Villages Honor Flight serves veterans of Citrus, Lake, Marion, Sumter, and Hernando counties, and regularly takes them to visit Arlington National Cemetery and many of the war and service memorials in Washington, D.C. Their first trip of 2019 is scheduled for April 17, which you can read about in ... Continue Reading » about Villages Honor Flight Ready for First Trip of 2019
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Last Year’s Sinkholes Still Causing Headaches
A group of residents from the Village of Calumet Grove, the area rocked by sinkholes last year, went to the Marion County Commission meeting this week to let commissioners know they are fed up with the problems that remain on their street. Read more from Villages-News and watch the video below ... Continue Reading » about Last Year’s Sinkholes Still Causing Headaches
Shocker: The Villages Tops Recent Population Growth Report
A few weeks ago we wrote about a study posted by USA Today content partner 24/7 Wall Street that stated The Villages metro area has the fastest growing violent crime rate in the state of Florida. In response to that report I mentioned that The Villages metro area has been one of the fastest ... Continue Reading » about Shocker: The Villages Tops Recent Population Growth Report
A Star is Born
In our last issue I told you about Larry, the 700 or 800-pound (depending who you ask) alligator in The Villages, who shot to internet fame after someone recorded a video of him crossing a road near Brownwood. The video was quickly picked up by hundreds of news outlets around the world. Well, ... Continue Reading » about A Star is Born
Larry the Alligator Gains Celebrity Status
This week a huge alligator named Larry, who is well known to residents of The Villages, had his stroll across a multi-modal path in Brownwood video taped and beamed across the universe in viral video fashion. At last check, his video has been picked up by NBC, ABC, CBS, and a number of other ... Continue Reading » about Larry the Alligator Gains Celebrity Status
The Villages Metro Among Fastest in Crime Growth
According to a review of five-year changes in violent crime rates in 283 U.S. metro areas, The Villages metro area has the fastest growing violent crime rate in the state of Florida. Website 24/7 Wall Street looked at metros that have comparable data to identify, in every state, the area where ... Continue Reading » about The Villages Metro Among Fastest in Crime Growth