Port Charlotte

A metal pole which once carried U.S. and Marine Corps flags over a military site in Lebanon will return to its proper vertical stance — but this time it will stand tall for veterans and the public to see in a special area at the William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park in Charlotte County.The pole was brought to the Gaines park on Wednesday but the route it took to get to the Charlotte County location was a long and tragic one.

Sunseeker Resorts is a new line of luxury resorts planned to have locations throughout the U.S. Publisher Karen Moore spoke to employees and visitors about the future of the first resort that opened in Port Charlotte this past December.

Retailers and community leaders hope mall transformation will bring business development, profits and new life to the Port Charlotte Town Center

Ground was broken Wednesday in Charlotte County for the Beirut Peacekeepers Tower at the William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park.The tower will memorialize the 241 Americans killed 40 years ago in the Oct. 23, 1983, bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, during the Lebanese Civil War.

On Monday a group of about 30 Florida Power & Light employees, friends and neighbors donated their time of decorate the Port Charlotte home of Leah and Justin Hessinger and their children, Faith, 14, and Carter, 5.

More than 150 volunteers from Team Depot, The Home Depot’s associate volunteer force, and another 30 to 50 volunteers from Team Rubicon, a veterans volunteer organization, arrived early Thursday to help residents in a Port Charlotte neighborhood clean out their homes, removing flooring and drywall, and working with chainsaw teams to remove debris from the area.

Governor DeSantis announced the availability of loans for small businesses during a press conference in Port Charlotte.

Industries like aviation, distribution and hospitality are changing Charlotte County's business landscape.

The Charlotte County real estate market is booming. This is great news for realtors, but the influx of out-of-state buyers has been frustrating and often devastating for local people who are in the market for a home.

Pamela Ayers is a teacher whose job has been made even harder by the teacher shortage that is affecting all of Florida.Normally vacancies drop as a school year progresses, but this year the staff shortage has ballooned. The situation is even worse compared to this time last year, according to the Florida Education Association.