Laurel News

The Venice Planning Commission is about to get a makeover. Chairman John Osmulski and Vice Chairman Jerrell Towery and their combined 35 years of Venice planning experience are out.

A Laurel Nokomis music teacher has been placed on leave and is being investigated by the school district for allegations he behaved inappropriately with a student during a private lesson.

It's a scenario with which thousands of parents in every school district can identify: Your child has fallen behind his peers in reading, math or another basic skill, but when tested for a learning disability, he doesn't qualify for exceptional student education.

The swine flu vaccine will be distributed Friday and Saturday at six county schools and two health facilities.

SARASOTA a ' Sarasota County is scheduled to receive $1,418,459 in Community Development Block Grant funds, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Development.

The Sarasota County Health Department is working with school district officials to begin offering H1N1 flu vaccinations to elementary-age students at public schools in the county.

Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 12:25 a.m. To raise awareness during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a panel discussion will focus on trends in handling domestic violence, current policies and the power of public awareness and social change.

Career Central will present a "Resume Writing Workshop" at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

Following the first of two required public hearings and without a murmur of dissent the Sarasota County Commissioners on Monday approved their Fiscal Year 2010 budget.

What happens when Jimmy Buffett fans and Riverview High School marine science students get together? WHERE TO HELP Sarasota: Bay Island Park, Bayfront Park, Bayou Oaks, Bird Key Park, Blackburn Point Park, Blind Pass Beach, Centennial Park, Dr.

Grumman Retiree Club, Midwest Chapter, will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at Buffet City Restaurant, 13235 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville.

Career Central will present "Resume Writing Workshops" at two branches of the Hernando County Public Library System; namely, at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

BARBETTA V. SNYDER IN 2010 COUNTY RACE? Incumbent Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta became the first local candidate to open a campaign account for his re-election bid in 2010.

Otillo and Celia Arroyo work on their plot in Sarasota's Orange Blossom Community Garden recently.

North Port Police Crime Scene technician Cortnie Watts was questioned by defense attorney John Cotese about the possiblity of transfer contamination of evidence.

Defense counsel for Michael King tried to cast suspicion on Robert Salvador and asked him whether he shot the gun that "killed and took the life of Denise Lee." Salvador, a contractor and a self-employed handyman who knew King through work, testified Wednesday afternoon at the Sarasota County courthouse in the third day of King's murder trial.

Family Bible Church, 4760 Palm Valley Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, will present "Walking with Jesus" for 3- to 12-year-olds from 9 a.m. to noon July 20 to 24.

A standing-room-only group of Laurel-area residents came to Wednesday's Criminal Justice Commission Community Partners Work Group to deliver a message: Don't put the new Sarasota County jail here.