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 [...]

In yet another case of nature losing because of human encroachment it appears that a Florida Black Bear has been condemed to death after an encounter with a woman in Longwood Florida. It’s sad that an animal such as the Florida bear has to be euthanized rather than relocated to somewhere more suitable like here in the [...]

So, it’s been a long start to the new year and the posting has been weak. I was planning to do more but I got caught up with new projects. Thankfully these new projects are going to be great not only for this website but lots of people here in Ocala. I will be posting [...]

The Ocala Star Banner has been sold by the New York Times/Tribune along with a number of other Florida based newspapers including the Lakeland Ledger, the News Chief in Winter Haven; the Gainesville Sun and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune to the Halifax Group, a private holding company which already owns the Daytona Beach News Journal, for [...]

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 [...]

Marion County Sheriff’s detectives are looking for clues to help find the person, or people, involved in the shooting death of woman. Linda Jean Cage, 50, was found dead in front of her home on a ten acre farm in the Westwood Acres North community. Just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, a deputy responded to [...]

Ocala Fire Rescue has received a piece of steel beam from the World Trade Center buildings which they will use in a monument. Over two years ago, Battalion Chief Brian Stoofhoff began the process to gain this piece of history. “I read in a magazine an article that the Port Authority was offering steel from [...]

Ocala.ws is looking for a few good bloggers! If you have a passion for something related to Ocala and want to write about it for the world then please do. Are you a mother or father in Ocala and you want a free blog to talk about being a parent in Ocala? Great, we got [...]

The Florida House approved a teacher merit pay bill that some say is necessary to improve conditions in our public school system while others claim it will forces good teachers to seek new jobs in more profitable careers in the private sector. The basics of the bill are that each teacher will now be responsible [...]

The Ocala Star Banner is a primary newspaper and source of information here in Ocala Florida and a great many of the ideas and stories we comment upon or share with our members come from Ocala.com and the Ocala Star banner staff. As the largest newspaper in Ocala they get the scoop on the best [...]

Abdul Razzak-Kanjiani accused of selling “bath salts“ Abdul Razzak-Kanjiani has been arrested as the first person in Ocala FL to sell so called “bath salts” after Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an emergency ban on the unregulated substance which has suddenly become the latest fad in recreational drug use. Abdul was approached by undercover [...]

An Ocala family had their home targeted by an acid bomb attack recently that could have been a very dangerous and damaging scenario if not for the fast action of local citizens and the Marion County Hazmat team which acted quickly to neutralize the dangerous home made chemical bombs. This was a ery personal and [...]