June 26, 2026 Edition


TOP STORIES:

 

Thanks to Stormwater Department work, county close to winning approval for higher discount on National Flood Insurance Program policies


D.R. Horton-Smith family Live Local Act application filed with county after County Commission approved policy that removed specific zoning districts from consideration for such projects


With natural disaster reimbursements lagging from FEMA and state, County Commission approves nearly $91.8-million budget amendment to ensure Clerk’s Office has necessary documentation to pay expenses


2nd phase of Phillippi Creek dredging to be split into two initiatives, given permitting issues, county Stormwater Department director tells County Commission


With Legislature having approved bill involving tax collectors’ offices’ commissions for handling of special tax revenue, Sarasota County Circuit Court judge keeps School Board lawsuit on hold


A day after 31-year-old Sarasota woman allegedly broke into three businesses, family members ask Circuit Court to force her out of residence they own


Sarasota County has lost about 16,000 feet of underground copper wire to thieves in recent months, spurring requests for public to report suspicious activity


24-year-old suspect in Brevard County cases arrested in Sarasota thanks to assistance of Police Department’s Real-Time Operations Center


Firefighters-medics responding to two separate June 17 marine rescue calls on Siesta Key find no one in distress


Sarasota County and other Southwest Florida residents remain under 1-day-a-week watering restrictions through Oct. 1 (free)



OTHER NEWS (free):

 

Sarasota League of Women Voters launches ‘BE Counted!’ get-out-the-vote campaign


$1.35 million available for affordable home construction in Sarasota County


Supervisor of Elections Office mailing affected County voters new voter information cards following congressional redistricting


Sarasota County Property Appraiser and Tax Collector’s offices to be closed July 2-6 for July Fourth holiday and nation’s 250th birthday celebration


City of Sarasota administrative offices to be closed July 3 in observance of Independence Day, with city co-sponsoring two special events on July 4


Sarasota County Government announces closings for July Fourth holiday period


New grants awarded by Community Foundation of Sarasota County strengthen nearly 50 nonprofits


Two members of Sheriff’s Office’s Emergency Operations Bureau staff receive honors