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PUNTA GORDA — Looking for something romantic to do on Valentine’s Day? You could get hitched.
ENGLEWOOD — Some signs point to Sarasota County being ready to repave Winchester Boulevard North.
PUNTA GORDA — Second-grade students from Sallie Jones Elementary School in Punta Gorda recently received a lesson in traditional medicines at the Blanchard House Museum.
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Charlotte County EMS calls increased in 2019, but they’ve begun to level off from past years.
LAKE SUZY — DeSoto County Commissioners agreed to a contract Tuesday with water treatment company Evoqua to help lock down a solution to a sewage stink in the Crystal Bay neighborhood of Lake Suzy.
PORT CHARLOTTE — Just Play Sports is closing its doors after almost 30 years of buying and selling sports equipment.
A male detainee who escaped from a mental health facility Tuesday now faces charges in both Charlotte and DeSoto counties, according to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office.
PUNTA GORDA — A banquet sponsored by GateWay Worship Center was held recently to honor leaders in Charlotte county.
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Not all Charlotte County commissioners are ready to commit to making public space out of the waterfront across from Sunseeker’s resort.
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The fates of two local Lucky’s Market locations remain unknown.
PUNTA GORDA — It’s 100 seconds until midnight on the doomsday clock.
ENGLEWOOD — The Lemon Bay Historical Society, the Elsie Quirk and Charlotte-Englewood libraries are coming together for the 18th annual Lemon Bay Festival, set for the week of Feb. 1-8
Florida SouthWestern State College students won the 34th annual Charlotte County Public Schools Mock Trial competition Friday at the Charlotte County Justice Center. The team will represent Charlotte County in February at a regional competition in Lee County.
As of Jan. 24, there are no reported cases of the virus in Florida, according to the Department of Health.
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After firing his pistol four times at a man outside Over the Bridge Nightclub in Port Charlotte, Kevin Laguerre allegedly stood over his body and shouted, “Y’all thought I was playin’!”
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With the holidays over and residents settling into a new year, it’s time to get back to work.
PUNTA GORDA — There’s no denying the profits that come with pickleball in Charlotte County. With only three tournaments so far at PicklePlex of Punta Gorda, the game has generated nearly $1.4 million in economic impact for the area.
LAKE SUZY — DeSoto County Commissioners will consider their options today to snuff out an ongoing odor in the Lake Suzy neighborhoods of Crystal Bay, Heron Pointe and Egret Pointe.
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Charlotte County Commissioner Joe Tiseo wants more property owners to be notified whenever a new land use project is proposed near them.