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Eight years have gone by since Marion Countys last push to house a veterans nursing home. Now, local officials say, the timing is right.

L.C. Stevenson, now 91, recalls the 1960s, when he and others helped protect the Rev. Frank Pinkston, a civil rights leader.

The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health Care System and the Dream Foundation teamed to get a special chair for Ocala Navy vet Milo McNew.

Gathering to celebrate a birthday Jehles three children — Paul, 68, with wife Charlene of Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts; Dave, 66, with wife Annalou of Statesville, North Carolina; and Jinnie DeHaan, with husband Roger — gathered Saturday with Arthur Jehle and his wife, Sara, at the Citra home where he has lived since 1979. The Jehle family celebrated Arthur’s birthday with a dinner at an Ocala restaurant. Also in attendance were Suzanne McGuire, representing state Sen. Keith Perry...

The park, established in 1997, “is a lasting memorial to all veterans who served, fought (and) died for our individual freedoms,” according to MarionFl.org, where information is posted about park events including the Quarterly Memorial, Memorial Day and Veterans Day events, band concerts and other programs. The Vietnam War Traveling Memorial Wall has also been hosted at the park. The park contains 5,000 memorial bricks, 200 benches and 100 commemorative plaques, the website indicates. "Im ...

Julius was married to Vernita (Willoughby) Julius for 62 years and the couple have two adult children, Francine Julius-Edwards and Russell Julius; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.  Julius-Edwards said the family took COVID-19 precautions very seriously and she took all CDC-suggested guidelines to help protect her parents. "Theres no such thing as too careful," she said.  The family has not pinpointed when or where her father might have contracted the virus. Julius-Edwards, who...