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A PANEL OF RESIDENTS HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED BY THE VENICE CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK INTO HOW MUCH COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD BE PAID AND THEIR BENEFIT PACKAGE.  THE COUNCIL VOTED EARLIER THIS WEEK TO FORM... Read More.

IN LIGHT OF THE SUSPENSION OF NORTH PORT HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL GEORGE KENNEY, THE ORGANIZERS OF PROJECT GRADUATION HAVE CANCELLED A HYPNOTIST THAT THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY BOOKED AS ENTERTAINMENT FOR GRADUATING SENIORS.  THE DECISION... Read More.

SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON WEDNESDAY VOTED 3-2 TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH SARASOTA SHERIFF’S MAJOR KURT HOFFMAN TO BE THE INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.  EARLIER WEDNESDAY, COMMISSIONERS VOTED 4-1 TO ACCEPT JIM LEY’S... Read More.

A FIRE BROKE OUT ON A PROPERTY IN ENGLEWOOD TUESDAY NIGHT, DOING DAMAGE TO A TRUCK AND DESTROYING A SHED.  THE ENGLEWOOD FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT SAID THE FIRE BROKE OUT JUST AFTER 6PM AT... Read More.

SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JIM LEY IN A 4-1 VOTE THIS MORNING.  COMMISSIONER JOE BARBETTA WAS THE LONE DISSENTER.  BARBETTA SAID THE FIRST THING THAT NEEDS TO... Read More.

A NORTH PORT MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY ROBBING A MAN WHO GAVE HIM A RIDE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.  NORTH PORT POLICE SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO SOUTH BISCAYNE DRIVE AND BESSEMER STREET JUST BEFORE... Read More.

A CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S CRUISER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 38 YEAR OLD DEPUTY WILLIAM CASEY OF PUNTA GORDA HAD HIS EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND SIREN ACTIVATED AS HE... Read More.

TWO MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS IN NORTH PORT SUNDAY SENT TWO RIDERS TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.  NORTH PORT POLICE SAY THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 12:30 SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS 38 YEAR OLD AARON HUGHEY... Read More.

A PUBLIX EMPLOYEE WAS RUN OVER BY A CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE STORE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 83 YEAR OLD JOHN ELLIOTT OF PLACIDA WAS BACKING OUT OF... Read More.

A PUNTA GORDA MAN ON A BICYCLE COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE IN PORT CHARLOTTE LAST NIGHT.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 60 YEAR OLD RAYMOND HEMBREE WAS EASTBOUND ON HARBOR BOULEVARD CROSSING... Read More.