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An Ocala business owner, who is also an attorney, filed a lawsuit against the City of Ocala Thursday for both a declaratory judgment and injunctive release on an emergency and permanent basis as a result of the mask ordinance...
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods bans employees from wearing face masks
On Wednesday, the Ocala City Council overturned Mayor Kent Guinn's veto after striking down the face mask ordinance.
The ordinance will now go into effect immediately.
Guinn made his position clear.
Guinn,...
Last updated on August 10, 2020. Read the update here.
The City of Ocala, in a 4-1 vote, passed an emergency measure to force citizens to wear face masks.
The ordinance in part read as follows:
(i) "The Proprietor of a business...
Ocala, Florida -- It's summertime, a drive through Marion Oaks or Silver Springs Shores after 11 p.m. would reveal children by the dozens roaming the streets, many carrying backpacks, and wearing all black clothing in the darkness of the...
The City of Ocala electric customers will notice some financial relief beginning in May.
On Tuesday, April 21, Ocala City Council members approved a reduction to the power cost adjustment (PCA) rate that electric customers will see on their monthly...
Ocala -- Ocala residents are furious over an ordinance that would allow for the expansion of Friends Recycling, located at 2350 NW 27th Ave.
Currently, the landfill only accepts construction debris, not household garbage. Friends Recycling is pushing for the...
In a new report, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (Law Center) surveyed 187 urban and rural cities across the country and found that Ocala is one of seven cities that has "significantly increased" its ordinances for...
Ocala, Florida -- A 19-year-old Ocala firefighter was arrested Sunday and charged with sexual assault.
The woman, also 19, who was heavily intoxicated, said she was at a club with D’Andre J. Brown and a friend when they decided to...
Ocala, Florida — Keith Greenberg, the owner of Gear Barrel, recently relocated to Ocala, Florida from Chicago. He opened his business within the city limits in May of 2014.
He said he recently received a notice of violation from the...