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About 40,000 students arrived on foot, in cars and on buses on Wednesday morning to 53 campuses for the first day of the 2022-23 school year.

The summer is over for Marion County's 43,000 students and 6,500 employees. The first day of the 2022-23 school year is Wednesday.

49th Street Gateway LLC is owned by the same men who created Ocala 489 LLC, which became the Ocala/Marion County Commerce Park just east if I-75.

Marion County's economy, including its tourism industry, is not only rebounding from the year-long pandemic, it is reaching record-breaking new heights, according to county tourism and airport data. While area home sales continue to climb at breakneck speed, and commercial and residential development continues to explode, so are the indicators that Marion County is becoming more of a tourist destination than just a stopover. The Tourist Development Council (TDC) announced recently that it broke a record for the most monthly tourism tax revenue generated from short-term accommodations. Ther...

DeSantis says Marion seniors to receive 6,500 extra COVID-19 vaccines Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Ocala on Friday and said that Marion County has been given 6,500 extra doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week so that local health officials can get more shots into the arms of residents ages 65 and older. So far, 80% of the estimated 60,000 doses that Marion has received from the state have gone to seniors. But Marion still has one of lowest percentages of seniors (about 44%) who have been vaccinated when compared with other Florida counties. The lower percentage is because Marion has a higher-t...