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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

17-year-old from Belleview killed in crash in Ocala National Forest

A 17-year-old from Belleview was killed in a crash Friday in the Ocala National Forest.

Katherine Livengood was pronounced dead at Ocala Regional Medical Center.

She had been a passenger in a 2001 Chrysler 300 driven by William Wetherington of Silver Springs when the accident occurred at 5:51 a.m., according to an accident report from the Florida Highway Patrol.

The vehicle left the roadway, struck a large tree and overturned. Livengood had been ejected from the vehicle.

Wetherington was pronounced dead at the scene by Marion County Fire Rescue.

Vietnam veterans grateful for community support

An official with Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1036 is grateful for community support. Read his Letter to the Editor.

Serious top-down management failure in The Villages

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Collier resident has been studying the golf course crisis in The Villages and has concluded there has been a serious top-down management failure.

Let them keep the fence!

A Village of Palo Alto resident, in a Letter to the Editor, expresses support for a couple in The Villages fighting to keep a fence to keep out elements of the outside world.

There are truly wonderful people in The Villages

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of DeLuna resident expresses thanks for a kind couple who did him a huge favor. He does not know them, but he is very grateful.

Thank You Marsha Shearer

A Village of Piedmont resident expresses his thanks to Marsha Shearer for information in her recent Opinion piece. But we sense a little sarcasm.