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Is Costco coming to The Villages? What we know about first Sumter County location
THE VILLAGES, Fla. - The Villages is finally getting its own Costco!. Sumter County District 5 Commissioner Don Wiley confirmed the news on his Facebook page Monday. The new location will be found on County Road 466 in the lot next Hobby Lobby, he said. This marks the first-ever Costco...
We were pioneers in The Villages back in 2000
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about driving cars in the old days. The Blonde in the House has suggested that I muse on what life was like in The Villages when we moved here way back in 2000. It was different then. After a quick visit in 1999. We came back to look at lots and homes. We were put up in a villa for the night and given Village dollars that we could use to buy stuff at the stores in Spanish Springs. Spanish Springs was not finished. (No, they were not legal anywhere else.) In fact, the big building at the top of the Square was not there. What was there was a tent, and there was another tent where a number of restaurants have been. They sold farmer’s goods out of the latter tent.
I am also facing The Villages’ absurd rules about fence at my home
I read about the Blackmores’ situation and it is problematic throughout The Villages. I, too, have a stockade brown fence behind our property. It is falling apart and this should be something maintained by The Villages or the builders. Why should the homeowner be responsible for this? Also, if...
Couple in The Villages explains need for fence
The Blackmores know we are on a county road. When we moved here, what we did not know was that Lake County was across the street. (Lesson learned) You are all coming late to the party, so let us explain. We now live across the street from the city of...
Theft suspect loads shovels into truck parked in fire lane at Home Depot
A theft suspect was arrested after loading shovels into a truck parked in the fire lane at Home Depot. Lee Curry Cobb, 59, of Orlando entered the store in Lady Lake on Tuesday afternoon and put three DeWalt shovels into a shopping cart, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department.
Pair in stolen car arrested at grocery store in The Villages
Two people in a stolen car were arrested at a grocery in The Villages. An officer was on patrol at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday when his automatic license plate reader hit on a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department. The officer conducted a traffic stop in the parking lot of the Winn-Dixie supermarket at La Plaza Grande.
Here's The No. 1 City People Want To Move To In 2024
2024 has been the year of travel for some people. But for others, it’s become the year of moving. In 2023, more than 25 million people in the United States relocated between cities, states, and even out of the country. And 2024 could see similar numbers. But where are...
Two people found shot to death in home outside of Belleview
Marion County Sheriff's detectives are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found Sunday morning inside a southeast Marion residence. Deputies said about 8 a.m. Sunday they were called to the 3000 block of Southeast 132nd Place, outside the city limits of Belleview, to investigate. They arrived to find two people dead from gunshot wounds. ...
Wildwood man who lost license in 1999 caught back behind wheel
A Wildwood man who lost his driver’s license in 1999 landed behind bars after he was caught back behind the wheel. Desmond Guy Martindale, 67, was driving a yellow 2005 Chevy Colorado on South Main Street in Wildwood, when a deputy ran the vehicle’s license plate and discovered the registered owner did not have a valid driver’s license, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
Marion County residents react to Belleview shooting
BELLEVIEW, Fla. (WCJB) -The two victims killed in a shooting in Belleview on Sunday have been identified as 37-year-old Erica Brooks and 64-year-old James Marean. Neighbors reported multiple gunshots on Southeast 32nd Court near County Road 484 around 8 a.m. When deputies arrived, they found a man and woman shot...
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