Ocala News

• More than 800 pounds of marijuana found in produce truck
  news | OS | http://www.ocala.com — Fri Nov 20 12:00:00 UTC 2009 By Austin L. Miller Staff writer OCALA – More than 800 pounds of marijuana nestled among a load of melons was discovered inside a truck Thursday at a Marion County weigh station, according to officials. The truck’s driver, Richard Garfield Coulton, was... about: Austin L. Miller Department of Tr […]
• Marion County jobless rate holds steady at 13.4 percent
  news | OS | http://www.ocala.com — Fri Nov 20 12:00:00 UTC 2009 By Anthony Clark Business editor Ocala's unemployment rate held steady at 13.4 percent from September to October, the fifth highest rate among 23 metro areas in the state, according to the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. about: Agency for Workforce Innovation Anthony Clark Business […]
• Progress to remove chopped oaks
  news | OS | http://www.ocala.com — Fri Nov 20 12:00:00 UTC 2009 By Fred Hiers Staff writer The two large oak trees topped by Progress Energy last month on Silver Springs Boulevard will be cut down and hauled away as part of an agreement among the Florida Department of Transportation, the utility giant and the city ... about: Florida Department of Transportat […]
• Progress to remove chopped oaks
  news | OS | http://www.ocala.com — Fri Nov 20 12:00:00 UTC 2009 By Fred Hiers Staff writer The two large oak trees topped by Progress Energy last month on Silver Springs Boulevard will be cut down and hauled away as part of an agreement among the Florida Department of Transportation, the utility giant and the city ... about: Florida Department of Transportat […]
• Lawsuit alleges abuses by Sheriff's Office
  news | OS | http://www.ocala.com — Fri Nov 20 12:00:00 UTC 2009 By Suevon Lee Staff writer The Ocala man who claims he was battered as he was being booked into the Marion County Jail in August 2007 is now suing the Sheriff's Office and three corrections officers who were involved in the altercation. about: Human Interest Marion County Jail Ocala Florida […]