Punta Gorda, Florida Mold Remediation

SUN PHOTO BY SANDY PRAY Regine Peterson, 7, of Punta Gorda rolls on the water at one of the attractions at the Charlotte County Fair.

With its contests for critters from rabbits to roosters and rides that vary from a Ferris wheel to the infamous Nitro, the 2012 Charlotte County Fair hasn't changed much since it was started 24 years ago.

Richard M. DeSanto, 94, of Punta Gorda, Fla., passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.

Robert R. "Bob" Gill, 75, of Punta Gorda, Fla., died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at his residence in Punta Gorda.

SUN PHOTO BY KARIN LILLIS Peace River Regional Medical Center's Joyce Harrynarine, RN, left, checks Janine Salvo's blood glucose level.

Inmates in one southwest Florida county picked 6,400 pounds of free oranges for their jail and local homeless shelters.

PHOTO PROVIDED The Burnt Store Haiti Mission Team is pictured Jan.29 at its mission trip commissioning ceremony during a church service.

Realtor.com, an online real estate magazine, put the Punta Gorda metropolitan area - which includes all of Charlotte County - back on its Top Ten Turnaround Town List this month.

Authorities suspect three Punta Gorda teens could be responsible for as many as 24 burglaries over a two-week span.

Cleveland United Methodist Church, 28038 Cleveland Ave., Punta Gorda, again offers a pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. the first Saturday of each month, through April, in the fellowship hall.