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PUNTA GORDA — For a parent like Tiesha Milliner, 29, of Punta Gorda, taking her pre-K child to the Baker Center, which offers free care and education, is an easy choice to make. But she’s going even further, by signing up for the Baker Center’s new GED te...

When Isabelle “Izzy” Feindel moved to Punta Gorda in 1956, the New Jersey native opened a fruit and novelty stand. Meanwhile, her husband, Henry “Slim” Feindel, became an officer with the Punta Gorda Police Department.
In 1968, four years after Slim’s dea...

ENGLEWOOD — By joining together with churches, Family Promise of Sarasota has been able to help families get back on their feet.
“It’s for families who have experienced crises,” said Wendy Fitton, Family Promise network manager.
Speaking before Just Neigh...

The annual discovery of the gingerbread men is fast becoming a tradition for Englewood Elementary School’s kindergarten students, thanks to the combined efforts of principal Mark Grossenbacher, school staff, and the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
Pare...

ENGLEWOOD — A vessel safety check Tuesday by Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol deputies resulted in two Englewood men receiving criminal citations for commercial fishing without a license. At about 2 p.m., Marine Patrol deputies stopped a gray mullet boat i...

PORT CHARLOTTE — A man is accused of driving off after hitting and injuring a man riding a moped on Olean Boulevard, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities say the moped’s rider, a 55-year-old man, was trying to pull off to the si...

PUNTA GORDA — Keith Steele has been following the City Council closely these days, even attending meetings with officials on a lesser stage. His interest is singular, focused and potentially profitable.
On Wednesday, the council gave final approval to all...

Despite the rain and lightning that eventually stopped the Hot August Nights 8K Run in downtown Punta Gorda, a couple hundred runners and walkers showed up and waited for close to an hour before the official word came from the Foot Landing that the run ha...

PORT ST. LUCIE — Willie Argo must have liked what he saw from St. Lucie starter Angel Cuan.
He might have been the only Stone Crab who could say that Tuesday night.
Cuan shrugged off a pair of solo homers by Argo to pitch six steady innings and lift St. L...

PORT CHARLOTTE — It was past midnight and former Port Charlotte High School baseball coach Bob Bruglio was about to turn in early Tuesday morning when the phone rang.
It was former Pirates standout pitcher David Holmberg, who had just arrived in Phoenix a...