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Helping kids cope: We can't shield children from scary news
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (889+ words) Then-North Port Fire Chief Bill Taaffe explains to children in 2015 about the piece of the Twin Towers they are looking at after Friday morning’s memorial ceremony on the 14th anniversary of Sept. 11. Chief of Staff Andy Card tells President Bush of…...
Wilson-Wood Foundation gives Safe Children Coalition $15,000
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (371+ words) Safe Children Coalition VP Jacqueline House (right) with longtime HIPPY supporter Susan Wood from the Wilson-Wood Foundation. NOKOMIS — The Wilson-Wood Foundation recently awarded a grant of $15,000 to Safe Children Coalition for its HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters)…...
Outdoor News Bulletin
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (675+ words) Shamrock Park’s dry pond attracts wetlands visitors. To include events in the Outdoor News Bulletin Board, email [email protected] Volunteers needed for UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County SARASOTA — The UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County is seeking volunteers to help with its…...
Lynette Herbert is new director of Health and Human Services
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (213+ words) SARASOTA — Lynette Herbert is the new Director of Health and Human Services for Sarasota County, officials announced. The Sarasota County Commission confirmed her appointment Aug. 25, and she started in the position on Aug. 26. Herbert will oversee the Sarasota County Health…...
NOW AND THEN | Where the ‘Little School’ once stood
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (369+ words) The fire that destroyed the old Taylor Street School in Punta Gorda happened in 1958. Punta Gorda’s Taylor Street School, 1915. Front of Punta Gorda’s Taylor Street School, circa 1915. Punta Gorda’s Burger Queen fast-food restaurant during construction on U.S. 41 North, circa…...
Kids can read for a free air show ticket
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (300+ words) PUNTA GORDA — Kids looking to score some free tickets to this year’s Florida International Air Show can do so by doing some aviation reading and completing a challenge at a Charlotte County library. The Air Show, in partnership with Charlotte…...
NORTH PORT: Imagine School ribbon cutting set
5+ day, 39+ min ago (308+ words) The new Imagine School is taking shape. The new school will be on a site that is around 20 acres. Imagine lower and upper campus students helped school faculty and others ceremonially “break ground” in Oct. 2025. NORTH PORT — The new Imagine…...
Argument over grant for North Port’s trades academy continues
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (902+ words) North Port’s Suncoast Technical College’s expansion project originally included a new building to hold lab space for its trades program. District officials said federal compliancy rules would cut the grant in half, so they wanted to nix using the grant…...
Jordan Ingman named to ‘40 Under 40’
6+ day, 39+ min ago (234+ words) Port Charlotte’s Head Coach Jordan Ingman is presented a plaque for his 100th win for the Pirates in 2025 at Harbor Nissan Stadium in Port Charlotte. PORT CHARLOTTE — Charlotte County Economic Development announced Jordan Ingman is its most-recent selection for the 40 Under…...
FUEL A FREE ADMISSION: Kids can read for a free air show ticket
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (335+ words) Through the program’s Earn Your Wings Reading Challenge, local children can complete an aviation-themed reading challenge to earn free admission to the 2026 Florida International Air Show, taking place Nov. 7 and 8 at Punta Gorda Airport. PUNTA GORDA — Kids looking to score…...