7+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1794+ words) The West and East Mitten Buttes, or simply The Mittens, in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. The giant hand-shaped stone formations rise nearly 1,000 feet above the desert floor. When you think of Colorado, the Rocky Mountains are probably the first…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (188+ words) A 29-year-old Marion County man has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, in northeast Marion County, the Florida Highway Patrol has reported.According to an FHP statement, a 29-year-old Ocala man was struck…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (698+ words) The founding of Howard Academy, Ocala’s first African American school, will be marked with a daylong 160th Anniversary Inaugural Homecoming celebration on Sept. 19 at the Howard Academy Community Center. “I’m very excited about it,” said Narvella Haynes, an Ocala resident and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (222+ words) Big Brother peering into people’s privacy or crime fighting angel on the public’s shoulder? The debate over automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, which has been called a hot topic by Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods, continues. Flock Safety Company,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (152+ words) “The Algorithmic Birth of Impermanence” by Brandon Williams. The College of Central Florida Webber Gallery will present “The 2026 Extreme Pressure 3rd Biennial of American Prints” from Aug. 3- Sept 11. The competitive national exhibition is open to all forms of traditional printmaking and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (358+ words) Earlier this year, the Community Foundation for Ocala/Marion County announced its inaugural Ready for Success initiative. On July 13, community partners joined foundation leaders for the Ready for Success Caravan, which traveled throughout Marion County to present grant checks to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (887+ words) Erica Spradling, a theater teacher at Ocala Charter School, will make her leading lady debut as Lady Catherine in Unboxed Productions’ online performances of “The Admirable Crichton.” Many years ago, a shy sophomore in high school saw her friend play…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (194+ words) This upcoming fiscal year is poised to be one very interesting budget cycle in every community across Florida. Local leaders are currently facing a community conundrum: figuring out how to fund the future and manage explosive population growth while Tallahassee…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (213+ words) CAIR sues to block terrorist labeling law Top of Form Bottom of Form The Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a federal lawsuit late July 1, hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his intent to use a new law to label the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (145+ words) Maria Lopez, left, and Yolanda Cantero, right, dance together during the Senior Prom at the Salvation Army on Northeast 14th Street in Ocala, Fla. on Thursday, June 25, 2026. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2026. If it takes a village to raise a child, then…...