Ocala News

In what seems to me a confusing move, the new owners of Golden Hills Golf and Turf Club have renamed the iconic venue. The historic golf club is  now called by the generic name Ocala National Golf Club. The Golden Hills name has nearly 50 years of branding and national recognition behing it but that seems to [...]

Are you ready for your electrric bill to rise? Ocala Utility’s power cost adjustment rate will increase from $0.01245 to $0.0250 per kilowatt hour beginning Oct. 1, 2012. Quoted in the Star banner,  Karen White, the city’s utility fiscal manager says; “Fuel costs are down, but so are sales“. What this means to customers is that Ocala [...]

Anthony Elementary has a beetle bug infection that causes the children to have to eat their lunch in their classroom. The effects of budget cuts is beginning to show as the school system strugggles to keep up with the shortages. According to the Star Banner, in 2008-09, the local capital funding millage rate was cut by the [...]

MARION COUNTY SHERIFF CANDIDATE DEBATE Tonight, July 12 2012, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Ocala Breeders Sales Auditorium 1701 SW 60th Ave/Ocala. Sheriff Candidate Chris Blair, Sheriff Candidate Dan Kuhn, and Sheriff Candidate Bernie DeCastro have all been invited to appear for the Debate. EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO ATTEND. [...]

Ocala Funding LLC, a financing vehicle used and controlled by failed Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., filed for bankruptcy protection in Florida. The Orlando-based company listed both assets and debt of more than $1 billion each in Chapter 11 documents filed today in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Jacksonville, Florida. Taylor Bean owns a 100 percent membership interest in Ocala Funding, [...]

Although the real estate market in Ocala has been flat at best and new home construction is nearly non-existent there is still a mini-boom going on in home repairs and remodels for local home owners who want to take advantage of the low prices and great opportunity available for home renovations and improvements. As a [...]

It seems like Ocala’s leading man is having some trouble. John Travolta has been sued by two masseurs in as many days for “Sexual Battery” . According to EOnline.com the first lawsuit claims: Travolta apologized for his behavior, but continued to pursue the idea of sex with the man and later suggested that they have sex with [...]

A regional materials recovery facility is being proposed in Ocala by Waste Pro of Florida Inc. The company that is in charge of the new single-stream curbside recycling program in the city has announced that it is aiming to build such a facility. This would be a multi-million dollar project that would greatly improve the [...]

“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 [...]

Join us for the Gospel / Jazz Fest & Barbeque Fundraiser to Support Diana Greene in her Campaign for Superintendent of Marion County Schools and experience some of the finest talent in Ocala for the Gospel Music festival and Barbeque Dinner being held at the Livestock Pavillion on Saturday April 7th, 2012 from 1PM until 5PM. Come [...]

Crossfit Battle has opened a new Cross Fitness Training Gym and Workout Program here in Ocala Florida. Located at 3640 S.W. 7th St. and just off of I-75 the new warehouse facility offers a large workout space which has been outfitted with the latest in cross training equipment. Crossfit Ocala owners Cole and Nikki Pope [...]

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 [...]