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07/04/2025

𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲... Rubis, a playful kitten with a puzzling breathing issue, has spent most of his life in a shelter—and now he’s finally ready for a "furever" home.

🔗 https://352today.com/news/257752-playful-purring-and-patiently-waiting-meet-rubis-the-mystery-kitty-whos-ready-for-his-forever-home/

📷 ʜᴜᴍᴀɴᴇ ꜱᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀʀɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʏ

07/04/2025

07/03/2025

🎆They're a 4th of July classic for a reason...

Looking for the best displays lighting up the North Central Florida skies this weekend? Find them in our weekend top picks - your ultimate 4th of July weekend guide!

🔗 https://352today.com/news/257752-your-ultimate-4th-of-july-weekend-guide-fireworks-food-and-free-fun-across-ocala-and-north-central-florida/

07/03/2025

𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 — 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐫... a convicted felon was arrested after allegedly firing a gun inside a Marion County home and fleeing the scene, deputies say.

🔗 https://352today.com/news/257752-convicted-felon-hunter-destin-caught-after-firing-gun-inside-marion-county-home-deputies-say/

📷ᴍᴀʀɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʏ ꜱʜᴇʀɪꜰꜰ'ꜱ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇ

07/03/2025

𝐌𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬, 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭... Marion County just scored over $3 million in state funding for safer roads, cleaner water, and a legendary gangster-era landmark, thanks to the latest Florida budget.

🔗 https://352today.com/news/257752-desantis-greenlights-3m-for-marion-county-projects-historic-ma-barker-house-clean-water-in-lowell-and-nw-49th-upgrades/

📷ᴍᴀʀɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʏ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴇʀꜱ

07/03/2025

𝐀𝐀𝐀’𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝... offering partygoers a free ride home so you can celebrate big and still get back safe.

🔗 https://352today.com/news/257752-aaa-reactivates-tow-to-go-to-prevent-impaired-driving-during-independence-day-weekend/

📷 ᴀᴀᴀ - ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴜʙ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ

07/02/2025

𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐎𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚... once the heart of high-speed jai alai and poker nights, Ocala Gainesville Poker & Jai-Alai now stands silent—but its legacy still echoes in the city's evolving gaming scene.

🔗 https://352today.com/news/257752-defunct-ocala-ocala-gainesville-poker-jai-alais-final-bet/

📷Amber Batillo/352today

07/02/2025

𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐬... Marion County Sheriff's Office arrested 25-year-old Za’Mond Shanard Smith yesterday on charges including child po*******hy and be******ty.

🔗 https://352today.com/news/257752-marion-county-man-arrested-for-child-po*******hy-and-be******ty-charges/

📷ᴍᴀʀɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʏ ꜱʜᴇʀɪꜰꜰ'ꜱ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇ

07/02/2025

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝... forecasters say to be prepared for downpours, especially on Sunday.

🔗 https://352today.com/news/257752-tropical-system-could-soak-marion-county-with-heavy-weekend-rain/

📷 Chris Adkins/352today

07/01/2025

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝... Florida leaders and locals pushed hard to restore the Ocklawaha River, but the project will have to wait after Governor DeSantis cut its funding from this year’s budget.

🔗 https://352today.com/news/257752-desantis-vetoes-6-25m-ocklawaha-river-restoration-funding-delaying-long-awaited-project/

📷Alan Youngblood/352today

07/01/2025

"𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐤 𝐠𝐮𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭" That's what Hunter Rodgers apparently told a Marion County Sheriff's Office deputy after he was arrested for trying to flee... and getting stuck in the woods.

🔗https://352today.com/news/257752-drunk-man-tries-to-flee-deputies-in-golf-cart-gets-stuck-in-woods/

📷Marion County Sheriff's Office

07/01/2025

𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮... Marion County residents packed a public hearing to voice concerns and support for a proposed Golden Ocala sports complex that could bring major development—and major change—to the community.

🔗 https://352today.com/news/257752-major-sports-complex-could-reshape-ocala-but-at-what-cost/

📷Ben Baugh/352today