Brendan William Toop, 39, a social studies teacher and coach at Charlotte High School, was arrested by Punta Gorda Police detectives Friday mo…
A private school for autistic children will go before the Charlotte County Board of Zoning Appeals at 9 a.m. today seeking a special exception…
All Charlotte County in-person high school graduation ceremonies have been canceled.
Logistics prevented the Charlotte Players from presenting the annual Kids OnStage summer camp at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center this sum…
Charlotte County Fire Inspector Vinny Boccio celebrated recently with Chief Bill Van Helden and Fire Marshal Scott Morris on his last day at w…
Some of my favorite things come in threes.
There is a new principal at Kingsway Elementary School, and she’s very familiar with Charlotte County Schools.
Florida parents whose children are eligible for free or reduced price school meals will receive Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) funds.
Charlotte County’s high school graduation plans are still up in the air — but seniors’ caps may not be.
Myakka River Elementary School teacher Sarah Hurst has earned the “Teacher of the Month” award for March.
Sarasota County School Board member Jane Goodwin was sworn in as president of the Florida School Boards Association at a virtual meeting last week.
At a home in Punta Gorda, deputies found a young girl covered in bug bites and a rash while wearing a diaper overflowing with urine.
Near the beginning of our journey through COVID-19, Beth Duda approached me with her vision for a virtual summer reading program to align with…
Charlotte Harbor Environment Center will host a Florida Critter Camp for kids ages 5 through 8 from Monday through Friday, June 26.
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The Symons family and the Rodriguez family, owners of several McDonald’s restaurants in the Englewood and Venice area, wanted to do something …
John Quinn Boyd McIntyre’s great-great uncle was a civilian who served as an informant in France during World War II.
PORT CHARLOTTE — “Every gift, every donation matters.”
While this year hasn’t ended as planned for 2020 high school seniors, leaders at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Charlotte County held a surpris…
Benjamin Heflin, born and raised in Charlotte County, is a 2020 medical school graduate. He attended the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medi…
Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida is offering a free Summer Spectacular series of weekly introductory troop meetings for girls and their famili…
Punta Gorda Symphony, in coordination with Hope Academy of Music, is now offering open registration for its first ever virtual music camp.
Florida 4-H, part of the nation’s largest youth development organization, is offering virtual specialty summer camps this summer due to the pandemic.
The Punta Gorda Garden Club has awarded scholarships of $3,000 to six local students:
The Punta Gorda Symphony recently received the remaining purchases made from the $12,000 William G. and Marie Selby Foundation grant.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY — Charlotte Local Education Foundation received a $25,000 donation from Suncoast Credit Union.
COVID-19 hasn’t stopped kindness from local businesses, nonprofits and others. Here’s some good news from around the area.
The theme for this year’s Charlotte County Library Summer Reading program is “Imagine Your Story.”