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There was a visibly stepped-up police presence in Ybor City on Friday night — the first busy weekend night there since last week's shooting that left two people dead

North Port mayor says city manager unfairly criticized for carrying out the direction from a majority of the board

North Port City Manager Alfred Jerome Fletcher II has faced challenges in his first six months on the job. City commissioners will weigh in on Tuesday.

North Port comes to terms with Jerome Fletcher on a four-year deal as city manager. He will start house-hunting Friday and will start Oct. 1

Jerome Fletcher, assistant chief administrative officer for Montgomery County, Maryland, is the top choice to become the next North Port City Manager.

NORTH PORT – North Port city commissioners picked 11 city manager candidate semifinalists from a field of 45 applicants Wednesday morning.  Doug Thomas, a senior vice president with Texas-based SGR, the firm hired to conduct a nationwide search, vetted candidates from as far away as the state of Washington, but five of the top candidates have recent experience in Florida. Eight are certified managers with the International City/County Management Association.  Three of those can...

NORTH PORT – The attorney for North Port resident Stephanie Gibson filed an amended complaint Tuesday in her public records lawsuit against the city of North Port and former City Commissioner Chris Hanks. Gibson is still seeking satisfaction on the second count of her suit, which asks for Facebook and social media posts by Hanks on his commissioner’s page between Nov. 12, 2019 and Sept. 20, 2020. In a Feb. 16 ruling, 12th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Andrea McHugh ruled against Gibson on t...

26 February 2021 • 12:01am A teacher gives a creative writing class at Roath Park primary school in Cardiff, Wales Credit: Matthew Horwood /Getty SIR – Mandatory wearing of masks after the end of lockdown must be rejected. Face masks are vile, dehumanising devices. Nothing better exemplifies a continued divergence from “normality”. When the majority of the population has been vaccinated, including all the high risk groups, masks should no longer be compulsory. John Wainwright   SIR �...