Elaine Allen-Emrich

5 days ago | yoursun.com | Elaine Allen-Emrich

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5 days ago | victoriaadvocate.com | Elaine Allen-Emrich

PORT CHARLOTTE — When Pope Leo XIV said the Hail Mary in Italian, Latin and Spanish, Carla Velasquez knew she was going to instantly like him. Velasquez, the bookkeeper at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and School in Port Charlotte, said the prayer was done on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Pompeii, one title bestowed on the Virgin Mary. She and other staff members said they were very happy to have a new pope. They talked about it after the school day.

6 days ago | yoursun.com | Elaine Allen-Emrich

PUNTA GORDA — Passengers with a Michigan, Ohio or Florida and many others with a REAL ID gold or black star on the corner of their driver’s license easily made it through the Punta Gorda Airport check in lines Wednesday — the first day of the new federal safety requirements. In 2005, REAL ID Act was established as a more secure form of identification issued by state governments. It wasn’t enforced for decades.

6 days ago | yoursun.com | Elaine Allen-Emrich

PUNTA GORDA — Residents have 30 days to remove boulders, vehicles and landscaping that may be on water meters in Punta Gorda. After the 30 days, if the Punta Gorda Utilities Department can’t access a water meter, the homeowner will receive a violation notice from the city’s code compliance office. kAm!F?E2 v@C52 &E:=:E:6D s:C64E@C %@> $A6?46C E@=5 E96 !F?E2 v@C52 r:EJ r@F?4:= @?

1 week ago | yoursun.com | Elaine Allen-Emrich

PORT CHARLOTTE — Charlotte County Public Schools will seek voter approval to extend the 1% local option sales tax, emphasizing the funds are for higher quality and better paying jobs for tomorrow’s graduates. The 1% local option sales tax, first approved in 1994, returns to the November 2026 ballot. kAm~? %F6D52J[ r2C66C 2?5 %649?:42= t5F42E:@? s:C64E@C qC:2? vC2?DEC2 D2:5 E96 >@?6J :D ?66565 7@C 6BF:A>6?E E@ EC2:? DEF56?ED 7@C >2?F724EFC:?8 ;@3D 2?5 42C66CD :?