A Great Horned Owl at Sharon Rose Wiechens Preserve By Ron Clark August 6, 2018 Share FacebookTwitterReddItEmailCopy URL A Great Horned Owl at Sharon Rose Wiechens Preserve in The Villages. Photo courtesy of Ron Clark. Want all the latest news from The Villages delivered directly to your email inbox? Click here to subscribe! Hurry and lock in your price now before rates increase in 2024! More Headlines Is ‘hate speech’ hateful and does ‘misinformation’ misinform? Water main break shuts down rec center and multi-modal path Residents speak up for trees to be cut down for new rec center $1.8 million study will be aimed at improving Rolling Acres Road Get Our Daily Emails Headlines Armed road rage suspect admits yelling ‘damn Yankee’ in traffic dispute Golf cart driver taken into custody at taser point at BJ’s Wholesale Club Villager arrested after allegedly ‘street racing’ near Morse Gate Villager arrested after going out to breakfast at local restaurant Villagers can learn about lightning in special presentation this week Letters to the Editor Is ‘hate speech’ hateful and does ‘misinformation’ misinform? In a Letter to the Editor, Village of Sunset Pointe resident tries to determine the truth about “hate speech” and “misinformation.” Guests should be charged to use facilities in The Villages In a Letter to the Editor, a longtime resident of The Villages suggests the 300,000 guests per year to The Villages should be supporting the community by paying for guest passes. We should not be opening any of the Priority Pools to the public A Village of Orange Blossom Gardens resident says Priority Pools should not be opened up to non-member Villagers. Read her Letter to the Editor. Neighborhood restrictions on short-term rentals A Village of Pine Hills resident, in a Letter to the Editor, offers information about neighborhood restrictions on short-term rentals. It’s time to care more about Villagers than visitors A Village of Chatham resident supports the idea of capping amenity fees. She says it’s time to care more about residents than visitors. Photos Swallow-tailed kite finds lunch in the Village of Chitty Chatty Florida softshell turtle buries eggs near Fenney Nature Trail Mottled duck in the Village of Pine Ridge Beautiful sunrise on Sweetgum Executive Golf Course Beautiful sunrise on boardwalk at Lake Sumter