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Monday, May 6, 2024

Volunteers clean up unsanctioned golf cart path connecting The Villages to Wal-Mart

Countless golf carts from The Villages and Stonecrest travel over a dirt path between the Aldi grocery store and Wal-Mart on U.S. 441 every day.

Volunteers wanted to clear the path to make it safer for golf carts.
Volunteers wanted to clear the path to make it safer for golf carts.
Volunteers cleared the path that connects The Villages to Wal-Mart in Summerfield.
Volunteers cleared the path that connects The Villages to Wal-Mart in Summerfield.

The path had become overgrown with brush and low-hanging tree branches. Volunteers have stepped forward to remedy this possible dangerous situation and have begun clearing the brush and trimming the trees. One large dumpster filled with brush was awaiting removal Wednesday afternoon and at least one more large dumpster will be needed to remove the rest of the  undergrowth which has been cut.

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A Village of Santo Domingo resident warns that climate change has already changed Florida permanently and irreversibly. And it could get worse.

Can everyone please stop with all the complaining?

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Vietnam veterans grateful for community support at pancake breakfast

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

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