OCALA, Fla. (Oct. 30, 2017) –  CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion will hold a hiring event Thursday to assist FedEx Ground hire 150-200 part-time package handlers.

The hiring event takes place from noon to 6 p.m. at the College of Central Florida Klein Conference Center, 3001 SW College Road in Ocala.  Sessions will be held every 30 minutes.

Package handlers load and unload sorted packages in a fast-paced environment to help ensure FedEx Ground delivers packages on time and with care. No experience is required. Continue reading →

City of Ocala business offices will be closed Friday, Nov. 10 in observance of Veterans Day. There will be no residential collection for sanitation, yard waste or recycling routes Friday, Nov. 10.

OCALA, Fla. (Oct. 30, 2017) – City of Ocala business offices will be closed Friday, Nov. 10 in observance of Veterans Day. There will be no residential collection for sanitation, yard waste or recycling routes Friday, Nov. 10.

Residential collection will take place Monday, Nov. 6 through Thursday, Nov. 9 as regularly scheduled. Waste Pro recycling collection for City of Ocala residents will also take place Monday, Nov. 6 through Thursday, Nov. 9 as regularly scheduled.

For more information, please contact the City of Ocala Residential Sanitation Department at 352-351-6697 or visit www.ocalafl.org.

MARION COUNTY, Florida (October 27, 2017) – An Ocala man who was arrested two weeks ago for a violent armed home invasion robbery of two elderly females has now been charged with an additional case. Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Major Crimes detectives received forensic evidence tying defendant Gabriel Bowen (DOB: 03/20/1999) to another armed home invasion robbery that occurred in Marion County on July 17, 2017.

At approximately 12:30 p.m., on Monday, July 17th, MCSO deputies responded to a call for service regarding an armed home invasion robbery that had just occurred off of SE 80th Place in Ocala. The 74-year old male victim told deputies that he was in his house when he was approached from behind by the suspect, later identified as Bowen. Bowen threatened the victim Continue reading →