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Ocala, Florida is located in Marion County. Zip codes in Ocala, FL include 34480, 34475, and 34471. The median home price in Ocala is $114,900 which is roughly $52/per square foot. More Ocala information.

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Yesterday | AOL City Guide

Courtyard By Marriott Ocala

Located in Ocala, less than 15 minutes' drive from Silver River State Park, this hotel offers an outdoor pool and a Bistro Restaurant that serves breakfast, dinner, and evening cocktails.

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Yesterday | AOL City Guide

Hilton Ocala

Florida's Ocala horse country is home to this exceptional hotel, offering many on-site amenities and facilities, including a putting green and cocktail lounge, and is situated off Interstate 75.

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Thu May 23, 2013

The Miami Herald

Change comes to Ocala's Silver Springs

I'm pretty sure I just made my first trip to Silver Springs, the old-school tourist attraction in Ocala.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Florida Trend

Tuesday's Afternoon Update

After massive education cuts two years ago, Gov. Scott was able to get close to a billion dollars put back into education last year and a little more than a billion was added to the budget he signed yesterday.

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The Daily Caller

Florida high school suspends teacher for touching girl on head with banana

Is a cigar sometimes just a cigar? That debate will remain unresolved, but The Daily Caller can say with confidence that a banana is definitely not always just a banana at North Marion High School near Ocala, Fla.

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Tue May 21, 2013

The Orlando Sentinel

Area tornado victims express sympathy for Oklahoma twister survivors

Central Florida residents have been transfixed by coverage of the monster tornado that ravaged Moore, Okla., but Becky Nolan can't watch the images of debris and tear-stricken faces.

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CBS 47

Ocala man killed when tree falls on car

OCALA, Fla. -- Ocala police said a man was killed when a tree fell on his car during a severe storm Monday afternoon.

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Mon May 20, 2013

411mania.com

WWE News: Rey Mysterio Health Update, Details on Lawler's In-Ring Return

WWE News: Rey Mysterio Health Update, Details on Lawler's In-Ring Return Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 05.19.2013 Lawler in a tag match... - Jerry Lawler's in-ring return next weekend will be an eight-person intergender tag team match for Dory Funk's !BANG!. Lawlerr will team with Dory Funk Jr., Johnny Magnum and Jessica Power-House against Cory ... (more)

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Fri May 17, 2013

CNN

Greetings from Campowerment: A getaway to go deep

Fuller sets up for the happy hour sing-off. Teams compete by receiving the same word and singing songs that contain the word until there's one team left standing.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Bradenton.com

Scott challenges IMG, other allocations

Gov. Rick Scott must soon sign the new state budget, and he's getting intense feedback on all sides: from lawmakers protecting hometown projects, hospitals worried about losing money and a business-backed group criticizing pork-barrel spending.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Examiner.com

The shot heard around the world: United we stand

Ocala, Florida, Tuesday May 14, 2013, ' united we stand ' the vision of a promised land upon the field of dreams, still known as the United States of America today.

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Sat May 11, 2013

Examiner.com

Strange News: Zombie outbreak in Ocala Florida

In Ocala, May 10 2013, the Ocala City Hall was apparently surrounded by zombies.

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Fri May 10, 2013

WCTV Tallahassee

Florida Siblings Charged in Chips Theft

A central Florida brother and sister have been arrested after a deputy found a van overflowing with bags of chips that were apparently taken from a Frito-Lay factory.

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The Florida Times-Union

Pod Rods - famed hot rod designer Dean Jeffries has died; Big Daddy...

Dean Jeffries [r] stands with Ken Gross during a segment of the Great Customizers seminar at the 2009 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, next to the hot rod designer's wild Mantaray.

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Click Orlando

'Power Hour' for high school students

Most adults get a one-hour lunch break at work, so why shouldn't students? At Ocala's West Port High School, that's exactly what students have been getting since 2009, according to Ocala.com. At 11 a.m. every morning, all 2,300 students are released for 60 minutes to do whatever they choose.

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Thu May 09, 2013

Florida Trend

When he was born he hit the ground, stood up and looked ready to run.

A 2-year-old colt by Ocala Stud stallion High Cotton, whose main purpose was to help further nutritional and physiological research at the University of Florida/IFAS Equine Sciences Center in Lowell, instead sold for $600,000 - one of the highest prices paid for a horse at the yearly sale.

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WebProNews

Jerry 'The King' Lawler Cleared to Enter the Ring

In September 2012, Jerry "The King" Lawler, the long-time ring announcer for WWE, collapsed during a taping of Monday Night Raw.

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New York Post

Weird but true

According to authorities, a suspected speeding motorist twice eluded cops in Highland Beach, Fla., giving himself enough time to "disappear." When cops caught up to his car, which had stopped, it appeared to be empty.

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Wed May 08, 2013

Click Orlando

Cops search for $18K missing golf cart

Marion County deputies are searching for an $18,000 gas-powered golf cart that was stolen from a mobile home park in Ocala.

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Radio World

NBC Sports Radio Adds New Affiliates

One of the new full-time sports radio networks, NBC Sports Radio , has announced the addition of several affiliates.

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