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Monday, May 20, 2024

Ocala motorcyclist killed in accident in Marion County

A 34-year-old Ocala motorcyclist was killed Sunday afternoon in a collision with a pickup in Marion County.

Matthew Allen Coull had been riding a 1999 Suzuki motorcycle at 4:45 p.m. on U.S. 27 at NW 49th Avenue, according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol. Coull had been traveling westbound and was attempting to pass when his motorcycle collided with a 2008 Ford Ranger driven by James Thomas Eichinger, 31, of Dunnellon.

Coull was pronounced dead at the scene by Marion County Fire Rescue.

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.