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The Villages has become a Metropolitan Mess
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (51+ words) A Villager argues that The Villages has become a Metropolitan Mess and she is fed up. Fourteen years is enough of "Florida's Friendliest Home Town! It is now a Metropolitan Mess. Money is not everything in life.. Good luck, y'all…...
‘Repeat’ shoplifter turns apologetic when arrested at Target in The Villages
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (193+ words) A Lady Lake woman will appear in court next week for the theft of $48 in books and cosmetics from Target. An officer responded to Target at Rolling Acres Plaza regarding a "repeat" shoplifter already in custody at 4:10 p.m., March 22, according to…...
Why are they really changing the hours at the town squares?
5+ hour ago (222+ words) A Villager thinks he knows why The Villages is making a big change for the summer at the town squares. It's starts off with a something that sounds like a good idea, like changing the hours at the squares. Makes…...
Live Square Entertainment for Thursday, April 2
17+ hour, 59+ min ago (49+ words) Live Square Entertainment for Thursday, April 2Villages-News.com Brownwood Paddock Square | 5:00 PM Lake Sumter Landing Market Square | 5:00 PM Johnny Wild & The Delights Spanish Springs Town Square | 5:00 PM The Alan Ross Karaoke Roadshow Sawgrass Grove | 12:00 PM...
AAC balks at $2.4 million plan to improve safety on Morse Boulevard
20+ hour ago (579+ words) A $2.4-million plan to improve golf cart safety on Morse Boulevard did not receive a warm reception Wednesday from members of the" Amenity Authority Committee. Instead of adopting the plan, committee members opted first to press Sumter County to reduce…...
Suspect charged with stealing 8 pounds of organic grass fed beef at Walmart in The Villages
20+ hour, 29+ min ago (223+ words) A resident of The Wilds Apartments at Trailwinds Village has been arrested for the theft of 8 pounds of beef over several months from Walmart. A loss prevention officer at the Walmart at Sarasota Plaza in The Villages reached out to…...
Morning sun rises over Sharon Rose Wiechens Preserve
21+ hour, 26+ min ago (75+ words) A soft sunrise glows over Sharon Rose Wiechens Preserve in The Villages, with morning haze settling across the landscape.Thanks to Ronnie Clark for sharing! A soft sunrise glows over Sharon Rose Wiechens Preserve in The Villages, with morning haze…...
Retired detective from Philly gets hole-in-one after moving to The Villages
22+ hour ago (90+ words) Geno Adams, a retiree from Philadelphia, got a lucky ace at the Red Fox Executive Golf Course. If you get a hole-in-one, share the news at [email protected] Geno Adams of the Village of Shady Brook got a hole-in-one on March…...
Is this how they showed you to park in Missouri?
22+ hour, 59+ min ago (174+ words) This golf cart driver from Missouri obviously felt entitled to take up the handicapped accommodation zone in a parking lot at Brownwood. A golf cart driver from Missouri obviously felt entitled to park in the handicapped accommodation zone in a…...
Will your wife allow you to eat food beyond the expiration date?
23+ hour, 59+ min ago (575+ words) Will your wife let you eat food beyond the expiration date? Columnist Barry Evans" wife will not. One of the things that The Blond in The House has me do is check cans and bottles for freshness dates. You know…...