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Second Target store proposed near State Road 200 in Marion County

OCALA, Fla. – A proposed second Target store near State Road 200 is sparking debate among Marion County residents, with some welcoming the convenience and others raising concerns about traffic and overdevelopment. The site plan places the new store next to a Walmart Neighborhood Market along State Road 200,...

Marion County, FL · 8d
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Parents of St. Johns County school custodian held by ICE say they’re holding on to hope

A St. Johns County family was split apart nearly three months ago, when the parents of a 29-year-old Leonel Armando Bolivar Linares say their son was taken into ICE custody while on his way to work as a school district custodian.

St Johns County, FL · 2d

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Plans move forward for Silverleaf high school

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. The St. Johns County School Board has approved plans for a new high school in the sprawling Silverleaf community, with plans to open the school in time for the 2029-30 school year. The school district is moving along...

St Johns County, FL · 1d
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Nights of Lights latest parking plan raises concerns for business owners as city aims to ease congestion

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A parking plan meant to ease congestion during St. Augustine’s Nights of Lights is now putting local businesses on edge. Owners along Anastasia Boulevard say expanded restrictions and increased parking fines could leave employees struggling to get to work and drive customers away during one of the busiest times of year.

St. Augustine, FL · 3d
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Flagler County weighs multimillion-dollar options to restore eroding beaches

Flagler County is considering three beach restoration plans costing between $37 million and $85 million to address worsening erosion along 6 miles of coastline. The options include trucking in sand, dredging offshore sand or widening the beach, which could bring significant environmental costs. Commissioners are leaning toward dredging and hope...

Flagler County, FL · 21h

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Clay County narrows fire chief search to three finalists

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Clay County has selected three finalists in its search for a new fire chief, following the upcoming retirement of longtime leader Lorin Mock. Mock has led Clay County Fire Rescue since 2009 - a tenure spanning nearly 17 years - and his retirement set off a nationwide search for his successor.

Clay County, FL · 2d

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OPINION: Marion County Fire Rescue doesn’t have a program problem — it has a trust problem

Marion County Fire Rescue has lost 528 employees in five years, union officials told county negotiators in February. That is roughly the size of the whole department. The county spent millions training young recruits, only to watch many of them leave within two years for agencies that pay more. Money explains part of it. It doesn’t explain why experienced, respected firefighters left too, or why others retired the first day they could, even with financial incentives to stay and a department that badly needed them. To understand that, you have to look at leadership.

Marion County, FL · 11h

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‘Nothing is off the table’: Flagler County sheriff talks Amendment 3, potential cuts

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – One week after Florida voters approved a historic property tax cut, law enforcement agencies across the state are reviewing budgets and bracing for significant financial fallout. Last Tuesday, Amendment 3, which provides a new homestead exemption for non-school taxes for residents in the state, passed.

Flagler County, FL · 2d

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Veterans Day events happening around North Central Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Veterans Day events will be going on all around North Central Florida on Wednesday. Here are some events that will be going on. Marion County Public Schools 20th student-led event. Students and staff with Marion County Public Schools will host their 20th student-led event honoring veterans.

Marion County, FL · 1d

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Native American Heritage Month in St. Augustine: History & Sites

It is easy to experience St. Augustine through its Spanish history. The Castillo, old streets, and mission sites dominate the city, while the Indigenous history associated with those same places can be much harder to spot. Spanish records mention Native communities throughout the colonial era, but archaeology preserves evidence that reaches much further back. That evidence has helped researchers identify settlements, burial practices, and other traces of Native life in the St. Augustine area.

St. Augustine, FL · 1d

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North Central Florida honors veterans at community events

Communities across North Central Florida commemorated Veterans Day on Wednesday, recognizing the service and sacrifice of military veterans. The Ocala Preserve Veterans Corporation, otherwise known as TOPVETS, organized a Veteran’s Day remembrance ceremony to honor those who have served in the U.S. armed forces. The ceremony, scheduled from 10...

Ocala, FL · 1d

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Flagler County Schools earns Florida’s Purple Star School District designation

Education officials named Flagler County Schools a Purple Star School District for helping military-connected students.

Flagler County, FL · 1d

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Marion County Organization Expands Food Assistance to Serve 500 Veteran Families Each Month

For veterans facing food insecurity and housing instability in Central Florida, access to reliable meals can be an important first step toward rebuilding stability. Veterans Helping Veterans of Marion County is expanding that support, now providing food assistance to approximately 500 families each month through its partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.

Marion County, FL · 8h

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District scales back drought restrictions in North Florida

The St. Johns River Water Management District, which includes Marion County, is reminding residents that landscape irrigation is now limited to once per week during Eastern Standard Time and announcing a modification to water shortage restrictions in portions of its service area following improved drought conditions. Effective immediately, the district...

Marion County, FL · 1d

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AdventHealth adding orthopedic clinic in St. Augustine

AdventHealth plans to open an orthopedic clinic at 3100 U.S. 1 in south St. Augustine. St. Johns County issued a build-out permit for the project Nov. 6 at a cost of $794,292. The 2,606-square-foot clinic is in an office complex that also houses Farghaly Medical Spa, Flagler OB-GYN and family practice and primary care provider PrimeMED.

St. Augustine, FL · 1d

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Marion County School Board approves plan to combine two Belleview elementary schools

BELLEVIEW, Fla. (WCJB) - The Marion County School Board unanimously approved a $52.5 million plan to combine Belleview Elementary and Belleview-Santos Elementary into one campus. Some parents say the change is more than a move into a new building. They say it means leaving behind the school and friends their...

Marion County, FL · 20h

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Florida Lt. Governor Honors Devotion to America During Veteran’s Day Ceremony in St. Augustine

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins knows what it takes to earn the Green Beret. He also knows what it takes to earn it again after losing a leg. On Veterans Day at Anastasia Baptist Church, he turned the attention to the men and women who had answered the same call to serve.

St. Augustine, FL · 1d

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New standalone pawn shop, outdoor storage yard proposed at Marion Oaks site

Plans to construct a new standalone pawn shop with an outdoor vehicle and equipment storage yard in Marion Oaks will be reviewed by county commissioners next week. The Marion County Board of County Commissioners will consider the special use permit request during its regular planning and zoning meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 18.

Marion County, FL · 1d

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Flagler County Planning Board denies family's request to build four-story Hammock home for autistic son

A Flagler County family's effort to build a home designed around the lifelong needs of their autistic son suffered a setback Tuesday, Nov. 10, when the county's Planning and Development Board unanimously rejected two requests that would have allowed construction to move forward as proposed. Brendon and Rachel Cassity hope...

Flagler County, FL · 1d

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Bunnell Hosts Largest Cross-County Veterans Day Parade Yet as Celebrants Honor Sacrificial ‘Blank Check’

The largest unified Veterans Day parade that Bunnell has seen since organizing the first one four years ago featured close to 70 entrants this morning, some of them representing themselves or an organization in a single car, many of them thronged with scores of students like Flagler Palm Coast High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC, John Seth’s marching band, or teeming scout troupes, or the customary caravan of Wheels in Motion’s vintage cars, including that delicious deep-orange (hold the Agent) Volkswagen Beetle carrying Capt. John Ensch, a former POW, the sheriff’s horse patrol and armored mastodons and old-style squad cars and new-style motorcycles, and of course the usual run of fire trucks and school buses and utility trucks and so much more: if you thought this sentence was long, you didn’t see the parade with your own eyes.

Bunnell, FL · 1d