Tag: Michelle Stone

Help may be on the way for many of Marion County’s small businesses that are battling to survive during the Coronavirus outbreak.

Marion County commissioners gathered Tuesday morning in an emergency meeting to discuss the county’s multi-faceted effort to deal with the Coronavirus outbreak.

The Marion County Commission and Chair Kathy Bryant set out to squash rumors of a second possible tax increase on the ballot this November that they say started online.

Citing the possibility of the United States Supreme Court reversing its decision in Roe v. Wade, Marion County commissioners moved one step closer in approving a resolution to declare the county as a "sanctuary for life."

Marion County commissioners have cleared the way for the Penny Sales Tax to return to ballots this November.

Marion County commissioners paid tribute Tuesday to the county’s fire marshal.

A potentially nasty battle between the City of Ocala and Marion County over the county’s consolidated 911 system took a turn Tuesday when Ocala Fire Rescue Chief Shane Alexander announced his intentions to pull out of the agreement.

The Mayor of Ocala and the chair of the Marion County Board of Commissioners greeted President Donald J. Trump upon his arrival at Ocala International Airport on Thursday morning.

Ocala Fire and Police Chiefs indicated that they are "ecstatic" with the improvements that have been made to the vehicle fleets for the Ocala Fire Rescue and the Ocala Police Department in recent years.

During a State of the County presentation made to local business owners of the Ocala Chamber and Economic Partnership last week, Marion County Commission Chair Michelle Stone explained the impact of the Penny Sales Tax approved by Marion County voters in 2016, stressing the importance of its renewal.