Covered in paint chips, sweat and brush marks, the supervisors and students of this year’s summer work crew prepared school buildings for a new school year. Fifteen students and two supervisors have been taking on the tough task of painting the school facilities of the Sumter County School D…
Covered in paint chips, sweat and brush marks, the supervisors and students of this year’s summer work crew prepared school buildings for a new school year. Fifteen students and two supervisors have been taking on the tough task of painting the school facilities of the Sumter County School D…
In honor of International Clown Week, held the first week in August and started by a proclamation by President Richard Nixon in 1971, the resident clown troupe has several events happening throughout The Villages.
Shoppers and businesses are gearing up for a statewide holiday. All sales tax and local option taxes will not be applied to orders for specific items listed by the Florida Department of Revenue from July 31 to Aug. 9. Items including footwear, clothing and some accessories marked for $60 or …
Firefighters in The Villages could break off from Sumter County’s system to form its own fire district, an idea pitched to a citizen task force Wednesday that is exploring how to improve the county’s emergency medical services and ambulance transports.
Sumter County commissioners — three of whom were newly elected on a promise to roll back 2019’s 25% property tax increase — will meet today on a budget that includes trimming that rate by only 3%.
Preparing for hurricanes is a ritual as Floridian as oranges, manatees and Mickey Mouse. Hurricane season officially kicked off June 1 and will run through Nov. 30. Although hurricanes can happen outside of that period, the season is when the storms are most likely. With forecasts suggesting…
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…
Some have called Richard Mincer a legend, and those who have enjoyed “The Phil Donahue Show” would
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.”
Martha Ayotte enjoys a good artistic challenge, and thanks to the Visual Arts Association, she gets a new one each month.
Friends from a bocce group ventured out dressed for the season of ghosts and goblins to bring a little levity to the public.
Jack Davis isn’t known for his letter-writing skills. And he’s certainly not about to put pen to paper when he wants to express a sentiment.
The LaLiPops singing trio aims to create harmony through song.
Rhonda Waters pulls a piece of pottery from a kiln while doing a project in a Japanese pottery style called Raku on Wednesday at her home shop in the Village of Chitty Chatty.
Rhonda Waters took the opportunity to create her dream workshop when she and her husband decided to build their own home in the Village of Chitty Chatty. Waters is a welder and uses metal working to make art and express herself. Waters and her husband, Jan, built a large garage for their hom…
Three years ago, blues fanatics Mark and Marcia Adams held a callout event for a new club which they hoped would help bring more blues music to The Villages.
Mah-jongg is one of the most popular games in and around The Villages, with over
In Birchbrook Villas, when darkness falls across the neighborhood, Joyce Dunn’s home becomes quite the haunted house.
Neighbors from the Village of Pine Hills gave back to their community on Oct. 4 with a driveway concert and funds and clothing collection for Share The Blessing, a program that gives back to Fruitland Park Elementary School.
For the Stensons, there is no such thing as “less is more.”
While Mary Hermann shops, her husband no longer grumbles about the amount of time he waits for her in the car.
Residents transformed themselves into monsters, roller-coaster riders at a theme park and police officers chasing robbers on the scene — all at the drop of a hat.
Smack dab in the middle of the sawdust mess around his workbench, Joe Nedbal patiently creates the tiniest details of elaborate watercraft.
Joy Campbell was hoping for an interesting show “with no one getting hurt.”
Moving the lanai furniture to a safe location in case of a hurricane isn’t yet on the roster of service provided by Caring Neighbors. But it might be soon.
Bob Marano waved to, and chatted with, his friends as he arrived at the Lady Lake Little League baseball field on Aug. 27. But he doesn’t remember anything after heading to home plate.
A mix of clouds and sun. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 93F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.
A few clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 76F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.
Sun and clouds mixed with a slight chance of thunderstorms during the afternoon. High 91F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
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