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Wildwood, Florida Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Wildwood! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Wildwood’s football sanctions reshape the 2026 season opener?
  • How fast was a driver caught going just west of Wildwood?
  • Why is a small Sumter County church taking the county to court?

Also on today's calendar: Ready-Set-Read and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 90 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, temps: high: 93, low: 73.
  • Sunday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Florida high school reprimanded, head football coach suspended (on3.com subscription) — Wildwood High School’s football program has been fined, put on a year of administrative probation, and will lose head coach Rhett Caruthers for the kickoff classic and first four games of 2026 after FHSAA recruiting-related violations. State investigators cited unauthorized training on Wildwood’s field and a social media post featuring a transfer player in a Wildcats uniform before enrollment.
   

2. Man with Israeli driver's license arrested after clocking 104 mph west of Wildwood (villages-news.com) — A driver was arrested on State Road 44 just west of Wildwood after a deputy clocked his SUV at 104 mph in a 60 mph zone late Tuesday morning. Deputies say the 27-year-old, who presented an Israeli driver’s license, denied speeding but was charged with dangerous excessive speeding and taken to the Sumter County Detention Center on a $500 bond.
   

3. Church claims Sumter County violated Florida's Religious Freedom Act (villages-news.com) — A small Orthodox church in northwest Sumter County, not far from the Wildwood area, is suing the county after its special use permit was revoked this spring. Church leaders argue the loss of the permit, tied to code violations on their County Road 246 property, unlawfully burdens their ability to hold weekly worship under Florida’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
   

4. Wanted man arrested at City Fire outdoor bar after anonymous tip (villages-news.com) — Wildwood Police officers arrested a 68-year-old man at the outdoor bar of City Fire in Brownwood Paddock Square after an anonymous tip led deputies to confirm an outstanding Marion County warrant. The man, previously living in Summerfield, was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Sumter County Detention Center, where he’s being held without bond.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday June 12
  • AFTERNOON IN PARIS - The Mount Dora Bistro
    Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce 341 Alexander St, Mt Dora, FL 32757
    11:00 am
  • Tommy Treadway →
    Ednas' On The Green, 5227 Marsh Bend Trl, Wildwood
    12:00 pm
  • Which Digital Marketing Platforms & Strategies Work in 2026
    Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce Online Event
    12:00 pm
  • Wings of Liberty: A Live Raptor Experience →
    Leesburg Library, 100 E Main St, Leesburg
    1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I have been playing golf weekly with a group of guys on the executive courses for the past few years.
    We have always had good experiences with the starters except for one place and that is Laurel Oaks. One starter there seems to have a very bad… (Nextdoor Village of DeSoto)
  • The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Wildwood. Apply here.
  • Circle K Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative (Clark's Employees) in Wildwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wildwood here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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