Ocala News

“Ocala Recycles”, the city of Ocala’s best attempt at making the community more environmentally conscious.  The city wide campaign includes the delivery of new recycling bins to most homes in the area, as well as a brand new batch of heavy duty recycling receptacles for apartment residents. This is all good news, considering the nauseating amount of litter strewn about [...]

The City of Ocala has plans to revitalize the Tuscawilla Park area and local meetings are set to take place to provide residents the opportunity to speak on their opinions regarding the revitalization of the city park and surrounding neighborhood. Among the many redevelopment plans currently being designed the refurbish and re-opening of the old [...]

Courtesy of CITY OF OCALA, Fla. (March 16, 2011) – A wide range of family-oriented entertainment will be featured at the ninth annual “O’Cala’s” St. Patrick’s Day Festival on the Downtown Square from 5-9 p.m. this Saturday (March 19). The celebration will include live music, dancers, a dunking booth, food, crafts and children’s activities. Entertainment [...]

From the City of Ocala at www.ocalafl.org   The Ocala International Airport has received a “thumbs up” following an intensive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspection. This inspection, which is conducted annually, is designed to ensure that the airport is meeting stringent FAA standards. It covers all aspects of airport operations, including self-inspection programs, pavement management [...]

Sinkhole trouble for one Ocala community: MyFoxORLANDO.com The Fore Ranch community in Ocala FL is facing some deep troubles over a large sinkhole that appeared in August of last year but is yet to be dealt with by the property developers or homeowners association. Local residents and home owners requested assistance from the City or [...]

Ocala and Marion County residents will be getting a new rehabilitation hospital with HealthSouth of Alabama beating Ocala Health System for the decision by Floridas’ Agency for Health Care Administration to add much needed bed space and jobs for rehabilitative care in Ocala. The new 40 bed facility is expected to provide 200 short term [...]

City of Ocala

Stretch of Broadway to Close for Resurfacing Sonny Allen Public Information Officer 151 SE Osceola Ave. Ocala, FL 34471 Phone: (352) 401-3978 Fax: (352) 629-8391 E-mail: sallen@ocalafl.org OCALA, Fla. (July 28, 2010) – A stretch of Broadway between South Pine Avenue and SE Watula Avenue will be closed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. both Sunday Aug. 1, and Monday, Aug. 2, to accommodate a road resurfacing project. Other than the spaces along the Downtown Square, there will be no parking along that stretch of Broadway during those time periods. The $207,000 project is being done by Pospiech Contracting.