Four months after The Villages Public Safety Department grew with its biggest batch of new firefighters, the agency on Friday added to its ranks with one of its smalle…
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When Valerie Miller finished the Wine Glass Marathon in New York in 2019, her friends were waiting to see her and celebrate at the end.
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When Martha Manning was a little girl, she would often round up her younger sisters and the neighborhood kids to put on a show. They’d turn over a picnic table and use…
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Sumter County commissioners, who last week sought a consultant to explore more ways to raise taxes here, flip-flopped on Tuesday to forgo the effort after all.
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The Florida Legislature has voided a 75% tax increase on new businesses imposed by three newly elected Sumter County commissioners, and public outcry has thwarted their push to raise the fire tax cap on homeowners by 300%.
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The early topics at The Villages’ newest avenue for improving health care are all focused on innovation — from carving out a role for genetics in routine care to finding drugs that can help COVID-19 long-haulers.
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State Republican leaders have taken one more step in offering hope to businesses denied by local commissioners: protection from a tax increase they say would cripple the pandemic recovery.
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State Republican leaders are poised to offer hope to businesses that local commissioners won’t: protection from a tax increase they say would cripple the pandemic recovery.
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Johnson was introduced to pottery at a community college near his Michigan home and he was smitten with the medium. After two years, he enrolled in the Eastern Michigan University where he majored in fine arts, developing a love for working with his hands that last to this day in glass-fusio…
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Some have called Richard Mincer a legend, and those who have enjoyed “The Phil Donahue Show” would
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In the early days of Hadley Caring Neighbors, one of the first kinks to work out was to get everyone to stop hitting “reply all.”
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Martha Ayotte enjoys a good artistic challenge, and thanks to the Visual Arts Association, she gets a new one each month.
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Friends from a bocce group ventured out dressed for the season of ghosts and goblins to bring a little levity to the public.
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The interservice rivalry between the Army and Navy is at a standoff after the second week of play in the Veterans Softball Tournament.
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For his first two years on The Villages High School boys soccer team, Zach Bovelsky watched seniors such as Lucas Perez and Tony Ascencio lead the Buffalo as the program ascended to become one of the most competitive in the state in its classification. Now, as a senior himself, Bovelsky is p…
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The first thing you hear from those playing in the annual Veterans Softball Tournament in The Villages is that it’s about the camaraderie. But it’s really about honoring those who have served our country.
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Colt McDowell still picks up the phone and calls Sam Walters.
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VHS quarterback Joe Gilchrist looks to leap over the tackle attempt by Wildwood’s Vincent Brown Jr.
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Lifestyle amenities continue to expand in The Villages with the announcement Friday of the opening of Water Lily Recreation Center and Chitty Chatty Recreation Area, as well as details on the 18-hole Southern Oaks Championship Course and other amenities underway.
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As many as 45,000 live in abject rural poverty within the borders of the Ocala National Forest. Poverty’s grip on families is tight, often stretching generations. But with a devoted pastor and his family, and helping hands from residents from The Villages, there’s a glimmer of hope, although the plight of many families needs so much more.
Cardiac survival rates in The Villages are four times better than the national stagnant average, in part, because of an innovative neighborhood network that puts CPR/AED help where its needed most — in the homes where 70% of cardiac arrests occur. The Villages also boasts more AEDs, per capita, and has quick access to professional help in the chain of survival.
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