The Florida Department of Education recently honored the state’s top 11th grade students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics during its 28th annual Sunshine State Scholars Conference, ...

The Multiple Sclerosis Village People group organizes an annual series of fundraising events, including a walk, that raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. For Walk MS 2023: The ...

March will begin with Don Quixote taking off on his quest for adventure and head out with a talking plant named Audrey that just wants to be fed. In the middle will be another quest, this time to find ...

Brushes glided across canvases to the rhythm of classical music on a recent Wednesday afternoon at Buffalo Crossings Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Residents chatted and made jokes while they painted ...

The omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads so easily from person to person that Sumter County is now staring at its highest positivity rate since the pandemic began. It also accounts for 148 people in ...

After more than two decades, researchers may be closing in on a treatment for Alzheimer's disease. "It feels like for the first time, we may be onto something," said Dr. Jeffrey Norton, principal ...

With 31,201 ballots already cast by mail in the tri-county area and early voting at the polls starting Thursday in Lake County and Saturday for Marion and Sumter counties, it’s decision time on ...

No one wants COVID-19, but finding out you got it could let you play a key role in finding a new treatment. The UF Health Precision Health Research Center is looking for people who've just received ...

The good luck of the Irish shone down on The Villages Friday, where several events let residents celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in different ways. Sawgrass Grove saw its first big special event in the ...

When the Division 5 Knudson summer season started, The Mets were pretty sure they would be good. “When I looked at the draft results, it looked to me like we’d be the first-place team,” said Stu ...

Summer technically starts June 20, but The Villages Entertainment is celebrating early by releasing the schedule of upcoming shows at Savannah Center. Read this story and many others in Tuesday's ...

T•he Village of Orange Blossom Gardens resident has been inducted into three different halls of fame — at Temple University, Lehigh University and Pitman High School. “If you’re competitive, you want ...