Ocala Gazette Podcast
Weekly news from the Ocala Gazette, covering the Ocala and Marion County region.
Episodes
17 episodes
Ocala Gazette Podcast 2-28-25
Podcast episode for the week of February 28, 2025.In this episode, you'll hear the comments made by Governor Ron DeSantis during the groundbreaking ceremony for the I-75 expansion project in Marion County. The Govenor speaks candidly abo...
Ocala Gazette Podcast 2-21-25
In this week's episode, we hear comments from Commissioners Craig Curry and Michelle Stone regarding HB 105, a Florida legislative bill that would decouple horse racing and casinos.Also this week, we talk to Jennifer Hunt Murty and Carol...
Ocala Gazette Podcast - 2-14-25
Ocala Gazette Podcast episode for the week of February 14-20, 2025.In this episode, we'll discuss the Gazette's on going investigation into the deaths at the Marion County jail.We also talk with the stars of the play Daddy Long Le...
Ocala Gazette Podcast -- January 27, 2025
Ocala Gazette Podcast episode for the week of January 27, 2025.In this episode, we take a look back at the Ma Barker shootout that took place in Ocklawaha in 1935, as it was recently the site of a historical commemoration in Marion Count...
Ocala Gazette Podcast -- January 20, 2025
Ocala Gazette Podcast episode for the week of January 20, 2025. In this episode, we take a look back at the Martin Luther King Day march in Ocala, as well as the Duck Derby event from the Ocala Rotary Club. We also look ahead to th...
Ocala Gazette Podcast -- January 13, 2025
Ocala Gazette Podcast episode for the week of January 13, 2025.This week, we take a look at some of the events scheduled to commemorate Martin Luther King Day in Ocala. We also celebrate some recent award winners who were honored for the...
Ocala Gazette Podcast -- January 6, 2025
Ocala Gazette Podcast episode for the week of January 6, 2025. In this edition, we recap some of the reporting from last year and the impact it had, and take a look at the work of beauty pageant contestant and nonprofit CEO Casana ...
Ocala Gazette Podcast -- December 27, 2024 - January 2, 2025
In this week's episode, we examine the different systems used by Marion County and City of Ocala emergency response, and the need for a unified response system.
Ocala Gazette Podcast -- December 20 - December 26, 2024
In this week's episode, we look back at the adoption ceremony that took place in Ocala on December 13, 2024, where 18 children found their forever homes. We also get to know each of the finalists for this year's Golden Apple Teacher of the Year...
Ocala Gazette Podcast -- December 13 - December 19, 2024
In this week's episode, we examine the Ocala City Council's vote to approve a $1.1 million for new trash compactors, although facing opposition from private sector businesses. We also look back at the Jeeptoberfest event from the Ocala Jeep Clu...
Ocala Gazette Podcast -- December 6 - December 12, 2024
In this week’s episode, we'll breakdown the proposed budget for the new high school in southwest Marion County, which came in $29 million over the plan's original estimate. We'll also take a look at the new exhibit at the Brick City Center for ...
Ocala Gazette Podcast -- November 29 - December 5, 2024
In this week’s episode, we examine the sentencing of Susan Lorincz for the manslaughter of AJ Owens, a 34-year-old mother of four. Lorincz, 60, received a 25-year sentence from Judge Robert Hodges on Monday.Also in this episode, we talk...
Ocala Gazette Podcast -- November 22 - November 28, 2024
Ocala Gazette Podcast episode for the week of November 22, 2024. In this week's episode, we examine the circumstances surrounding the deaths of inmates at the Marion County Jail. It's part of an on-going investigation into the deat...
Ocala Gazette Podcast -- November 15 - November 21, 2024
Ocala Gazette Podcast episode for the week of November 15, 2024. In this week's episode, we take a look back at the life of James Melton, a recording artist and American icon who grew up in Citra. Melton was honored this week with ...
Ocala Gazette Podcast -- November 8 - November 14, 2024
Podcast episode for the week of November 8th.In this week's episode, we'll go over the local referendums to extend two county sales tax measures for infrastructure and schools, respectively. These referendums passed with majority suppor...
Ocala Gazette Podcast -- November 1 - November 7, 2024
Podcast episode for the week of November 1st. In this week's episode, we'll go over the County's decision to issue a special-use permit to create a plastic pipe manufacturing plant, which will result in the increased use of a decre...
