility vehicle at 3:48 p.m. on Darby Road approaching a right curve when he lost control of the vehicle, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. His SUV departed the roadway and entered the north shoulder. He overcorrected and traveled to the south shoulder where “the vehicle overturned multiple times and the driver was ejected,” the report said.

He suffered fatal injuries at the scene of the crash.

The report noted he was not wearing a seatbelt.

Villagers don’t have gates but the Morse family does

A Village of Country Club Hills resident, in a Letter to the Editor, points out The Villages is not a true gated community, but the Morse family is living behind gates at their compound.

Villager says his Black Lab has been attacked by unleashed dogs

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Dabney resident reports that his Black Lab has been attacked by small unleashed dogs.

The gates are more beneficial than you might think

A Village of Palo Alto resident suggests the gates are of more value than just slowing down traffic. He explains in a Letter to the Editor.

Shockingly light sentence in hit-and-run death

A Village of Antrim Dells resident was shocked to read about the sentence a woman received after a hit-and-run crash on Rolling Acres Road claimed the life of a pedestrian and seriously injured a second man.

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.