The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the US Forest Service, is currently searching for a 39-year-old man in the Alexander Springs area of Altoona after the man reportedly became separated from his group yesterday afternoon. The man and two others were apparently canoeing in the area yes-terday when the canoe overturned. According to the parties involved, two of the men were able to get back in the canoe; however, the missing man was unable to. The men reported that he then swam back to the shore and yelled to them that he would walk back and meet up with them.
The sheriff’s Marine Patrol Unit, helicopter, K-9 deputies, mounted posse, and other resources have been searching diligently for the man, but as of this writing, he hasn’t been located.
Further details will be released as they become available.
www.lcso.org
The Byrne Brothers
- Date: 05/13/2022 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Location: Webb Field at Martin Luther King Recreation Complex, 1510 NW Fourth St.
Ocala, Florida 34475
The Byrne Brothers (Celtic)
The City of Ocala in partnership with Marion Cultural Alliance present the 2022 Levitt AMP Ocala Music Series! This series returns Fridays, April 22 through July 1 (excluding May 27), 7 to 9 p.m. at Webb Field at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex (1510 NW Fourth Street).
Join us for 10 FREE concerts and 10 non-profit intermission activities, as well as food trucks, non-profit vendors, and artisan vendors. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup release!
For more information, visit www.ocalafl.org/levittamp
HEADLINING ARTIST: The Byrne Brothers
The Byrne Brothers are a traditional Irish family band from Donegal, moved to Florida in 2018 after receiving their US permanent residency for their “Extraordinary ability in the arts” and have been taking America by storm ever since!
The Byrne Brothers are Luca 15 on Button Accordion, Finn 13 on Banjo, Dempsey 10 on Bodhrán and Tin Whistle with Tommy the dad on Guitar, Uilleann Pipes, Fiddle and Bagpipes and Julie the mammy on sound.
The boys are all County Champions several times on their instruments, Ulster Champion Irish Dancers and the youngest ever Cast Member Entertainers of Walt Disney World Florida after 12 months playing at the famous Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant in Disney Springs.
OPENING ARTIST: Scott Jackson
A dentist, musician, family man and Navy veteran, Scott Jackson has carved out an enviable life playing well with others, but this decade has set the award-winning singer-songwriter on a solo course.
Indigenous
- Date: 05/06/2022 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Location: Webb Field at Martin Luther King Recreation Complex, 1510 NW Fourth St.
Ocala, Florida 34475
The City of Ocala in partnership with Marion Cultural Alliance present the 2022 Levitt AMP Ocala Music Series! This series returns Fridays, April 22 through July 1 (excluding May 27), 7 to 9 p.m. at Webb Field at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex (1510 NW Fourth Street).
Join us for 10 FREE concerts and 10 non-profit intermission activities, as well as food trucks, non-profit vendors, and artisan vendors. Stay tuned for the 2022 lineup release!
For more information, visit www.ocalafl.org/levittamp
HEADLINING ARTIST: Indigenous
The Native American blues-rock group Indigenous consists of three brothers, Mato Nanji (vocals and guitar), Pte (bass), and Horse (percussion), and their sister, Wanbdi (drums, vocals). The Nakota Nation members grew up on South Dakota’s Yankton Indian Reservation and were inspired by their father, Greg Zephier, who had been a musician in the ’60s and ’70s and later became a spokesperson for Native American rights. The group released its 1998 debut album, Things We Do, on Pachyderm Records; the video for the title track was directed by Chris Eyre, who also directed the award-winning Native American film Smoke Signals. The group released the Blues This Morning EP and Live at Pachyderm Studios in 1999, while winning acclaim from critics and artists like Bonnie Raitt, the Indigo Girls, and Jackson Browne. The Circle followed in 2000. The band has continued to create music and tour ever since.
OPENING ARTIST: Sheba the Mississippi Queen
It is an unfortunate reality that not all kids can afford to participate in paid recreation programs and summer camps. At the City of Ocala, we endeavor to ensure that every child has an opportunity to participate. You can help us continue to make constructive play time a reality for underprivileged children by making a donation to the Let them PLAY! Scholarship Fund.
