1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (370+ words) A 20-acre parcel in Sumter County, which was formerly part of a longtime family ranch, has been sold to the owner of a Clearwater-based concrete company, just weeks after several other multi-million property sales in the area. The parcel, which…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (453+ words) When Peggy McKinney moved to The Villages nearly 30 years ago it was a gated community. But things have changed. "Do I wish we were a true gated community? Absolutely and at one time, when I moved here in 1998 we were!...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago  (349+ words) Villagers enrolled in the Sumter County Sheriff's Citizens Academy were riveted this past week as Lt. Mike Ross prepared them to be ready should an armed intruder suddenly storm an event. The training came at a time of heightened national…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (516+ words) A renter remained behind bars after allegedly stabbing a romantic rival in a shocking attack in The Villages. A renter remained behind bars after allegedly stabbing a romantic rival in a shocking attack in The Villages. William Tyler Warren, 42, is…...

3+ hour, 7+ min ago  (565+ words) The owner of a lawn care service company has been charged with ripping off a 79-year-old customer. The owner of a lawn care service company has been charged with ripping off a 79-year-old customer. Robert Carl Joseph Ciampa, 30, of Ocala,…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago  (565+ words) A man who allegedly wielded a baseball bat during a violent altercation at a home wound up in the hospital in The Villages. A man who allegedly wielded a baseball bat during a violent altercation at a home wound up…...

5+ hour, 6+ min ago  (477+ words) At the conclusion of the 2026 regular legislative session, Florida has maintained its economic momentum, marking another year of measured progress for job creators without any major steps backward in Florida's competitiveness. Throughout the 2026 session, the Florida Chamber remained focused on…...

7+ hour, 6+ min ago  (168+ words) A Villager warns that residents need to carefully weigh the pros and cons of the gates. Like all decisions, there are pros and cons when it comes to the gates in The Villages." For the people claiming that it is…...

8+ hour, 6+ min ago  (76+ words) An Ohio Stater in a Cadillac obviously needed a navigational beacon when parking at the Lighthouse Point Bar & Grille. Share your Bad Parking photos at'[email protected] An Ohio Stater in a Cadillac obviously needed a navigational beacon when parking…...

9+ hour, 6+ min ago  (47+ words) A Villager cannot believe that the MAGA faithful continue to worship an incompetent clown. I can only come to the conclusion that the MAGAs that continue to worship the demented, unfit, incompetent clown of a president are demented, unfit, incompetent…...