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
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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
Gov. DeSantis Visits The Villages With Plan for Lower Prescription Drug Costs
Prescription drugs in Florida might be about to get a whole lot cheaper. That's if Florida's new governor Ron DeSantis gets his way. He was in The Villages this week to announce his plans to import FDA-approved drugs from Canada. - WFTV In other news... No stranger to the wrong side of the ... Continue Reading » about Gov. DeSantis Visits The Villages With Plan for Lower Prescription Drug Costs
The Villages Deemed Best Place to Have a Heart Attack
If you're going to have a heart attack, it would be to your benefit to have it in The Villages. That's according to a yearlong study done by The Villages Daily Sun, in which they found that The Villages residents are four times more likely than other Americans to survive a cardiac event. This is due ... Continue Reading » about The Villages Deemed Best Place to Have a Heart Attack