Fore Ranch News Today

A strong storm and possible tornado roared through SW Ocala Saturday morning, damaging buildings and vehicles.

A 57-year-old woman died and her teenage granddaughter was hurt in a three-vehicle crash on SW 19th Avenue Road. A dog from their car is missing.

Commissioners Kathy Bryant and Michelle Stone voted against the deal, which passed 3-2 on Tuesday. You call this a partnership? Bryants main complaint is that the rent increase isnt appropriate for two governments that are supposed to be working together – especially on important issues like public safety.  The lease allows county paramedics and EMTs to use two bunk rooms and a supply area. They also can use common areas, such as the kitchen, workout room and showers/restrooms, but only s...

Ocala Star-Banner A new park for southwest Ocala? In 2012, when zoning changes were being made to allow for more single-family homes just south of the Market Street Mall, I suggested the addition of a park to complement the exploding development along State Road 200 and to act as a buffer between residential and commercial areas. The idea didn’t seem to get much traction. Now, almost nine years later, Ocala’s Southwest State Road 200 corridor is bursting at the seams, becoming more and more...

SW Marion growth: More Fore Ranch homes on the horizon Long before the construction of Interstate 75 bisected Marion County about five decades ago, Circle Fore Ranch along State Road 200 was a working cattle ranch on 500 acres. The land, located just west of I-75, continued as a working ranch until the early 2000s, when plans were unveiled by the Fore family to replace cattle with homes – lots of them. That’s how the Fore Ranch community began nearly two decades ago. Today, there are hun...