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Saturday, May 18, 2024

Driver airlifted from scene of crash after pickup strikes tree and fence in rural Sumter County

A driver was airlifted from the scene of a crash after his pickup ran into a tree and fence in rural Sumter County.

The 73-year-old Bushnell man was driving a red 2005 Chevrolet Colorado pickup at 10:35 a.m. Saturday northbound on County Road 319 approaching County Road 326 when he ran off the road, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. His pickup struck a tree and a fence.

He was airlifted from the scene by ShandsCair and taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center.

The report indicated he had not been wearing a seatbelt. The airbag in his truck had deployed in the crash.

Must elderly return to work to afford to stay in The Villages?

A Village of Rio Grande resident asks if residents are supposed to go back to work at age 80 to afford to live in The Villages.

Cap the amenity rate and make the golfers pay more

A Village of DeSoto resident, in a Letter to the Editor, says it’s time to cap the amenity rate and make the golfers pay more for upkeep of the courses.

Delivery of The Villages Daily Sun newspaper

A Village of Summerhill resident went out on a rainy morning to get his copy of The Villages Daily Sun and found a “single-bagged sponge.”

Growth is out of control thanks to The Villages

A woman who bought property in Oxford in 1997 believes growth is out of control thanks to the The Villages. Read her Letter to the Editor.

VIP club in The Villages provides link for audio books

A leader in the Visually Impaired Persons Club of The Villages responds to a previous Letter to the Editor from a Middleton reader concerned about a perceived lack of E-Books.