Arcadia News

“Any efforts to reduce the sense of loss in our business community will go a long way toward keeping Southwest Florida's commerce as vibrant as ever”

Pat's Hallmark has partnered with Community Promotions and D.A.R.E. America to educate the Southwest Florida community about children's safety. via News Press

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“A lot of other companies will benefit from it aside from us”

When Arcadia Aerospace offered two weeks of free training to anyone interested in inspecting airplane parts for the company, Charles Bushman, one of the company's founders, thought maybe 40 people would ... via HeraldTribune.com

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“It's not like these high school kids are going to be able to ride up for the day and say hey c'mon, let's go through the resort. You can't. You have to go through a background check; you have to have a valid driver's license.”

Posted: Updated: In historic Arcadia nestled among antique stores is an old favorite, Wheeler's CafA©. As the daughter of the original owner, Jeannette Foley says for just a few bucks you can get a slice ... via FOX 4 Florida

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“The morals and values were trying to teach, with this down the street is going to work really hard against what we're trying to teach in the school system.”

Posted: Updated: If you've ever driven through Arcadia then you know it's an agricultural town full of antique stores and farms. via FOX 4 Florida

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“You know, the circus doesn't come to town until July.”

People in the little town of Arcadia are buzzing about a proposed nudist community that, if approved, would include the nation's first nudist golf course. via HeraldTribune.com

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A seventeen-year-old DeSoto County High School graduate was killed early Tuesday morning in a crash with a tractor. via North Port Sun

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“The faulty valve was quickly repaired, but the Department of Environmental Protection requires that water be tested for compliance to standards following any technical problems of this nature.”

Some DeSoto County businesses are currently under a precautionary boil water notice. via North Port Sun

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“I think it's dead in the water”

STAFF PHOTO / JASON McKIBBEN Antique shoppers Philip Taylor, right to left, Cliff Stalder and Rob Stone stroll down Oak Street in downtown Arcadia. via HeraldTribune.com

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“This last month, it's been all about the nudists”

Over lunches of black-eyed peas and fried pork chops at the downtown Wheeler Cafe, the new joke goes something like this: "So I hear you're moving out with the nudists, eh?" In a place where the top elected ... via The Ledger

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Naturist resort could bring wealth to rural Arcadia The top elected official here owns 300 cattle and there is a church for every 168 people, yet a developer's plan to build a nudist colony of 1,034 homes. via HeraldTribune.com

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