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Saturday, May 4, 2024

Woman arrested after allegedly attempting to steal Disney bracelet from Bealls

Donna Marie Smith

A woman was arrested Thursday afternoon after allegedly attempting to steal a Disney bracelet from Bealls.

Donna Marie Smith, 27, of Wildwood, was taken into custody by Sumter County sheriff’s deputies after she attempted to shoplift the bracelet valued at $64.20, according to an arrest report. The incident was captured on video surveillance at the store on U.S. Hwy. 441 in Lady Lake.

She was taken into custody and booked at the Sumter County Detention Center. Bond was set at $1,000.

Last year, Smith had been arrested with marijuana after a traffic stop on U.S. 301 in Wildwood.

Villagers don’t have gates but the Morse family does

A Village of Country Club Hills resident, in a Letter to the Editor, points out The Villages is not a true gated community, but the Morse family is living behind gates at their compound.

Villager says his Black Lab has been attacked by unleashed dogs

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Dabney resident reports that his Black Lab has been attacked by small unleashed dogs.

The gates are more beneficial than you might think

A Village of Palo Alto resident suggests the gates are of more value than just slowing down traffic. He explains in a Letter to the Editor.

Shockingly light sentence in hit-and-run death

A Village of Antrim Dells resident was shocked to read about the sentence a woman received after a hit-and-run crash on Rolling Acres Road claimed the life of a pedestrian and seriously injured a second man.

They are ruining the reasons people have chosen The Villages

A Village of St. James resident who moved to Florida’s Friendliest Hometown a decade ago, fears The Villages is ruining the reason people chose to buy homes here.