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Lake Co. Animal Shelter waiving adoption fees for dogs as facility houses record number
More than 100 dogs have entered the care of the Lake County Animal Shelter in the last two weeks, totaling more than 200. It's a record number for the facility, which hasn't seen nearly this many canines in its care since Hurricane Irma. "We expect even more to come in...
Florida Lottery Celebrates Multiple Winners as Luck Strikes in Broward and Summerfield
The Florida Lottery has brought fortune to a few lucky ticket holders this summer, with significant winnings reported in Broward and Summerfield. A Fantasy 5 game ticket, purchased at a Coconut Creek Walmart, hit a jackpot worth a handsome $101,996 yesterday night. The winning digits were 5, 6, 12, 15, and 22, as The Miami Herald reported.
$116,000 lottery ticket sold at south Marion gas station
A Florida Lottery ticket worth more than $116,000 has been sold at a gas station in south Marion County. According to the organization, a winning Fantasy 5 ticket was sold on Thursday, July 18, at the Quick King located at 14725 SE U.S. Hwy 27/441 in Summerfield. The ticket is...
Sounds of Soul’s Motown music rocks rec center in The Villages
The sky was dark, the wind was howling and bolts of lightning creased the sky Sunday evening outside the SeaBreeze Recreation Center. Inside, the mood was sunny, celebratory and nostalgic thanks to the Sounds of Soul. The group featured six singers, two guitars, keyboards, two horns and drums. No matter...
Villagers objecting to fishing by ‘pickup truck guys’
How self righteous of these people to think that they can come into central Florida and renovate the entirety of these local marshes and claim that somehow these ponds are strictly their own. The folks doing the fishing are not Villagers, though most are native, and all live locally either in Wildwood or the surrounding areas. As part of the community of workers and tradesman developing The Villages, I can assure you that their intentions are strictly recreational, however despite their living proximity to an establishment as all encompassing, illustrious and ornate as the Villages, those “pickup truck guys” are seen nearly as second class citizens. The Villages is quite frankly turning into a cesspool!
Arkansas couple bringing new breakfast/lunch restaurant to The Villages
A new restaurant is coming to The Villages, a few doors down from the Publix grocery store at Lake Deaton Plaza. The Toasted Yolk Cafe is shooting for an early August opening, according to the owners, Kristi and Hootie Moore. The Moores operate a Toasted Yolk Cafe franchise in Springdale,...
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