Desoto County News

Hundreds of ticket holders came to the South Florida Community College's gymnasium Wednesday evening to see The Dallas Brass, as part of the college's Artist Series of performances for this season.

Mosaic Fertilizer was granted a permit this week to set up devices to gauge water levels in streams, wetlands and aquifers on what would become one of the company's largest mines, the Pine Level mine in DeSoto County.

Daniel E. Palmer, 32, formerly of Normandy Drive in Port Charlotte, was brought from a state facility in DeSoto County to face the new charges, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.

All isn't right with some of the area's most conspicuous avian residents. Two of six sick bald eagles brought to the Peace River Wildlife Center in Punta Gorda earlier this fall have died.

Charlotte County government offices will be closed Thursday and Friday. Other offices and services will be affected as well including: Garbage pickup: None on Thursday.

Hunter Jamey Mosch, 30, of North Fort Myers, from the Collier County Sheriff's Office helicopter to Med-Flight. Documents AUDIO: 911 call for hunter missing in Everglades EVERGLADES - UPDATED: 1:45 p.m. Jamey Mosch is currently in the emergency room at Physicians Regional at Collier Boulevard where a series of tests are being run.

It arrives in the mail every month like clockwork with a bottom line that makes residents across the county uneasy.

The $150 million plant came in $22.5 million under budget and took just 10 months to build - several months ahead of schedule.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 8:10 p.m. After nearly three years in office, State Rep.

Major mistakes by an officer at the Arcadia Police Department may have lead to the dismissal of 13 drug cases in Desoto County.

It wasna t easy for me to resist the temptation to gush happily in print over our Presidenta s visit A to DeSoto county last week.

President Barack Obama made an appearance in Florida last week that should have gotten more attention.

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Invoking America's construction of an Interstate highway system half a century ago, President Obama today called for creation of a "clean energy superhighway" in remarks at what Florida Power and Light Co.

President Barack Obama's visit to DeSoto County today marks the opening this week of the nation's largest solar power plant.

President Barack Obama is in Arcadia to promote "smart" grid technologies during a visit to a solar energy Air Force One touched down at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport around 10:45 a.m. under tight security.A The president walked on the tarmac directly to Marine One and boarded the helicopter which took off for DeSoto County about 10 ...

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Rural DeSoto County is mostly known for cattle and orange groves, but now power is putting it on the map.

Arcadia, Fla -- Sources tell WINK News that President Obama is coming to Southwest Florida on Tuesday for the opening of the nation's largest solar plant in Desoto County.

Will President Barak Obama stop in Arcadia next week? The president will visit Jacksonville on Monday morning and attend a fundraiser in Miami that night, but the White House isn't saying yet if he will be in Arcadia.