Author: fiorinija

THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES PRESENTED CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONER ROBERT SKIDMORE WITH THE CERTIFIED COUNTY COMMISSIONER DESIGNATION FOLLOWING HIS COMPLETION OF A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY THE ASSOCIATION.  SKIDMORE RECEIVED THE DESIGNATION ALONG... Read More.

A PUNTA GORDA MAN IS BEHIND BARS THANKS TO A CRIME STOPPERS CALLER WHO RECOGNIZED A TATTOO IN A PICTURE CIRCULATED BY AUTHORITIES.  DETECTIVES SAY 41 YEAR OLD THOMAS PEGG WAS THE MAN WHO... Read More.

THE BABYSITTER SUSPECTED IN THE ELEVEN YEAR OLD COLD CASE OF PILAR RODRIGUEZ WAS ARRESTED MONDAY NIGHT IN WASHINGTON STATE.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF BILL CAMERON SAID AT A TUESDAY PRESS CONFERENCE THAT NOW 33... Read More.

THE VOTERS WENT TO THE POLLS YESTERDAY BUT IT APPEARS THE NUMBERS WERE HELD DOWN BY THE RAIN.  IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY, STEVEN R. DEUTSCH THUMPED INCUMBENT RICHARD LOFTUS FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR THE... Read More.

PUNTA GORDA POLICE ARRESTED TWO TEENS MONDAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BURGLARY OF A CHURCH EARLIER THIS MONTH.  POLICE SAY THE PUNTA GORDA CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE WAS ROBBED BACK ON AUGUST 10TH,... Read More.

ON THE HEELS OF A REPORT THAT EXISTING HOME SALES NATIONWIDE WERE DOWN 27% IN JULY, FIGURES WERE RELEASED FOR THE SOUTHWEST PLEX AND THEY SHOWED SIMILAR ALARMING TRENDS.  ACCORDING TO THE GROUP... Read More.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL CONSIDER ADDING THE WINCHESTER BOULEVARD EXTENSION TO ITS LIST OF CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR 2011, BUT THERE COULD BE A ROADBLOCK.  THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS THEY HAVE ALLOCATED FUNDS... Read More.

TODAY IS ELECTION DAY ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND VOTERS HAVE MANY ISSUES TO DECIDE, SO LONG AS YOU ARE AFFILIATED WITH A PARTY.  THE POLLS WILL BE OPENED UNTIL 7PM, AND YOU... Read More.

THE OWNER OF BELLA NAPOLI PIZZERIA ON PEACHLAND BOULEVARD IN PORT CHARLOTTE WAS HELD UP AT GUNPOINT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY WERE CALLED JUST BEFORE 12:30AM TO THE CLOSED RESTAURANT. ... Read More.

TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IN SARASOTA COUNTY, AND SHERIFF TOM KNIGHT REMINDS MOTORISTS TO USE EXTRA CAUTION AND OBEY SPEED LIMITS, PARTICULARLY IN SCHOOL ZONES, OR YOU WILL PAY.  DRIVERS SHOULD... Read More.