Susan Latham Carr
Department: Ocala newsroom
Phone: 352-867-4156
Email: susan.carr@starbanner.com
Beat/Position: Ocala City Government Reporter
Related Articles - Susan Latham Carr
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Crews continue to battle Marion wildfire
Published March 3, 2013
State Road 19 in the Ocala National Forest is open to traffic once again after being closed because of a 1,900-acre brush fire.
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Officials negotiating to bring massive FedEx facility to Ocala
Published January 31, 2013
The Ocala city manager said the proposal calls for FedEx to invest $122 million in a facility that would employ at least 165 people.
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Florida Community Bankshares reports 90% increase in income
Published January 21, 2013
Florida Community Bankshares Inc., the holding company for Community Bank & Trust of Florida, reported net income of $4.731 million for year ending Dec. 31, a 90 percent increase over the previous year.
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Woman accused in hit-and-run has checkered driving history
Published December 3, 2012
The accused hit-and-run driver in a fiery accident that killed an Ocala mother and son on Interstate 75 Sunday has a checkered driving history.
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Yankees may bring minor league team to Ocala
Published November 14, 2012
Ocala in talks with Yankees to bring Tampa's Class A Advanced team to the city.
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No whooping crane fly-by at airport this year
Published November 3, 2012
Two of Operation Migration's Ultralight aircraft are currently leading six endangered whooping crane chicks from Wisconsin to Florida to teach them to migrate, but there will be no flyover at the Marion County/Dunnellon Airport as in previous years.
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Update: Ticket distribution will end at 8 p.m. Tuesday
Published October 28, 2012
Joe Biden is scheduled to make a campaign stop in Ocala on Wednesday. The event is open to the public, but admission tickets must be obtained in advance.
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De Soto: Fearless trailblazer or failed treasure hunter?
Published July 9, 2012
His passion for conquest and his desire for gold fueled his 16th century expeditions in Central and South America and, ultimately, what is now the southeastern United States.
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Lost mission revealed
Published July 9, 2012
In a sandy, overgrown expanse of countryside midway between Ocala and Gainesville lie clues to the early exploration and colonization of the New World.
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Marion County SWAT team standoff ends with suicide
Published February 12, 2012
The Sheriff's Office SWAT team was at a home in Ocala Estates Sunday morning where a man, who had been in an armed standoff, ended up shooting himself.
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Whoops! Calling off the cranes
Published February 2, 2012
The migration has ended in Alabama for the nine whooping crane chicks being taught how to migrate by following ultralight aircraft flown by Operation Migration pilots.
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Local bank issues first dividends
Published January 23, 2012
Florida Community Bankshares Inc., the holding company for Community Bank & Trust of Florida, announced a net income of $2.273 million and net assets of $546.3 million for year ending Dec. 31, 2011.
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FAA grounds whoopers and pilots
Published January 6, 2012
A flock of whooping crane chicks being taught how to migrate by flying behind Ultralight aircraft being operated by Operation Migration Inc. pilots have been grounded in Franklin County, Ala.
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2 Ocala men arrested in motorcycle theft
Published October 30, 2011
Two Ocala men were arrested Saturday night and charged with grand theft auto after Marion County deputies found them with a motorcycle that reportedly had been stolen.
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New flock of whooping cranes may head south tomorrow
Published October 7, 2011
This is the 11th year Operation Migration's Ultralight pilots will lead a flock of Whooping Crane chicks on the birds' first southern migration.