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Marion County news for Monday, November 2, 2026

2 stories from Marion County, in about three minutes.

Community News · The Villages, FL

UnitedHealthcare Drops Villages Providers Effective Dec. 1, 2026

UnitedHealthcare is terminating contracts with numerous medical providers in The Villages, Florida, effective December 1, 2026, citing economic pressures rather than physician performance. The decision coincides with the Medicare open enrollment period (Oct. 15–Dec. 7), raising concerns that seniors may inadvertently re-enroll in plans that no longer cover their current doctors. This move follows the recent sale of local clinics to Humana and previous fraud scandals involving The Villages Health, leaving patients caught between dropped independent specialists and restrictive network rules at new facilities.

Source: Villages-News.com Read the full story ↗

Crime · The Villages, FL

Sumter County School Employee Charged in Sexual Battery of Elderly Villages Resident

The Sumter County Sheriff's Office arrested 45-year-old Nicholas McCray, a Physical Education Paraprofessional at Wildwood Elementary School, on charges of sexual battery, burglary, and aggravated stalking following an October 22 attack on an 83-year-old woman in The Village of Lynnhaven. According to the Sheriff's Office, McCray admitted to the alleged crimes after being identified through security camera footage from a follow-up incident three days later. Detectives also learned of similar incidents involving elderly victims at Carriage House Gracious Retirement Living in Wildwood late last year, for which McCray faces additional charges. He was booked into Sumter County Jail with no bond.

Source: FOX 35 Orlando (Winter Garden) Read the full story ↗