City to host proposed parking garage information sessions
Both sessions will take place on Feb. 16: the first at noon, with a second starting at 5:30 p.m.
Consent agendas—what’s the policy?
A look at how three different governmental bodies approach the process.
The business of economic development
A look at how local government and the CEP managed recent development deals at the Ocala/Marion Commerce Park.
COVID can’t cancel love
Love and marriage
Commentary on consent agendas
As everyone on this board regularly watches and attends public meetings, and some of us for quite some time, we figured we’d weigh in on recent concerns that the consent agenda is where the “boogie man” hides government business it wants to slip under the radar.
Property tax breaks move through house
The Florida House continued moving forward Monday with a proposal that would provide an increased homestead property-tax exemption for classroom teachers, members of the military and first responders.
New COVID cases in Marion County, MCPS down again, local hospitals numbers remain high
COVID cases in Marion County continued their drop, as the county registered 2,621 new cases during the week of Jan. 28 – Feb. 3.
Early morning collision that closed down I-75 included at least one local
At approximately 5 am this morning, Ocala Fire Rescue (OFR) reports it was alerted to a collision on southbound I-75, roughly one mile from the Hernando and Dunnellon Exit 350.

