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Argument between neighbors over animals on his lawn led to arrest on gun charge
LEESBURG, Fla. (TND) — A man involved in "ongoing verbal altercations" with his next-door neighbors "over animals coming onto his lawn" ended up arrested after police got a weapon complaint. According to his arrest report, John Desmond Turquand told officers in Florida “he had overheard a conversation his neighbors/victim...
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.
🏡Is it always sunny on Sunnyside Drive?
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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...
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...
Summerfield man arrested with marijuana after traffic stop on U.S. 301
A Summerfield man was arrested with marijuana after he was pulled over for failure to come to a complete stop at an intersection. Michael Dameron, 36, was at the wheel of a vehicle at about 2:30 p.m. Friday when he failed to complete to a complete stop at the intersection of U.S. 301 and West Clarke Street in Wildwood, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. A traffic stop was initiated at U.S. 301 and County Road 462.
Construction on 40,000 square-foot pickleball facility in The Villages hits halfway milestone
THE VILLAGES, Fla. – Construction on a 40,000 square-foot, two-story pickleball facility in The Villages is halfway there. Leaders from Stevens Construction and The Pickleball Club gathered at the work site Thursday to celebrate the milestone. The Pickleball Club is building the massive complex at NE 62nd Terrace near...
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...
Leesburg approves subdivision plan for Sunnyside area
The issue was about development density for 120.5 acres total on two parcels on Sunnyside Drive near Gibson Terrace. One is 119 acres on the west side of Sunnyside and 18 acres across the street on Lake Harris. Some of the property is wetlands, which resulted in density going from 1 house per acre to about 1.25, or 150 single-family homes.
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.
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