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Neil Cooksey
Charlotte Observer, NC - 31 minutes ago
Q. What should be the county's philosophy toward funding Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools? I have three children in CMS. I want CMS to be the best urban school ...

Charlotte Sun-Herald
Teacher wins beauty pageant
Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - 3 hours ago
Kim Emery, a Heron Creek Middle School teacher and Charlotte County resident, wins the title of Ms. Southwest Florida 2008 in the Florida US Pageant. ...

Charlotte County Commission, sheriff to discuss jail expansion
Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - 3 hours ago
But he acknowledged that the county faces budgetary difficulties in the face of property value reductions and tax reform from the Florida Legislature. ...
WAYNE ROBINSON: Sheriff's new mail policy disregards citizens' rights The News-Press
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Charlotte County to reconsider projects worth millions
Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - 3 hours ago
Charlotte is looking to cut costs and pay off debt from Murdock Village in a tight budget year. Charlotte County officials hope this week to solidify which ...

A title wave of defaults
Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - 3 hours ago
Dunbar is a loss mitigation specialist with the Housing Corporation of Charlotte County, a non-profit agency that offers the only free HUD-approved ...

Dramatic increase seen in feeding the needy in Southwest Florida
Marconews (subscription), FL - 12 hours ago
Statistically, Lee County pantries have seen a 14 percent increase compared to 2007; Charlotte County, a 70 percent increase and Naples, ...

River pipeline raises questions
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - Apr 25, 2008
Charlotte County will pay nearly half, or about $8 million of the cost. The Southwest Florida Water Management District will cover $11 million. ...

Signs of life in real estate
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - Apr 25, 2008
Price was the driving factor in the boosted sales in the Charlotte County-North Port market, where 268 homes changed hands in March, compared with 237 in ...

Charlotte Sun-Herald
Emergency dispatch training bill named for Charlotte County woman
WWSB ABC 7, FL - Apr 24, 2008
(AP) - A bill that would create a training and certification program for 9-1-1 dispatchers is being named for a Charlotte County woman. ...
Denise Lee inspired 911 law passes Sarasota Herald-Tribune
911 bill named for murdered woman Bradenton Herald
Senate passes 911 bill, dubbed 'Denise Amber Lee Act' Charlotte Sun-Herald
Palm Beach Post - WWSB ABC 7
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Price cuts lure buyers
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - Apr 24, 2008
That effort seemed to be paying off in Charlotte County-North Port, where sales rose 13 percent last month, the second best performance in the state, ...