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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.
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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.
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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.
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Governor DeSantis announced the availability of loans for small businesses during a press conference in Port Charlotte.
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Industries like aviation, distribution and hospitality are changing Charlotte County's business landscape.
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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.
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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.
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Port Charlotte used to be one of the more affordable gulf-facing communities in Southwest Florida, but these days the area is facing a shortage of affordable housing that is pushing people out.
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For the first time in its history, the Iowa Democratic Party held satellite events across the globe to allow Iowans outside the state to caucus for the…
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The prayer room of Masjid Nur was filled wall to wall with men and women wearing elaborate, brightly colored clothing. They greeted one another warmly, as…