HERALD PHOTO BY PAUL NUNEZ Meeting up at the Feb. 22 Business Card Exchange held by the Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce in Punta Gorda were : Paul Polk, candidate for Charlotte County Property Appraiser, Bob "Fig" Newton of Coldwell Banker Morris Realty, Mike Riley of The Boogiemen band and Maurie Woolsey of Prudential Florida Realty.
Archive for February, 2012
Chamber hold Business Card Exchange
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012Blair G. Holden
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012Blair G. Holden, 79, of Richland, Mich., following an active full life, passed away after a brief illness in Punta Gorda, Fla., on Feb.
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Wednesday, February 29th, 2012After a lengthy and heated debate, the Charlotte County Commission approved a portion of a $9 million revitalization plan that aims to breathe life into the blighted Parkside Community Redevelopment Area.
Charges filed against driver in Punta Gorda hit & run death
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012PUNTA GORDA, Fla.- Charges have been formally filed against 19-year-old Joseph L. Howard, who was the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash resulting in the death of Linford Daley in July of 2011.
6 arrested in alleged Charlotte cocaine nest
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012Charlotte County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit detectives madesix arrests Monday, including one woman who allegedly called to buy crack cocaine while the alleged dealers were being arrested.
Man accused of crushing teen’s car with truck at Florida mud party
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012A Florida man was arrested after allegedly crushing a teen's small car by driving over it in a giant truck with five-foot wheels during a mud party at the Redneck Yacht Club, the Herald-Tribune reported .
William E. Beezer
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012William E. Beezer, 82, of Punta Gorda, Fla., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at TideWell Hospice in Port Charlotte, Fla.
Man fires 4 shots at an SUV in Punta Gorda
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012PUNTA GORDA, Fla.- Charlotte County Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit detectives arrested a Port Charlotte man after he fired at least four shots at an SUV last Friday night.
Veterans and others flock to see old warbirds
Monday, February 27th, 2012PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - More than 40 old warbirds took the skies in Charlotte County this weekend as part of a show at the Charlotte County Airport.
Bluegrass Bash benefits Drew Lisby foundation
Monday, February 27th, 2012SUN PHOTO BY RACHAEL TAFT Bradenton-based bluegrass band Highway 41 South kicked things off at the Charlotte Harbor Rotary Club's Bluegrass Bash Sunday at the Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center in Punta Gorda.