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  • Roll-Up Shutters Win Approval After Split Belleview Vote 

    Roll-Up Shutters Win Approval After Split Belleview Vote 

    Commercial shutters sparked another split vote inside Belleview City Hall this week, as commissioners finalized a new ordinance allowing certain “at-risk” businesses to install exterior roll-up shutters for crime prevention. The debate centered around Ordinance 2026-08, which amends a section of city code that previously prohibited shutters on the exterior of commercial buildings. According to…

  • Belleview Police Report – 05/07/26 issue

    Belleview Police Report – 05/07/26 issue

    Trespass Warning On 04/27/2026 at 5521 SE 110th St., Ian Edward Morin (W/M, 09/26/2006) was issued a trespass warning from the location, valid for one week beginning on 04/27/2026 and expiring on 05/04/2026. Tampering With Evidence, Possession of Paraphernalia, Trespass Warning On 04/28/2026 at Circle K, 5198 SE Abshier Blvd., Allen Black (W/M, 03/14/1991) committed…

  • Fatal Crash Shuts Down Stretch of I-75 in Marion County

    Fatal Crash Shuts Down Stretch of I-75 in Marion County

    A crash involving a pickup truck and two tractor-trailers on Interstate 75 in Marion County left one man dead and another seriously injured Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 10:35 a.m. near the 356-mile marker, about two miles north of U.S. 27. According to FHP, the pickup truck was…

  • Detectives say Man Gave Teen Alcohol, Then Committed Lewd Battery

    Detectives say Man Gave Teen Alcohol, Then Committed Lewd Battery

    A Marion County man was arrested May 1 following a Special Victims Unit investigation into allegations stemming from a New Year’s Eve gathering, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Jerome Anthony Styles, 29, faces a felony charge of lewd or lascivious battery involving a victim between the ages of 12 and 16, along with…

  • Three Hospitalized After Sedan Hits School Bus at Red Light

    Three Hospitalized After Sedan Hits School Bus at Red Light

    A Marion County crash involving a school bus sent three people to the hospital Monday morning after a driver suffered a medical episode behind the wheel, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred around 9:02 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. 441 and SE 176th Street, as detailed in the official FHP report…