Nokomis News

Location: Nokomis, Florida Every year when we visit my in-laws in Florida, we always go to the very same ice cream stand.

Published: Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 8:42 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 8:42 p.m. A 56-year-old Nokomis man may loose his left hand after a fireworks accident over the weekend.

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.

Without a doubt, the 2009 272XL Coach House Platinum has visual appeal and can be considered nothing less than a luxury coach.

Tennis balls are among the most useful items you can carry in your motorhome. I use tennis balls on the wiper blade arms to keep the wipers off the glass, and they work with both single-rod and dual-rod arms.

Rain-delayed work on the U.S. 41/Tamiami Trail Osprey project will now require two more nights of milling and paving between Bay Street and Palm Avenue.

Published: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 3:18 p.m. PGT Industries, the Nokomis-based manufacturer of doors and windows, donated surplus products to the World Vision Storehouse.

Gourmet Popcorn store JustPoppin.com offers free popcorn and other popcorn related products through contest celebrating the time honored money saver of staying in with do-it-yourself popcorn and a movie.

Venice has scheduled its annual fireworks show for July 4 at the Jetties and the fire department is offering some safety concerns people should be aware before the show.

A man shot himself early today near the intersection of US Hwy. 41 and State Road 681 with a deputy just feet away.

During a joint meeting between city and county commissioners Thursday, Mayor Dick Clapp asked the county to help fund the Newtown Community Reinvestment Agency .

Stephen Carter and his son Nicholas run CIA Carter Insurance Agency in Nokomis. The company writes many types of insurance policies.

A family was out celebrating their 20th year in the same home Saturday only to learn that the home was destroyed by fire.

The City of Sarasota administration offices will be closed Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day.

Published: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 18, 2009 at 9:30 p.m. You know alligator mating season has reached its peak when the reptiles start appearing on front porches, at an elementary school and even in traffic.

Nokomis inventor Bob Rigby claims to have a patented cure for red tide and an antidote to North Port's economic ills.

Nokomis resident Jan Keith found an eight-foot long alligator on her front porch in the Calusa Lakes sudivision Friday morning.

No homes are involved in 6-acre fire By ED SCOTT Staff Writer NORTH PORT a ' Firefighters from several area departments clamped down on a blaze in a residential neighborhood Monday, refusing to allow it to damage homes.

Visitors to Sarasota County's parks are reporting a good year for migrating bird sightings.

There's no telling who will come out of the woodwork when $100 million is on the table.