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Monday, May 6, 2024

Publix stores in The Villages closing earlier than planned due to hurricane threat

All Publix grocery stores in The Villages are closing at noon Wednesday, Sept. 28 due to the hurricane threat.

The stores were originally scheduled to close at 6 p.m., but the closings have been pushed up to noon.

Stores located in the Sumter and Lake counties sections of The Villages are expected to remain closed through Thursday, Sept. 29.

The Mulberry Grove Publix located in Marion County is expected to remain closed through Friday, Sept. 30.

In addition numerous restaurants have announced they will be closed:

• Cody’s Original Roadhouse will be closed Wednesday and Thursday at Lake Sumter Landing and Brownwood.

• FMK restaurant group has announced its restaurants will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, including the Chop House, Blue Fin, Harvest, Bonifay Country Club, Evans Prairie Country Club, Belle Glade Country Club and Orange Blossom Country Club.

Animal welfare activists will be at Gov. Noem’s event in The Villages

A Village of Bonita resident says she and a group of animal welfare activists will be protesting South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s appearance in The Villages.

Why is there such a negative view of little white crosses?

A Village of Alhambra resident is wondering why some Villagers have such a negative view of little white crosses. Read his Letter to the Editor.

When did my party become so involved in such an extreme position?

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of DeLuna resident wonders when his political party become so involved in such an extreme position when it comes to abortion.

Where was management when Heron Executive Golf Course was ‘fixed’?

A Villager, in a Letter to the Editor, played the newly repaired Heron Executive Golf Course and was left shaking his head. He wonders who was in charge.

The Villages needs to take control of multi-modal paths

A Village of Pine Hills resident, who bicycles with his wife on the multi-modal paths, describes some recent scary encounters. Read his Letter to the Editor.