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The history of the East Marion School is a big part of the history of the area the school has served since the doors opened in the fall of 1922.

February home sales in Marion County were up 5.9 percent from the same month in 2015, according to local Realtors.

The presidential primary circus has left Florida. Those nasty TV commercials no longer run back to back to back. Those slimy fliers no longer fill local mailboxes. There is time to hear about, talk about and think about other things.

About 20 volunteers fanned out across the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida 64th Avenue Road Trailhead Monday afternoon to look for a lost and injured 10-year-old great Pyrenees named Beethoven.

A homeowner and a canine escaped from a fire Monday afternoon, but another dog died inside the residence.

Local emergency rooms and urgent care centers report that the number patients treated for flu or flu-like symptoms is far greater for this time of year.

Seven years ago, Aaron Pagniano was a West Port High School senior taking animation and television production classes, dreaming of the day he would direct his own movie.

With each passing day, the price of gasoline gets more expensive. In the past 20 days, gas prices have risen a total of 23 cents nationwide, 29 cents in Florida and 28 cents in Georgia.

The Shady Hill Elementary School group was awarded one of six grants and a private concert, from among schools nationwide, based on a music video they created.

Two Summerfield residents were airlifted to Ocala Regional Medical Center Sunday afternoon with critical injuries following a crash on County Road 475 in southeast Marion County, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.