Donate online or mail a check to Let them PLAY! Scholarship Fund, 828 NE Eighth Ave., Ocala, Florida 34470.
Thank you in advance for your investment in Ocala’s children.
On April 7, detectives with the Lake County sheriff’s Criminal Intelligence Unit executed a search warrant at the residence of 7448 Harbor View Drive in Leesburg regarding suspected child pornography being contained on the premises. Detectives located multiple electronic and digital media storage devices that were collected as evidence. On-scene forensic analysis was conducted on some of the devices, which revealed numerous images of the sexual performance of children ranging from infants to teenagers.
The suspect in this case, Keith Alan Wilkins (D.O.B. of 9/03/1960), was taken into custody and charged initially with 11 counts of possession of images depicting the sexual performance by a child and possession or promotion of certain images of child pornography. Further forensic review of the evidence collected from the home is being conducted, which will likely result in additional charges.
Wilkins has been employed as a facilities maintenance supervisor responsible for inspecting maintenance work conducted at daycare facilities throughout the state.
Wilkins was transported to the Lake County Detention Center and was booked in with a $55,000 bond.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Biden Administration’s dangerous immigration policies, as well as the soft on crime policies of the 9th Circuit State Attorney’s Office (Orange and Osceola counties), have once again resulted in the needless deaths of innocent Floridians. On March 10, 2022, a man named Jean R. Macean, a citizen of Haiti and an illegal immigrant, was taken into custody for the murder of Terry and Brenda Aultman and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Macean had previously been arrested in Orange County prior to the murders, but the charges were inexplicably dropped by the State Attorney’s Office under former State Attorney Aramis Ayala. Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young described these killings as “one of the most vicious attacks I’ve ever seen in my 20 years.”
TRUE OR FALSE? A stunning breakthrough in chemical engineering has unleashed a massive supply of renewable energy…
Enough energy, in fact, to power the entire globe.
This technology is so revolutionary, it’s poised to decimate Big Oil’s obscene profits, make OPEC obsolete, and hand the United States 100% energy independence.
In fact, the U.S. Department of Defense just invested $250 million in over 60 different projects…
Google, Facebook and car manufacturers like GM, Toyota and BMW are spending billions racing to implement this technology.
And billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are going all in.
The International Energy Agency predicts $48 trillion could soon flow into this sector, making it the #1 source of energy on the planet.
Goldman Sachs is already calling this phenomenon a “once in a lifetime opportunity.” Continue reading
Hi Governor DeSantis
Hi Bailey A Smith
I have four monthly newspapers and run a lot of your press releases. My papers are distributed in the Villages and in Ocala.
I also live in Dunnellon Florida, the residence have been informed that the turnpike extension is coming through the area most likely along the Rainbow River, one of Florida’s last natural resources. People are really upset and are losing sleep wondering if the extension will destroy their farm or their land (investment), I’m one of them. The Sabal Trail Gasline has already intruded through my small farm. From what I understand there is another route that is also being studied in Citrus County which would take it away from the Rainbow River, the Withalacochee, the Barge Canal that connects to the gulf, The Blue Run and the Backwaters (Lake Rousseau). There is another choice that I have not heard anyone discussing, here it is. Continue reading
— Since the war began on Feb. 24, Russia has lost
15,300 personnel,
509 tanks,
1,556 armored combat vehicles,
252 artillery systems,
80 multiple-launch rocket systems,
99 warplanes,
123 helicopters,
1,000 vehicles,
three ships
35 drones.
Your DHS robotics team went to Tallahassee over the break to compete in the FRC Tallahassee regionals. It was a very rewarding experience for the entire team. After having to deal with the pandemic and the consequences of no competition for 2 years, former experienced team members leaving after graduation, and various other personal hurdles, the team still made it happen this year. One of the many highlights of this year would be Jack Niedermayer, who went from knowing nothing about programming a robot to having our machine up and running in roughly 8 weeks!
A special thanks to Mr. Hartey and Mrs. Slocum for helping to make the trip a fun success.
It would have been a much tougher challenge without them. Please click on the link to see team 4562 in the regional competition. There will be more highlights to come on Tigervision.
https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/4562/2022#2022flta
