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    Health department not consulted before sheriff banned employees from wearing masks

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    Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods believes that there is no real evidence that wearing a mask lessens the spread of COVID-19. On August 11, the...
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    Veto overruled, masks now required in Ocala, businesses vow not to allow deputies in without a mask

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    Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods accused of withholding vital health information from the families of inmates

    Local News Rebecca Long - 112

    Ocala mayor vetoed mask ordinance

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    Masks will now be required in Ocala

    Local News Ocala Post - 647

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    Health department not consulted before sheriff banned employees from wearing masks

    Byron Durning - 194
    Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods believes that there is no real evidence that wearing a mask lessens the spread of COVID-19. On August 11, the...
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    Veto overruled, masks now required in Ocala, businesses vow not to allow deputies in without a mask

    Local News Ocala Post - 196

    Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods accused of withholding vital health information from the families of inmates

    Local News Rebecca Long - 112

    Ocala mayor vetoed mask ordinance

    Local News Ocala Post - 379

    Masks will now be required in Ocala

    Local News Ocala Post - 647

    Florida

    Florida

    Florida Education Association files emergency order against Gov. DeSantis

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    In July, Ocala Post reported that Florida's largest teachers union had filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis to prevent schools from opening. On Tuesday,...
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    2020 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday

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    The 2020 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday was passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. This sales tax holiday...
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    Teachers’ union files lawsuit over school reopening order

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    According to recently released court documents, the Florida Education Association has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to prevent Gov. Ron DeSantis and state...

    Red snapper season for Gulf state and federal waters ends soon

    Florida Ocala Post - 0
    The last day to harvest red snapper in Gulf state and federal waters for private recreational anglers is July 25.   The current season also...

    Iguana caused man to flip over bicycle handle bars

    Florida Ocala Post - 0
    The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said a man suffered several injuries after he ran over an iguana that darted into path. Deputies said the...

    Information sought in shooting of child

    Crime Ocala Post - 1
    Citrus County -- The Citrus County Sheriff's Office is asking for the community's assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for events leading up to...

    Obituaries

    Patricia Pollitz Kirschner

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    Patricia (Patti) Nina Pollitz Kirschner, 76, of Ocala, Florida, passed away on May 10, 2020.  She was born on July 10, 1943, the daughter...
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    Scott Andrew Kessler

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    Scott Andrew Kessler Scott Kessler, 58, passed away on April 13, 2020 after suffering a massive heart attack. Originally from Cherry Hill, NJ, born to...
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    Frederick Lawton Cox

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    It is with a heavy heart that I share with you the passing of my father, Col. Frederick Lawton Cox.  Dad passed peacefully, in...
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    Business

    McDonald’s, Starbucks to close hundreds of stores

    Ocala Post - 59
    McDonald's and Starbucks are expected to close hundreds of stores by the end of 2020. McDonald's will permanently close 200 of its U.S. locations, and...
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    Cancel culture? Aunt Jemima products will be no more

    Business Ocala Post - 191

    Police shot, killed innocent EMT, no-knock warrants now ban

    Crime Ocala Post - 13

    LEGO pulls back advertising on police-related LEGO sets

    Business Ocala Post - 20

    Need more reasons to eat chocolate? Here you go, doctor’s orders

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    Paddock Mall to host annual Back to School Fest with WWE superstar

    Ocala Post - 23
    Paddock Mall will host its annual Back to School Fest Saturday, Aug. 8 from 8 a.m. to noon at Paddock Mall, 3100 SW College...
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    Local News

    Appleton to distribute free art kits to local youth

    Ocala Post - 1
    Ocala, Florida — The Appleton Museum of Art, College of Central Florida, is preparing free art supply kits for local youth. During the temporary closure...
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    43,000 students to be provided with a “Grab & Go” meal

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    Per a directive from the Florida Department of Education, all public schools in Florida will be closed through April 15. This is primarily due to...
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    COVID-19

    Food for students and families who otherwise would not eat

    Ocala Post - 1
    MARION COUNTY – To support this backpack nutrition program while campuses are closed, Marion County Public Schools encourages local residents to “share what they...
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    Weird News

    Iguana caused man to flip over bicycle handle bars

    Florida Ocala Post - 0
    The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said a man suffered several injuries after he ran over an iguana that darted into path. Deputies said the...
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    X-ray revealed drugs in woman’s vagina

    Local News Ocala Post - 47
    Two people were arrested and booked into the Marion County Jail on Halloween following an October 30, pursuit. The two suspects, Andrew William Wiggins, 20,...
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    New information in camel story that is just nuts, woman “camel toed,” sat on

    Florida Ocala Post - 5
      The Florida couple, Edmond and Gloria Lancaster, who visited a truck top petting zoo have been charged with Criminal Trespassing and Violation of Leash...
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    This story is nuts: Florida man drops the ball during failed castration

    Florida Ocala Post - 34
    Florida -- On Sunday, August 18, just before midnight, a deputy responded to a home on Orday Road in Sebring after a 911 hang-up. The...
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    Events

    Outdoors

    Red snapper season for Gulf state and federal waters ends soon

    Florida Ocala Post - 0
    The last day to harvest red snapper in Gulf state and federal waters for private recreational anglers is July 25.   The current season also...
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    Recreational Red Snapper Season begins soon

