• Preston died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. She acted in various TV shows but rose to fame after her role in the 1988 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito comedy, Twins.
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• President Donald Trump on Sunday retweeted a post showing part of a golf cart parade in The Villages in which one supporter shouts, “White Power!” at anti-Trump protesters.
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• In the end, the district board approved the budget, and there will be a public hearing in September. But the board hasn’t signed off on actually paying the bill.
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• A new service being offered in The Villages could give a whole new meaning to catching a buzz. Drugstore chain CVS and the United Parcel Service will start medication delivery by drone in Florida’s largest retirement community May 4. The Federal Aviation Administration granted permission last year to use drones that can carry up to 5 pounds as far as 12 miles for commercial applications. The service has been in testing phase since October, but it could be invaluable to people in quarantine now. Much is being made of the convenience of this healthcare innovation. Deservedly so. But as with all technological leaps forward, it’s a good idea for users to stop and consider the unintended, or undesirable, consequences. Ingenious …
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• Nearly 59 percent of its households in Sumter County have already submitted their census forms.
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• “The people who live here aren’t stupid,” a retired Villages EMS captain said. “However, what I see frequently is what I have called lax compliance.”
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• The Florida State Golf Association says the state’s stay-at-home order allows playing golf, as long as it’s consistent with social distancing.
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