Venice High acting as shelter for North Port residents

VENICE — As the Myakka River continues to rise and residents flee, Venice High School opened up as an evacuation center.

On Friday, the school was tapped as a voluntary evacuation center for North Port residents who did not have friends or family to stay with. Buses were transporting people from two location in North Port that night.

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