    Florida Ocala Post - 1
    Recreational Red Snapper Season will begin June 11 in Gulf state and federal waters and remain open through July 25, closing July 26. For-hire operations...
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    June 1 saltwater fishing season-opening/closures

    Outdoors Ocala Post - 5
    Starting June 1, the following saltwater fisheries will open or close to harvest: Gag grouper opens for recreational harvest in most state Gulf of...
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    FWC will help find home for your unwanted exotic pets

    Outdoors Ocala Post - 5
    Exotic Pet Amnesty Days are events held periodically around the state to provide the opportunity for people to surrender their exotic pets free of...
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    Tuesday’s “supermoon” will be the largest and brightest full Moon this year

    Outdoors Ocala Post - 8
    NASA wants to encourage everyone to take a peek at Tuesday's (April 7) "supermoon." The next full Moon is the Pink Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon,...
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    Cops and Crime

    Local News

    Health department not consulted before sheriff banned employees from wearing masks

    Byron Durning - 194
    Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods believes that there is no real evidence that wearing a mask lessens the spread of COVID-19. On August 11, the...
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    Police shot, killed innocent EMT, no-knock warrants now ban

    Crime Ocala Post - 13
    On June 11, 2020,  The Louisville, Kentucky, Metro Council unanimously passed Breonna's Law -- named in honor of police-shooting victim Breonna Taylor -- outlawing...

    Florida trooper arrested, had sexual relationship with minor

    Crime Ocala Post - 24
    A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was arrested Thursday after investigators learned that he had been having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old female. Trooper Christopher...

    VIDEO: Florida corrections officer accused of molesting child, arrested

    Crime Ocala Post - 10
    Volusia sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Daytona Beach correctional officer with Tomoka Correctional Institution following accusations that he molested a child. and charged him with...

    Teachers and Crime

    Florida

    Teacher arrested for sexual relationship with student

    Ocala Post - 25
    A former New Smyrna Beach High School teacher was arrested Thursday and charged with Unlawful Sexual Activity with a Minor. The student is a 16-year-old...
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    Lake Weir High School teacher arrested, had sex with student

    Local News Ocala Post - 3
    A Lake Weir High School teacher was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with a teenage girl. Jason Michael Tarlton, 30,...

    Teacher arrested after touching girl inappropriately

    Local News Ocala Post - 3
      Dunnellon, Florida -- A Dunnellon High School teacher is under arrest after a 15-year-old female said he touched her breast during class. The teen came...

    Evergreen Elementary dean of students exposes penis

    Local News Ocala Post - 8
    // Ocala, Florida -- Evergreen Elementary dean of students Patrick Sasnett was arrested following allegations that he exposed himself to a grandmother. Sasnett...

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    US News

    Major controversy after police pulled over a firefighter

    Ocala Post - 26
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- A major fire is raging after police in Pennsylvania conducted a traffic stop on a man who claimed to be a...
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    Local News

    Man beats woman after she referred to him as a “CHOMO”

    Ocala Post - 67
    Ocklawaha, Florida -- An Ocklawaha man is behind bars after he repeatedly struck a woman who referred to him as a "CHOMO." "CHOMO" is prison...
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    US News

    Police officer makes strong video against other officers who violate the Constitution

    Ocala Post - 5
    UPDATE: Officer Anderson made a follow-up video. The link is at the bottom of this article. Port of Seattle Police Officer Greg Anderson said he...
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    US News

    Entire county board arrested following citizens arrest by 2 military veterans

    Ocala Post - 47
    Clark County, Illinois -- Sometimes citizens can be so frustrated with county board members they wish someone could just place them under arrest. Well,...
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    Local News

    Woman shares story of abuse at hands of Marion County firefighter

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    UPDATE: Domestic violence victim Nicole Leinas said it was hard to come out with her story because of victim shaming. Leinas said that she was...
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    Lawsuit filed against Marion County Sheriff, Billy Woods

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    UPDATE: On July 2, 2020, at approximately 8 a.m., less than 24 hours after this article was published, Judge Anthony Tatti signed an Order...
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    Local News

    Bodycam video shows guardian was calm during arrest

    Ocala Post - 1
    Marion County -- Bodycam video shows just how calm former guardian Rebecca Lee Fierle-Santoian was while being served an arrest warrant. The Florida Department of...
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    Florida

    Boy saved mom’s life as she was being suffocated by boyfriend

    Ocala Post - 8
    A fast-thinking 12-year-old boy saved his mom's life by alerting neighbors to the fact that his mom was being battered by her boyfriend. According to...
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    Local News

    FHP: MCSO Sgt. charged with careless driving following crash

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    On Sunday, Marion County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Paul Bloom, 47, was driving east on County Road 464 when he rear-ended 65-year-old Hilroy Browne who...
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    Florida

    Killer grandmother said, “I was fed up with him.”

    Ocala Post - 0
    // Tallahassee, Florida -- On August, 5, 2014, a grandmother was charged with murdering her 7-year-old grandson while she was babysitting...
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    Florida

    New information in camel story that is just nuts, woman “camel toed,” sat on

    Ocala Post - 5
      The Florida couple, Edmond and Gloria Lancaster, who visited a truck top petting zoo have been charged with Criminal Trespassing and Violation of Leash...
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    Local News

    Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy fired, arrested

    Ocala Post - 56
    A Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy, who was allegedly in the FTO program, was fired after he was arrested for domestic battery. Jaime Lopez, 22,...
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