Ocala News

Jobless in Ocala?  Join the club friend, you’re not alone. According to statistics, the official unemployment rate in Ocala is somewhere around ‘11.8%‘ as of October 2011, and in September alone there were “69 layoff events” contributing to the loss of approximately 4,538 jobs. Startling to consider isn’t it? What should be more frightening yet [...]

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Would you like to be a part of the 39th Annual Ocala Jaycees Haunted House being held at Silver Springs Theme Park? Check out the Ocala Jaycees website for details on how to volunteer or visit the Facebook events page for more details. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=204301266300283

Eunice Kim, John-Henry Crawford and Patrick Kreeger are students at the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and thankfully they will perform a music show on 3 p.m. Sunday at the Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Ocala.     Event Details Kim-Crawford-Kreeger Trio When: 3 p.m. Sunday Where: Queen of Peace Church, 6455 [...]

Join What’s Up Ocala and Frog House Entertainment for some Reggae Music in Ocala and head on over to the OEC for a relaxed evening of music with some of reggae musics rising stars. OCALA’s 1ST ANNUAL REGGAE FESTIVAL FEATURING: JOHNNY DREAD ALEX MARLEY ALEX BARNES DOORS OPEN AT 6 CONCERT STARTS AT 7 Tickets [...]

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is now offering up to $2,500 in reward for information leading to the location and recovery of the weapon used in the quadruple homicide committed August 5, 2011 at 5366 NW 5th Street, Ocala. James Edward Bannister, 31, of Ocala, was charged with four counts of Premeditated Murder and for [...]

by WCJB Producer – July 23rd 2011 11:41pm – A decorated school bus with ample room to “stuff” donations inside will sit at local retail stores from 9am-5pm according to the following schedule: # Saturday, July 16 – Wal-Mart, 9570 SW Hwy 200, Ocala # Saturday, July 23 – Kmart, East Silver Springs Boulevard, Ocala [...]

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Join us at Tuscawilla Park on Saturday April 23 for the 12th annual PAAS Easter Celebration at Tuscawilla Park. Kids can anjoy the day with a number of events including the Cake Walk and of course the greatest Easter Egg Hunt in Central Florida courtesy of sponsors PAAS.

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 [...]

I apologize for the delays, it has taken me more than a week to sort out my photos and process the pictures I took at the World Cage Warriors Mixed Martial Arts Competition at Ocala Entertainment Complex recently. I have taken a lot of photos in the past two weeks and been a bit too [...]

The scheduled restart of the the Progress Energy Crystal River nuclear power plant in April has been postponed again for the fifth time in 18 months and for the second time there may be a crack in the plant’s containment building. Progress Energy spokesperson Cherie Jacobs attempts to justify the extended delays by reminding us [...]

The top horse at the Ocala Breeders Sales was sold for $400,000 to a Japanese bidder who wished to remain anonymous in consideration of the situation in their home country. That is a respectable price for a 2 year old race horse although far from the million dollar records of years past and better than [...]