December 13, 2024 digital edition - Ocala Gazette
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Ocala Gazette Podcast — December 27, 2024 – January 2, 2025
Nov 7, 2024 · Ocala Gazette Podcast episode for the week of December 27, 2024. In this week's episode, we examine how Marion County and City of Ocala deconsolidated fire/medical dispatch in 2019 and how they continue to use different computer aided dispatch (CAD) programs, likely impacting the effectiveness of response times in the city …
Genuine collaboration - Ocala Gazette
Dec 3, 2024 · The notes indicate that, “Ironically, in 2008 it was Cara’s extended hiatus away from horses caused by her blossoming photography and graphic design career that ultimately became the catalyst for Cara to recombine her purposefully unearthed passion for all things equestrian with her hard-earned visual arts prowess.
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Call for volunteers, vendors and more for MLK events in Ocala. The Martin Luther King Commemorative Committee has issued an appeal for members of the public, entertainers and others to become involved in local observations, coming up from Jan. 6 to Jan. 20.
Celebrating art and artists - Ocala Gazette
Nov 25, 2024 · Marion County is blessed with an abundance of talented local artists. And their creativity was on over-the-top display during the Nov. 14 Surrealist Ball hosted by the Marion Cultural Alliance, with all manner of imaginative costumes and demonstrations. The 17th annual Applaud the Arts event took place at the NOMA Black Box at The Reilly Arts Center.
Holiday hilarity - Ocala Gazette
Dec 4, 2024 · Four years ago, John Allsopp landed back in Ocala after he built a 30-year career as a working actor in Los Angeles, where he performed in more than 20 national commercials and many films and television shows. His claims to theatrical fame include acting in “CSI,” “General Hospital,” “All My Children,” “Lizzie McGuire” and “Murder, She Wrote.” An Ocala native,…
Ocala Civic Theatre announces 2024-2025 season - Ocala Gazette
Apr 23, 2024 · Bookended by blockbuster musicals, with plenty of magic and mystery in between, Ocala Civic Theatre’s (OCT) 2024-2025 season lineup got a rousing reception from around 180 theatergoers at the 74th Season Reveal Party on April 15. For OCT Executive and Artistic Director Greg Thompson, the best part of the reveal event was “the people in the house.” “We had a…
Brantley steps down as football coach at Trinity Catholic
Nov 19, 2024 · Trinity Catholic High School announced the departure of John Brantley as its head football coach on Nov. 18. Brantley led Trinity Catholic to a 98-45 record in his two stints as the Celtics' head coach, including an FHSAA state championship in 2010 and four state finals appearances. Brantley's contributions to Trinity Catholic …
Action may be required if you want to vote by mail
Jun 20, 2024 · As the election season approaches, voters who have historically voted by mail will have to reapply to do so since all mail-in ballot requests expired at the end of 2022. This change may not have registered with voters yet because as of June 18, less than half of Marion County voters who requested mail-in ballots in the last general election…
The price of Buc-ee’s - Ocala Gazette
Aug 9, 2023 · When a longtime cattle-ranching family heard about a potential new interchange at Interstate 75 and Northwest 49th Street in Marion County over a decade ago, they feared the coming construction would involve land that had been in their family for nearly 70 years. Now, as plans for the new interchange are taking shape, those fears are becoming reality.