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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Sumter sheriff’s office holding drive-through event for back-to-school supplies

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is hosting drive-through events for students in need to pick up school supplies.

The events will be held Saturday, Aug. 8 – while supplies last – at 1 p.m. at Wildwood Middle High School, 700 Huey St., and at 9 a.m. at South Sumter High School, 706 N. Main St. in Bushnell. Students must be present or parents should bring their child’s birth certificate.

Because of COVID-19 concerns and the need for social distancing, everyone must remain inside their vehicles during the event. No walk-ins will be allowed.

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.

We should be appalled that The Villages will host cold-hearted dog killer

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Silver Lake resident says she is appalled that The Villages will play host to a rising GOP star who is an admitted dog killer.

Gate attendants can’t keep people out of The Villages

A Village of Santo Domingo resident has come to the realization that The Villages is not truly a gated community. Read his Letter to the Editor.

Resident thrilled about Costco coming to Florida’s Friendliest Hometown

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Polo Ridge resident says she is thrilled that Costco Wholesale is coming to The Villages.