Wednesday May 8 | North Port Sun
119th Fort Ogden homecoming brings out old friendships
ARCADIAN PHOTO BY HAYLEY MERCER The group that made the Fort Ogden May Day picnic a success include, front row, from left: Debbie Goss, coordinator Irma Hay, Brenda Dustin and Chelsea Harris.
Work begins on next stretch of US 17
Work begins today on the next stretch of U.S. Highway 17 to be four-laned. The 5.6 mile project will run from Fort Ogden, where the most recent widening job ended around S.W. Collins Street, and will go north as far as County Road 760-A just below Nocatee .
Tornado Warning for DeSoto County
UPDATE: The Tornado Warning has been canceled for Hardee County. It remains in effect for DeSoto County until 2:30 p.m. and a Tornado Watch continues for the Bay area until 8 p.m. The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a Tornado Warning for southern Hardee and DeSoto counties until 2:30 p.m. At 1:49 p.m. National Weather Service ... (more)
Fort Ogden post office to stay open - for now
ARCADIAN PHOTO BY ADRIAN A. FEBLES afebles@sun-herald.com Supporters of the Fort Ogden post office gather around the building prior to a meeting to discuss the fate of the branch, which was listed in the United States Postal Service's list of possible closings.
Killer's identity still a mystery
Did you know that although three men - George Battersby, Dick Windham and Isaiah Cooper - were arrested for the murder of Marshal John Bowman and one convicted, the killer's identity remains a mystery? When the marshal was shot, a group of boys was playing around a stable near the Bowman house and one - on the stable's roof - had seen the gunshot's ... (more)