Reddick News

As a young soldier in World War I, William S. "Bill" Smith favored one thing more than cigarettes or chewing gum.

Bond for a Reddick man charged with attempted second degree murder was set at $50,000 after his first appearance in front of a judge on Thursday morning.

A Marion County man wanted for attempted second degree murder, is now behind bars.

Published: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:12 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:13 a.m. State Sen.

A 34-year-old Reddick man was airlifted to a hospital Thursday after being shot by another man during a confrontation, and sheriff's detectives are searching for the alleged shooter, according to officials.

The 4-year-old son of Petionville will stand for $5,000. Two Step Salsa won or placed in nine of a dozen races and earned $1,104,040. Initially campaigned by breeder/owner Jeff Nielsen's Everest Stables and trained by Julio Canani, Two Step Salsa captured two stakes and placed in three others in the Everest silks.

A two vehicle crash on County Road 318 killed one person and a second was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries early Thursday, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers.

An Ocala man faces several charges after deputies say he used a club to smash the windows of his wife's car and fled the area when they arrived.

Grade 1 winner Shakespeare has relocated to William Schettine's Signature Stallions in Reddick, Florida, for the 2010 breeding season after two years at John Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale Farm in Lexington.

Peter Gray, and Jon Holling are taking over the reins of the four horse trials held at the Florida Horse Park and have intentions to keep the events at the Ocala, Fla., location for a long time.

Hundreds of earthlings turned their faces to the sky Monday to see an airplane built to launch a ship into space, watching the gleaming white craft soar overhead.

As of July 17, there were already 11 winners in the first crop sired by the 9-year-old Forest Wildcat horse, which stands at Brent and Crystal Fernung's Journeyman Stud near Ocala, Fla.

According to deputies, a 67-year-old woman was raped inside her home by a cop impersonator Thursday.

A man claiming to be the sheriff forced his way into a woman's home early Wednesday morning and raped her, deputies said.

Superintendent of Schools Jim Yancey announces the following changes regarding new principals at five local elementary and middle schools.

Six men who beat up a man Monday night were arrested by Ocala police early Tuesday morning.

Marion County sheriff's deputies have arrested an Ocala man they believe fired shots at three men in a moving car Monday night.

Published: Monday, May 25, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 9:13 p.m. In these austere economic times, summer school has been slashed in Marion County.

Published: Friday, May 22, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 11:42 p.m. Marion County third-graders outpaced their counterparts statewide on the all-important FCAT reading exam, the Florida Department of Education announced Thursday.

Published: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 12:02 a.m. The National Weather Service meteorologists in Jacksonville know the forecasts they are putting out this week are not very popular, but at least they are easy to explain.