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Marion County completes list of vaccine appoint...
COVID-19 vaccines are available to all adults, but the Department...
Vaccine appointments plummet in Marion County
COVID-19 vaccines are available to all adults, but the Department...
Team delivers vaccines to homebound residents
The Florida Department of Health in Marion County prides itself...
Florida halts Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was recently vaccinated with the single-dose...
Gallery: COVID-19 Vaccinations At The Florida H...
COVID-19 Vaccinations At The Florida Horse Park.
COVID cases crater among seniors in Marion County
Mark Lander, administrator of the Florida Department of Health in...
DeSantis nixes COVID-19 passport idea
Florida Governor pushes for Legislature to impose a permanent ban...
Beacon Point adds program for drug exposed babies
The Marion County Hospital District will provide space at its...
Marion County approaches 100,000 vaccinated
On Friday, the Florida Department of Health reported giving out...
All adults eligible for vaccines starting April 5
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced on Twitter that all...
Marion’s COVID death rate ranks ninth in the State
While Marion County ranks 48th for COVID-19 cases per 100,000...
Educator dies of COVID-19
After more than a month in the hospital battling COVID-19,...
Legislature looks to cap insulin cost
In an attempt to limit high out-of-pocket costs for people...
Marion County starts administrating 50-plus va...
The drop in age came on Monday after the initial...
Vaping regulations eyed by Legislature
TALLAHASSEE – More than two years after the U.S. surgeon...
Vaccines coming for all; Marion inmates also el...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Twitter Thursday morning that all Florida residents who...
DeSantis: Vaccine age drops to 50 on Monday
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that Florida will start offering...
A Defining Time
It respected no border, changed how we lived and left...
Coming Soon: Vaccines for 55 and older
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that he will soon lower...
COVID-19 vaccines up, cases down in Marion County
At Tuesday’s county commission meeting, Emergency Management director Preston Bowlin...
Some schools crowded despite COVID-19
Despite coronavirus protocols and quarantines, some Marion County schools are...
Gallery: Vaccine push
Two recent vaccination events in Marion County brought an extra...
School employees will get five extra days of CO...
The Marion County School Board unanimously approved five additional days...
Health official: Johnson & Johnson vaccine...
Marion County has surpassed 65,000 people vaccinated with more...
Marion County to push 9,000 vaccines through We...
Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Ocala on Friday to promote...
Gallery: Gov. DeSantis in Ocala to tout vaccine...
Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Ocala Friday at the Circle...
Local public schools part of national COVID-19 ...
The national COVID-19 Education Deep Dive Longitudinal Study will collect...
Flu numbers crater
While the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been widespread,...
Fed order lets all school workers get vaccine
Florida teachers of all ages are eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations,...
In Marion County, a vaccine milestone in site
This week, Marion County health officials should finish setting appointments...
Gallery: Floral Heart Project Wreath Laying
A Floral Heart Project Wreath Laying to remember people who...
DeSantis expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility
TALLAHASSEE – While focused on vaccinating seniors since December, Gov....
More than 48,000 vaccinated in Marion County
Marion County has vaccinated 48,434 residents across all providers through...
Some teachers, police now eligible for vaccine
TALLAHASSEE – Marking a significant change in Florida’s vaccination strategy,...
Mask mandate opponents seek Supreme Court ruling
TALLAHASSEE – After months of legal wrangling across Florida about...
Healthcare COVID-19 liability bill moves forward
TALLAHASSEE – In a bipartisan vote, a House panel this...
Storm-delayed COVID-19 vaccines on the way
The state hopes storm-delayed doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine...
Marion County eclipses 40,000 vaccinated
As the county continues to work through its list of...
Going to pot: State boards to set smokable mari...
Get ready for reefer madness this week. On Wednesday, members...
Race and COVID
As Marion County continues to ramp up its vaccination efforts,...
UK variant of COVID-19 found in Marion County
Cases of the more contagious UK variant of COVID-19 showed...
COVID-19 Vaccinations – Second Dose at Ne...
Residents received their second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination...
Baxley backed baby box bill sparks debate
TALLAHASSEE – A proposal backed by an Ocala legislator allowing...
Vaccines coming to Ocala Walmart, Sam’s C...
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday afternoon that certain Walmart, Sam’s...
Marion County Hospital District moves into new ...
The Marion County Hospital District (MCHD) needed a bigger space...
Marion County’s vaccinated nears 36,000, state ...
More than 2 million people in Florida have been vaccinated...
COVID-19 treatment can reduce symptoms
In their 52 years of marriage, there isn’t much that Douglas and...
School officials to stay the course after like...
A week after reporting its first presumed case of classroom...
Seniors “shot shopping” causing counties grief
TALLAHASSEE – “Shot shopping” by seniors from neighboring areas and...
Ocala extends mask ordinance
Fresh off a debilitating bout with COVID-19, Mayor Kent Guinn...