Belleview News

There's been a lot of talk the past few years about cities and counties charging accident victims for the response of emergency personnel to their mishaps.

Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 12:32 a.m. Marion County's election season is under way.

Published: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:52 p.m. Two Marion County schools made Newsweek's annual list of "America's Top High Schools." Vanguard High, known for its International Baccalaureate program, ranked 481st on the list of the 1,500 best high schools.

Newsweek recently posted its top 1500 public schools in the United States and five schools in Marion County and Alachua County were listed.

Published: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 9:32 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 9:32 a.m. Marion County third-graders outpaced their counterparts statewide on the all-important FCAT reading exam, the Florida Department of Education announced Thursday.

Published: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 18, 2009 at 10:53 p.m. She needed four perfect pebbles each day for the Blumenthal family to live - one each for her mother, father, brother and herself.

A trapper killed a 61 2-foot alligator in the parking lot of the Pac A Sac Food Store at County Road 25 and Southeast 100th Avenue in Belleview on Thursday night.

Published: Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 8:06 p.m. EVENTS Emma McDonell, 13, is a little pig, but not your ordinary, everyday little pig.

Published: Friday, May 8, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, May 8, 2009 at 12:05 a.m. Faced with some resident opposition, a developer has withdrawn a request for rezoning land off 107th Street near the Diamond Ridge subdivision.

Published: Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 10:13 p.m. When Mary Trowbridge received a bill from the Ocala Police Department for $279.93 for an officer showing up at the scene of her 17-year-old daughter's minor car accident, she was upset and wrote to the city's mayor to complain.

Published: Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 12:05 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 12:05 p.m. Disappointed by last year's fourth-grade writing scores, the Marion County School District decided to spend 2008-09 focusing on the subject at all elementary grade levels.

Published: Monday, April 27, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 11:12 p.m. Although a formal vote on the issue is not expected until Tuesday, local elected officials have voiced opposition to a plan for commuter rail serving the Orlando area.

Robert E. and Geraldine M. Lukowicz have announced the engagement of their daughter Stephanie Lynn to John Louis Trapp, both of Belleview, Fla.

David Akaji , 41 , and Jon Vrotney, 36, and both of Summerfield, are walking 309 miles hoping to raise money to help complete an orphanage in Africa.

Marion County Children's Advocacy Center, commonly known as Kimberly's Cottage, invites the public to an open house to celebrate its 10th anniversary on Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at 2131 S.W. 22nd Place, Suite 101, Ocala.

Stephanie Sisto, 18, of Belleview, was killed in a two-vehicle accident on South U.S. 301 Thursday afternoon.

Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 13, 2009 at 11:02 p.m. Brian Lord is already a father, but he's also a parent to about 100 pigeons in his front yard.

A Servsafe commercial food handler certification training and exam session will held from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 29, at the Marion County Extension Classroom, 2232 N.E. Jacksonville Road, Ocala.

Fun goes into overdrive at the 23rd annual Heritage Village Antique Car Show Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 100 original or restored pre-1959 antique automobiles and vintage motorcycles will be displayed throughout the 21-acre picturesque Heritage Village landscape.

Associated Press - April 8, 2009 11:24 AM ET OCALA, Fla. - A central Florida is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 1 of her six adopted children.