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A full day of horsing around — including demonstrations and a tack sale — to benefit an equine rescue organization based in northwest Marion County is set for April 23 at the Canterbury Equestrian Showplace in Newberry, east of Gainesville.

The controversial documentary "Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe" made its film festival debut Sunday night in Ocala, concluding what officials called the most successful Silver Springs International Film Festival to date.

Robert DeBie of Ocala wrote to the Lane Ranger about Florida laws regarding slow-moving vehicles in the left lane of multi-lane roadways.

A full day of horsing around to benefit an equine rescue organization based in northwest Marion County is set for April 23 at the Canterbury Equestrian Showplace in Newberry.

A 20-year-old Dunnellon man died after a car crash Friday morning in southwest Marion County, according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release.

Some shady moves took place in the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium locker room a few hours before Friday night’s Orange and Blue spring football game, but it had nothing to do with any players.

On the first Tuesday of every month, Kevin Barineau sits at the head of a circle of kids and tells a story. It might be about bears and hibernation in the fall, or blooming flowers in the spring. As a Library Express volunteer with the Marion County Public Library system, he dedicates this day to read to groups of youngsters in the Head Start program.

“The way the trend it going it's very likely (there will be more adult-oriented performances),” Dinkins said.