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Fire-damaged home decaying into neighborhood eyesore in The Villages
A home that caught fire several months ago in The Villages has been purchased by a contractor who has left it untouched for months. The home is located at 3292 Sylewood Ave. in the Village of Charlotte. At the time of the blaze, the home was owned by Geraldine Mitchell....
Homeowner in The Villages ordered to remove artificial turf
A homeowner in The Villages has been ordered to remove artificial turf. The home owned by George Hazzis at 644 Cabrera Court in the Haciendas of Mission Hills was the subject of a public hearing Thursday afternoon before the Community Development District 9 Board of Supervisors at SeaBreeze Recreation Center.
Trash talking should not be permitted
My suggestion, regarding the back and forth between Ms. Hallinan and Mr. Bentley (July 15 and 17 respectively) is that you either devote an entire section of the paper to those who want to talk trash about political candidates or refrain from publishing letters that contain that trash as their sole objective.
Officials reluctant to force couple to remove protective fence
Officials in The Villages can’t seem to find an answer as a couple in The Villages fights to keep their protective fence. Peter and Nancy Blackmore of the Village of Caroline erected the stockade fence more than a decade ago on The Villages’ eastern front. Their home backs up to Cherry Lake Road. At first, they hoped to block out noise from traffic. They added “K-9 on Duty,” signs to deter potential foot traffic from wandering in from the increasingly busy roadway. Now the massive Hammock Oaks development across Cherry Lake Road will soon be home to thousands of new Lady Lake residents.
Officials in The Villages questioning SECO explanation for huge increases
Officials in The Villages are questioning SECO Energy’s explanation for huge increases. Supervisors in community development districts have been trying to come to terms with increases of up to 600 percent for pole rental and conversion to LED technology. “We got a surprising bill for just under a half...
Leesburg’s Beverly Shores Elementary School Will Close For Renovations
The fall 2025 school year will be the last at the current iteration of Beverly Shores Elementary School. Lake County Schools has indicated that the school will close down for the 2025-2026 school year as Lake County seeks to replace older buildings from the 1960s and portables which have expanded the capacity of the school.
Slow down: Leesburg soon might have cameras monitoring those school speed zones
The Leesburg City Commission is mulling a proposed Article VII ordinance, "School Zone Speed Enforcement," Chapter 21, "providing for purpose, intent and definitions" of establishing a school zone speed enforcement program and authorizing the use of speed detection systems within the city. In other words: Speed-enforcement cameras may be installed at school zones. The...
Linda Hallinan vows to continue to speak the truth in spite of critics
Thank you for the 1,000 plus responses to my recent Letter to the Editor. It was amusing to see all were done anonymously, as always. Being a coward on a social forum simply displays your lack of integrity and character. Whether you agree or disagree with the Letter to the...
Local library hosting family fun day, free lunch
A library in east Marion County will host a free, family fun day with lunch this week. The event takes place on Friday, July 19, at 11 a.m., at the Forest Public Library, which is located at 905 S Highway 314A in Ocklawaha. During the event, lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m.
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