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The city of Punta Gorda advises that, beginning Monday and continuing through Wednesday, March 15th, milling and pavement resurfacing is scheduled on several roadways in Burnt Store Meadows and in Burnt Store Isles. Each... Read More.

Early voting for the March 14th municipal elections will begin on Monday, March 6th, and continue through Saturday, March 11th. That word from Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner. The... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested a criminal illegal alien for the second time early Thursday morning as a follow up to a road rage incident that occurred in North Port in January. ... Read More.

Venice Student Government Day is set this year for Monday at City Hall, 401 West Venice Avenue, with students from Venice High School. A mock City Council meeting, open to the public, will be... Read More.

Here's a traffic heads-up from Charlotte County Public Works: Intermittent lane closures will occur on Midway Boulevard, between Harbor Boulevard and Elkcam Boulevard, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. tomorrow. Workers will be replacing... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says it will be joining with the Florida Highway Patrol and The Office of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to step up efforts during Spring Break relating to the... Read More.

A reported discovery of human remains brought Charlotte County Sheriff's Deputies to the intersection of Riverside Drive and Morningstar Road, on Wednesday afternoon. At that location, it was determined that a railroad... Read More.

Congressman Tom Rooney has scheduled a town hall next Monday at 11:30 a.m. at the Englewood Event Center. The Okeechobee Republican, initially reluctant to hold a town hall given the current political climate,... Read More.

The Sarasota County Croquet Club will hold the official opening of its new croquet courts in Venice later this month. The courts are located at the intersection of Pinebrook Road and Lucaya Avenue in... Read More.

The investigaton continues into the officer-involved fatal shooting that occurred Sunday evening on Marcum Street in Englewood. A man named Jacob Taulbee, armed with knives, allegedly approached Charlotte County Sheriff's Deputies. When... Read More.