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WILLIAMS IN MORE HOT WATER

Friday, October 29

VENICE POLICE CHIEF JULIE WILLIAMS IS IN HOT WATER AGAIN, THIS TIME FOR REPORTEDLY HIRING A MICHIGAN-BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT TESTING COMPANY FOR CONTRACT WORK IN VENICE WHILE SERVING AS A CONSULTANT TO THE FIRM. ACCORDING TO THE HERALD-TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS AGREEMENT WITH EMPCO MAY VIOLATE... Read More.

ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING AT THE VENICE YMCA

Thursday, October 28

SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A YOUNG GIRL SCREAMED AS A MAN TRIED TO KIDNAP HER IN VENICE LAST NIGHT. DEPUTIES SAY THE INCIDENT OCCURRED JUST BEFORE 8PM IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE VENICE YMCA AT 701 CENTER ROAD. THE GIRL TOLD AUTHORITIES THE... Read More.

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MAN ACCUSED OF MOLESTING TEEN GIRL

Thursday, October 28

A SARASOTA MAN WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY NIGHT AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF MOLESTING A TEEN. DEPUTIES SAY THE FOURTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL TOLD OFFICIALS AT HER SCHOOL THAT SHE HAD BEEN TOUCHED INAPPROPRIATELY BY 60 YEAR OLD KENNETH CANTON ON AT LEAST FIVE OCCASIONS IN... Read More.

SCHOOL BUS HITS BICYCLE

Thursday, October 28

SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A CRASH INVOLVING A SCHOOL BUS AND A BICYCLE IN VENICE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT CENTER ROAD AND US 41 JUST AFTER 3:30PM. THE BUS WAS TRANSPORTING STUDENTS FROM AMI KIDS OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FORMERLY GULF COAST... Read More.

SMOKING AT VENICE BEACHES COULD BE ILLEGAL

Thursday, October 28

THE VENICE CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY TOOK A STEP TO BAN SMOKING ON VENICE BEACHES. THE COUNCIL PASSED A FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO LIGHT UP ON VENICE AND BROHARD BEACHES AS WELL AS AT CITY PARKS. THE... Read More.

LEWIS NEW NORTH PORT CITY MANAGER

Wednesday, October 27

AFTER A WILD EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE NORTH PORT CITY COMMISSION ON TUESDAY, COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED POLICE CHIEF TERRY LEWIS TO THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER POSITION AFTER ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF THE INTERIM THAT WAS IN PLACE. DANNY SCHULT, WHO WAS TAPPED BY COMMISSIONERS AFTER... Read More.

COMMISSIONERS PURCHASE LAND

Wednesday, October 27

CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON TUESDAY AGREED TO PURCHASE THE FOURTEEN ACRES OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE PLACIDA BOAT RAMP FOR THREE MILLION DOLLARS THAT WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL BOAT LAUNCH AND OVER TWO HUNDRED PAID PARKING SPACES IN AN AREA WHERE THEY ARE DESPERATELY... Read More.

LEMON BAY PLAYHOUSE WILL NOT POLL MEMBERS

Wednesday, October 27

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LEMON BAY PLAYHOUSE HAS REJECTED A PROPOSAL TO POLL ITS MEMBERSHIP ON THE KIND OF NEW PERFORMANCE FACILITY THEY PREFER. PUBLISHED REPORTS SAY THAT BOARD TREASURER BOB LASALLE PROPOSED THE POLL AT A MONDAY MEETING, BUT THE PANEL... Read More.

SPECIAL MEETING ON WESTON IS TONIGHT

Tuesday, October 26

THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC MEETING TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES TO THE WESTON RESORT. THE COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED TO MEET AT 7PM TODAY AT THE ENGLEWOOD BEACH VILLAS AT 2000 BAYVIEW, JUST OFF OF BEACH ROAD. THE MANASOTA AND SANDPIPER KEYS... Read More.

COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER BOAT RAMP PURCHASE

Tuesday, October 26

CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL CONSIDER SPENDING ABOUT THREE MILLION DOLLARS TO BUY A PIECE OF LAND THAT WILL ADD PARKING SPACES AND ANOTHER BOAT LAUNCH AT THE PLACIDA BOAT RAMP. ACCORDING TO THE SUN, COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE NEGOTIATING A SHORT-SALE ON APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN... Read More.