Daily editionWednesday, September 30th, 2026
Good morning, North Port.
The 5AM North Port Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 30th of September.
Community
Florida search and recovery animal Splash was named Animal of the Year at the 4th Annual Purple Poppy Awards in Washington, D.C. His handler Michael Hadsell said Splash, who aided in 11 recoveries over 33 deployments, is on hold pending re-testing after developing a habit of disturbing skeletal evidence.
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Business
Chicken Salad Chick opened its first Sarasota County location (6650 Fruitville Road, Unit 132) on Tuesday, Sept. 29 after a trial run for friends and family on Monday, Sept. 28, and an ESPN legend helped with the fundraiser for the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
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Sports
Southeast High revamped an old shower room into the Legends Lounge barbershop today & former Seminoles now volunteer to provide free haircuts while sharing football history with current players.
Head coach Curt Bradley created the space to boost team bonding before Thursday’s JV game amid an early season slump.
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