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.
University of Florida graduate Kim Morgan will be the new associate professor of food and resources economics for the UF/IFAS Southwest Florid…
Sarasota County School Board member Jane Goodwin was sworn in as president of the Florida School Boards Association at a virtual meeting last week.
The Rotary Club of Charlotte Harbor recently made a $5,000 donation to the Charlotte County Imagination Library, which is an affiliate of Doll…
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.
John Quinn Boyd McIntyre’s great-great uncle was a civilian who served as an informant in France during World War II.
While the coronavirus pandemic halted events like prom and senior award nights, Charlotte County high school seniors will get the chance to wa…
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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.
Local school superintendents expressed their pride for their students who have peacefully protested in recent days, and advised them if they a…
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.
ENGLEWOOD — Organizers say they are cautiously optimistic Englewood will be the stage for the Sixth Annual Englewood Beach Waterfest and Offsh…
ENGLEWOOD — When Angela Delucca graduates, there’s a few things the Lemon Bay High senior won’t have, like her father at the ceremony, money f…
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.”