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Monday, May 20, 2024

William J. Ford

William J. Ford, 94, of Wildwood, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Mr. Ford was born April 5, 1920 in Gorham, CO to the late Cecil Ruppert and Lucy Wood Ford. He was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a retired Vocational Teacher and a home builder. Mr. Ford moved here in 1994 from Rochester, NY. Survivors include his loving wife, Loretta; daughter and son-in-law, Valerie K. (Ford) and Chris Monrad of Inverness; several nieces and nephews and his canine companion, Jazz.

Duane Eddy was first rock-n-roll guitar god

Dr. Gabe Mirkin looks back on the life of Duane Eddy, who was the first rock-n-roll guitar god. He died recently at age 86.

Who is looking into fraud and waste in the amenity budgets in The Villages?

A Village of Collier resident, who is a certified fraud examiner, wonders if anyone is looking into potential fraud and waste in the amenity budgets in The Villages.

It’s gotten too crowded in The Villages

A Village of Gilchrist resident, in a Letter to the Editor, contends it’s simply gotten too crowded due to overbuilding.

We have been told so many lies about ‘build out’

A Village of Chatham resident, who has been in The Villages for 20 years, asks when it comes to growth when is “enough, enough?”

Proper maintenance of infrastructure in The Villages ‘non-existent’

A resident describes a pipe problem that is occurring over and over again in his cul-de-sac. Read his Letter to the Editor.