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Sheriff Emery Gainey is continuing to move swiftly to reassure employees of the Marion County Sheriff's Office, politicians and members of the community that he is working hard to stabilize an agency that has been turned upside down.

People who donated money to former Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair's re-election campaign have been receiving postcard mailers telling them they can demand a refund. The Supervisor of Elections said the mailer is not legitimate.

The recent 24th annual National Association of Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive approached near record numbers for food donations in Marion County.

The Ocala Star-Banner won first place in categories for news videos and blogging in the 2016 Florida Society of News Editors Journalism Contest, announced Tuesday.

Community and calendar briefs for May 25, 2016, in Marion County, Florida.

The days when municipal utilities could pump all the water they needed from the aquifer without worrying about how the water source got recharged are over.

State Attorney's Office investigations into excessive force and falsified reports by local law enforcement officers are still ramping up, regardless of Sheriff Chris Blair's arrest last week and suspension from office.

The last two winters saw the top women's golf tour in the world converge on Ocala with record-breaking crowds and exciting championship-level play.

Eagle Scout Jacob Evans built needed horse shelters for the MTRA as the community service project element that is required to attain scouting's highest rank.

As former Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair faces perjury charges related his testimony about the 2014 arrest of Dustin Heathman, the civil rights case that the arrest prompted is moving forward in federal court.