Joe Callahan
@JoeCallaWorld
Transportation communications manager with Quest.
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Friday, Nov. 4, is my last day as a reporter after 34 years, the last 27 years with the Ocala Star-Banner. Thanks for following. This will now be a regular citizen account.
Hurricane Ian's wind reached 155 mph Wednesday, only 2 mph shy of a Cat 5 hurricane. There have only been 4 Cat 5 hurricanes to ever hit the U.S; three of them made landfall in Florida. Labor Day Hurricane, 1935; Camille, 1969: Andrew, 1992; Michael, 2018. #Ian #Hurricane
Latest model runs. Looks like the track will soon change again and Ian may not go beach hopping directly across St. Augustine, Jacksonville and Fernandina after all. Or will he? #Marion #Ocalla #Ian #hurricane
Here comes Ian. Weather will begin deteriorating Wednesday afternoon and not get better until Friday. Stay safe everyone. #Ocala #Marion
Schools closed in Marion on Wednesday and Thursday. ocala.com/story/news/loc…
What's cooking at former Logan's Roadhouse location? #Ocala #restaurants #kpot ocala.com/story/entertai…
Great getting together with @daveschlenker, who I worked with for 24 years until 2019. His new book mention in seperate tweet is so funny.
What a fun time getting together with Dave Schlenker, who I worked with for 24 years until he left us in 2019. Ehat a funny book of 60 of his columns. #books #humor #Newspaper @daveschlenker #ocala #Marion ocala.com/story/news/202…
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'Little Man BIG Mouth': Ocala author Dave Schlenker gets funny, and serious, in new book
Dave Schlenker, a former Ocala Star-Banner columnist who wrote about J-Lo the two-butted chicken, will hold a book release party on Aug. 29 in Ocala.
Winners of Marion County School Board seats are.... ocala.com/story/news/pol…
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Marion County School Board: Eric Cummings, Lori Conrad, Sarah James win their races
Eric Cummings, Lori Conrad and Sarah James won their Marion County School Board races on Tuesday. Cummings will be on the board a second time.
When will SW 49th Avenue finally be connected to the 42nd Street Flyover to relieve traffic on State Road 200? ocala.com/story/news/202…
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Ocala/Marion County roads: When will next phase of SW 49th Avenue begin construction?
The construction of the next phase of Southwest 49th Avenue, from Southwest 66th Street north to the 42nd Street Flyover, will soon get underway.
#osb @bigleesbbq #bbq #Foodnetwork @FoodNetwork Rashad Jones of Big Lee's Serious About Barbecue and Master of Cue from Food Network's BBQ Brawl received the final OK to open a backyard-style site on U.S. 441. ocala.com/story/entertai…
More than 23K Marion voters have cast ballots for the Aug. 23 primary. What party leads the way?
I am expanding to more media platforms, including Instagram at JoeOcalaNews.
Weekly COVID-19 case rate, like that of the county overall, has been plummeting in last few weeks. ocala.com/story/news/202…
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COVID in Ocala/Marion schools: New cases for week fall to 513, down 41.4% in one week
The weekly number of COVID cases fell 41.4% in area schools. The total was 513 students and employees, down from 875 for the week ending Jan. 28.
[Note: I am posting this from yesterday because I originally misspelled Hannah Whitston's last name.] Hannah Whitston, a six-year veteran who teaches K-5 music at Madison Street Academy, was named one of five finalists for Marion County's 2022 Golden Apple Teacher of the Year.
![JoeCallaWorld's tweet image. [Note: I am posting this from yesterday because I originally misspelled Hannah Whitston's last name.]
Hannah Whitston, a six-year veteran who teaches K-5 music at Madison Street Academy, was named one of five finalists for Marion County's 2022 Golden Apple Teacher of the Year.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FGYIgJOXEAQm5rA.jpg)
Joanne Houghton, an 11-year veteran who teaches seventh-grade social studies and civics at Fort McCoy School, was named one of five finalists for Marion County's 2022 Golden Apple Teacher of the Year on Friday.
Beth Abel, a 35-year veteran who teaches sixth-grade language arts to Lake Weir Middle School exceptional student education students, was named one of five finalists for Marion County's 2022 Golden Apple Teacher of the Year on Friday.
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