Health
Ocala doctor establishes local COVID-19 dashboard
Dr. Dave Kuhn started posting Marion County COVID-19 figures on...
Marion County Jail reports zero COVID-19
The report comes as local cases increase in the county...
Ocala-based company moves forward with COVID-19...
An Ocala-based biopharmaceutical company is nearing clinical trials of one...
Marion County DOH begins vaccination process fo...
After Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on December...
First Moderna COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Ocala
Rosemary Keegan, a registered nurse, raises her arms in celebration...
A shot in the arm: First COVID-19 vaccines arri...
Yolanda Cooke, a registered nurse at AdventHealth Ocala, was calm and steady...
Marion County Schools COVID-19 Report: Dec. 11-...
Marion County Public Schools reported 98 total cases of COVID-19...
Florida to receive fewer Pfizer vaccines than e...
Florida was supposed to receive 205,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19...
Vaccinations to start here this week and next
Officials say nursing home residents, front-line medical workers will get...
No mask, no service
With COVID-19 cases setting records in the United States every...
Two Ocala sites to receive Moderna vaccine
AdventHealth Ocala and Ocala Regional Medical Center will be the...
Ocala Fire Rescue’s Ocala Recovery Project is f...
If history is any indication, Ocala firefighters and police will...
100 positive tests in schools, 692 quarantined ...
There were 100 positive COVID-19 tests within Marion County Public...
Marion County’s COVID-19 cases climb, surpassi...
COVID-19 cases are continuing to climb in Marion County, the Marion...
Marion preps for arrival of COVID vaccine
Select Marion County residents might receive a vaccine for COVID-19...
16 positive tests in schools last week, 109 qua...
There were 16 positive COVID-19 tests among students and employees...
Local health officials developing COVID vaccine...
COVID-19 may still be a threat within Marion County, but...
News in Brief – November 6-12, 2020
Veterans Day ceremonies set for Wednesday Marion County government and...
23 positive tests in schools last week, 176 qua...
There were 23 positive COVID-19 tests among students and employees...
Health officials ask that kids, adults observe ...
The Marion County Health Department has offered some guidelines for...
30 positive tests in schools last week, 252 qua...
There were 30 positive COVID-19 tests among students and employees...
Mask ordinance renewed by City Council
Ocala’s controversial mask ordinance was renewed by the City Council...
Top Marion officials impacted by COVID
Two of Marion County government’s top administrators have been impacted...
COVID cases declining in Marion
Officials urge continued vigilance, social distancing while state reopens On...
30 positive tests in schools last week, 354 qua...
There were 30 positive COVID-19 tests among students and employees...
19 positive tests in schools last week, 146 qua...
There were 19 positive COVID-19 tests among students and employees...
Local hospital develops ‘ground-breaking’ COVID...
It’s not a cure. It’s not a vaccine. But what...
With COVID-19, getting a seasonal flu shot is ...
It’s officially fall, and with the arrival of cooler weather...
Ride to end Alzheimer’s kicks off in Ocala
Horseback riding enthusiasts from Ocala and around the United States...
Local advocates for lung cancer patients encour...
Cancer is a silent killer, and lung cancer is more...
AdventHealth Foundation West Florida 2020 Commu...
You are invited to join the AdventHealth Foundation West Florida...
County officials use new equipment to turn the ...
In the relatively early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, President...
Marion County residents face a heightened expos...
Rates of lung cancer and deaths related to it have...
Falling COVID numbers lead local public health ...
For weeks we’ve heard prominent Democrats argue that universal mail-in...
Amid pandemic, Marion deals with another killer
While health officials keep a daily running count of the...
Health director assesses county’s COVID-19 numbers
When Mark Lander developed a slight cough a couple weeks...
Mostly gone, but not forgotten: County Health D...
This time last year, before any of us had heard...
At long last
The Estella Byrd Whitman Wellness and Community Resource Center in...
Heart of Florida front line worker dies
An essential member of the HFHC inmate health care team...
City Council overrides Guinn veto, requires fac...
Mask up, Ocala. During an emergency meeting on Wednesday, a...
Mayor vetoes mask mandate
Mayor Kent Guinn vetoed Ocala’s newly passed mask ordinance on...
Tested positive for COVID-19? Here’s wha...
More than 5,500 Marion County residents have tested positive for...
The Centers looking to merge with Daytona-based...
The Centers Inc., Marion County’s largest mental health and drug...
Marion Health Department changes COVID testing ...
The Marion County Health Department is altering its COVID-19 testing...
Doctors urge COVID-19 precautions
COVID-19 has killed more than 4,000 Floridians. We don’t have...
Inmates contribute to rising coronavirus number...
As the number of positive COVID-19 cases continues to escalate...
No mask mandate
City Council narrowly rejects mask mandate amid heated debate Nearly...
When you can be around others after you had or...
I think or know I had COVID-19, and I had...
Good news and bad news
The bad news: Marion County is seeing an unyielding spike...
Please, please wear your masks
My wife and I are in our late 70s. Her...