Despite continuing rampant development, Sumter County plans to preserve an additional 15,000 acres as rural. Villages-News.com's Marv Balousek has details.

Residents of the North and South Villa De La Mesa neighborhood may experience water outages on a daily basis as water lines are upgraded.

The son of a couple in The Villages is facing a charge of driving under the influence after he was found in the wee hours sleeping in a pickup truck.

A resident of The Villages was jailed on a drunk driving charge after she was caught speeding.

Wildwood police nabbed an unlicensed Mexican driver who previously broke the law but was back behind the wheel.

A persistent panhandler was arrested for driving with a suspended license when he was spotted driving a golf cart on a public roadway.

William Broderick proudly served his country during the Vietnam war. Bill will be remembered by the children whose lives he touched as a kind, generous and loving man, but most of all as a dear friend ...

Clifton Grover Beasley, 69, passed away in The Villages, Florida on May 22, 2025. He was born in lake City, Florida on August 23, 1955 to Robert and Julia Beasley. Clifton enjoyed fishing, air boating ...

In a Letter to the Editor, a Villager asks what Alexander Hamilton would think of Trump’s commercialization of the White House.

Doris Siegal loved to sing along to her favorite Motown songs and loved to travel. She had been to over 30 different countries around the world. She enjoyed snorkeling, photography, swimming with the ...

Preparation is key when it comes to hurricanes. Experts advise that the best thing to do is make sure you have a plan and a supply kit in place long before the storm hits. Hurricane starts Sunday, ...

Susie Leonhart was extremely dedicated to her church, she taught Sunday school and played the piano for church services and special occasions. She loved her family and was proud of her children and ...