The Villages News

The N.C. Rural Economic Development Center granted $149,000 to provide sewer so that a healthy company, Hallelujah Acres, could move across the street.

The modern progressive congregation was formed in June 2003 following rapid population growth and an influx of Jewish residents.

The Villages could potentially add 240 nursing beds under a new law that grants larger retirement communities a chance to build them outside of the state's current moratorium.

An academically struggling DeLand charter school will close June 30 after losing an appellate court bid Thursday to put that deadline on indefinite hold.

See, the feds have decided to crack down on the tax breaks that this massive retirement community has been getting to finance its golf courses, swimming pools and bocce-ball courts.

Allison McNeal, director of tourism for Indian River County Chamber of Commerce, and Adie Ward from Vero Beach Sports Village attended The Villages Travel Expo, which was attended by an estimated 3,000 residents of the Central Florida retirement community.

Florida has the largest share of residents over age 65 of any state, and Sumter County has the highest rate of seniors of any county in the United States.

Golfweek is hosting its 10th annual Golfest in The Villages. The two-day event, which kicks off today, is a feast for the eyes of avid golfers, who flock to the event to check out the latest advances to help their game.

Promise Healthcare, Inc., a leading national long-term acute care hospital company headquartered in South Florida has commenced construction on its newest facility, Promise Hospital of Miami-Dade: William M. Vazquez Campus.

A new law recently approved by Gov. Scott opens the door for The Villages and other large retirement to build up to 240 nursing home beds, despite the state's current cap.

The documentary film "Into Harm's Way" about Vietnam will be shown at 7 p.m. June 18 by the Justice and Peace Committee of The United Church of Christ at The Villages, 12514 County Road 101, Oxford.

The golf cart parking places are all full at the Lake Sumter Landing Town Center at The Villages retirement community on Friday, April 6, 2012.

Property owner Solana Capital Ventures LLC filed plans for the proposed $9.6 million, 86-unit Palms at Ponte Vedra assisted-living center at 375 Solana Road in Ponte Vedra Beach.

"Lively and energetic," she witnessed firsthand "the love of God in action," as a team of four Florida Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers traveled to her hurricane ravaged neighborhood this past spring.

The Internal Revenue Service has ruled that The Villages doesn't have the right to issue the tax-exempt recreational and utility bonds that have been crucial to the development of the sprawling retiree haven.

The Internal Revenue Service is questioning hundreds of millions of bonds issued by a development district linked to a major Republican donor.

Helen Jean Fields, 90, The Villages, Fla., formerly of Bellwood, died Saturday, June 1, 2013, in Florida.

OneRestore, the leading 'green clean' cleaning specialist in north central and central Florida, announced that they are growing their service area to include new territories in Marion and Alachua counties.

It's the largest single-site residential development sale in the U.S. so far this year.

Betty Kay Clements of The Villages, at right in photo with her daughter Laura Lynne Clements, was thrilled that legislators went along with Gov.