The Villages News

A colleague notes that Sarah Palin's book tour retraces the steps of her fall campaign, which drew giant crowds in Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and The Villages in Florida.

It may only be a scrap of tattered fabric to some, but the five-pointed stars on U.S. flags have a different meaning for Juanita Barnhart.

The von Liebig Art Center award winners of its 48th Founders Juried Awards Exhibition are: * Joan B. Sonnenberg of Naples won the Physicians Regional Healthcare System Best of Show Award for "Sad Smile," a variety of pastels.

This could be a fairy tale: It has a bleak beginning, the appearance of a hero and a happy ending.

H alloween may be a kid's favorite holiday . Kids know what to do, but what about adults? Here's the skinny on the hottest neighborhoods for trick-or-treating, the best treats and what time it's OK to turn out the lights.

Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 12:25 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 12:27 p.m. Beginning Sunday, Nov.

I'm sitting on my front porch, finishing my coffee, remembering when we moved to this quiet, suburban street 44 years ago.

Deputies took so many slot machines and computers they think were set up for online gambling from businesses around The Villages, they had to rent a storage shed to hold them all.

He's Governor Charlie Crist's top competition in the Republican primary for Florida's next Senator and former House Speaker Marco Rubio is starting to close the gap in the polls.

This week has been spectacularly bad for city managers. When one gets shoved out, it's as if every city council member in every little town suddenly realizes that it's possible to boot the manager, and the bowling pins start exploding all over the alley.

Known as Joey Stevens back in the "Rat Pack" era, Dave Boyer rubbed elbows with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis Jr., and Milton Berle.

Getting old doesn't have to suck. For most people, retirement means more than moving to Florida and endless rounds of golf.

Michele McGrady had no idea when she told her son good night, she'd never wake him up.

The Villages is a retirement community in Central Florida that has set a number of records, including largest gated community in the world and - perhaps more impressively - the longest golf cart parade.

The morning after a Lake County doctor was arrested on charges of trying to pay people to have another doctor injured and killed, internal-medicine specialist Akram Ismail failed to gain his release from jail.

A 51-year-old doctor accused Thursday of trying to hire a hitman to maim and kill a former business partner will continue to be held without bail.

Laser Spine Institute, leaders in minimally invasive spinal surgery, is pleased to announce the accreditation of LSI Tampa by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

The second time around was the charm for one charter school applicant Tuesday who won the Volusia County School Board's approval of his plan while two other applications were denied.

On Dec. 1, 2008, 88-year-old Walter John Hayes got into his vehicle and disappeared from his Burrell Avenue home in Leesburg.

Central Florida veterans may have to change where they get their medical care, but it has nothing to do with any local facility closing or discontinuing services.