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NORTH PORT —  West Villages neighborhoods want out of North Port. The group backing a deannexation from the town presented 1,314 petition signatures of registered voters within the West Villages Improvement District to the... Read More.

SARASOTA COUNTY, FL —  Important Information for VOTERS! The following polling locations in Sarasota County have relocated for Nov. 3 voting: Precinct 307, which normally votes at the Jewish Congregation of Venice in Venice is... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriffs Office~ This morning, October 26th, 2020 jail staff discovered James Palmucci deceased within his cell. James Palmucci originally entered the Charlotte County Jail on 83 charges against children. James was cleared for a... Read More.

Vote-by-mail drive thru, drop off sites are open NOW through Election Day (Tues., Nov. 3); 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. daily. Simply drive up and drop off your voted ballot at our offices in... Read More.

Englewood, Fl - Police arrested a 12-year-old Englewood boy on 11 felony counts of sending written threats to kill. Charlotte County Deputies arrived at an Englewood home on Steubenville Avenue, after a complaint was received... Read More.

North Port - The North Port Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Sarasota County Government to assist small business/non-profit organizations (100 FTE employees or less) to complete and submit applications to receive funding... Read More.

NORTH PORT – Michael Barfield  a para legal consultant with Denvo Law Services has filed a suit against the city of North Port and City Manager Peter Lear. The suit claims that the city... Read More.

Port Charlotte, Fla.—The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County (DOH-Charlotte) today advised residents there has been an increase in mosquito-borne disease activity in areas of Charlotte County. A human case of West Nile... Read More.

Building permits for the Sunseeker resort were set to expire on Dec. 31 but an emergency request has moved the expiration date to next year. The $470 million construction project initiated by Allegiant Air was... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 47-year-old Port Charlotte man in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Venice bank. Deputies were first called just after 9:00 a.m. on Monday for several reports of... Read More.