Charlotte Harbor News

Main Street Punta Gorda officials recently announced with pride that the city had been selected to host the 2010 Florida Main Street Conference and Secretary of State's Annual Awards Dinner in September 2010.

The Peace River/Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority reviewed plans Thursday to add another 26 million gallons per day in capacity by developing $750 million in projects over the next 20 to 40 years.

Students and staff members in Charlotte County Public Schools will have the opportunity to receive free H1N1 flu vaccinations this year, with the first inoculations scheduled to be given out today at Murdock Middle School.

Southwest Florida has been surrounded in a week-long buzz that has turned its residents completely green, and it's not part of some Halloween costume.

All the leases for the community groups that rent space in the city's Bayfront Center in Gilchrist Park are set to expire next February.

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Broaching dolphins, spotted eagle rays bursting from the water's surface, bald eagles feasting on mullet while perched on a mangrove limb.

TALLAHASSEE - The think tanks are humming, Big Oil is gushing money, some polls suggest the public is primed - and environmentalists are nervous.

A $2.1 million project to stop Charlotte Harbor from routinely flooding Punta Gorda enters a critical phase in November.

The Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council wants to paint the town green. The council is hosting a free event today called 'Creating a Green Region' at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center.

Guest opinion: The North Spreader Ecosytem Management Agreement - It's a win for the environment of Southwest Florida The issues of our community typically do not begin or end at a city or county border, and that is certainly the case when it comes to protecting the environment.

PORT CHARLOTTE a ' From hot dogs to soda, popcorn and Cracker Jacks, area residents have been sick with baseball fever since the completion of the Charlotte Sports Park.

A CSX rep says ita s common practice to store surplus rail cars on tracks across the country.

Some chefs hand-rubbed their ribs with their own blend of special seasonings. Some simply smeared them with sauce.

CHARLOTTE HARBOR a ' More than 120 Charlotte County residents joined walkers across the nation Saturday and took a stroll through Bayshore Live Oak Park to raise money and awareness for the area's poor.

The 'Harbor Lady' is just about ready to set sail in Punta Gorda. The dinner cruise will take visitors into Charlotte Harbor.

Speeding will be checked on State Road 776 from Myakka River Bridge to Spinnaker Boulevard in east Englewood where 47 crashes hurt 43 and killed three in 2008 and causing $348,250 in damages.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY: Several vendors will be showcasing a wide variety of new products for Charlotte County's Seventh Annual Fall Home & Garden Show.

PUNTA GORDA Top outdoor communicators will convene Oct. 7-10 for the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association annual conference at the Best Western Waterfront Hotel, Benedetto's Steakhouse and the Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center.

A Four in your Corner Crime Tracker Alert out of Charlotte County. Deputies asking for your help to catch a bank robber who's been on the run for three weeks now.